PLANT-BASED APPLE CINNAMON PORRIDGE
I am for sure not the best at eating breakfast because I am just not hungry when I get up. Oftentimes I find myself thinking that it is too late to have breakfast and too early for lunch.
But since I talked to my friend Anna, an Ayurveda expert, I’ve been giving it another shot because she helped me find the perfect combination of plant-based and gluten-free ingredients (according to my dosha) and match them to my ideal food intake that gives my body the strength and kick it needs.
I found the combination listed to be flavorful, fulfilling, and easy to digest. Of course, you can exchange or expand everything, depending on what is good for you.
Prep: 5 min • Makes enough for 1 person
INGREDIENTS
100g oats
plant-milk of your choice (see how much in preparation text)
1 apple
1 tbsp flax seeds
almound mouse
date syrup (or maple syrup)
hemp seeds (optional)PREPARATION
Put the oats in a pot and pour as much plant milk into the pot until the flakes are covered and start to float.
Cut the apple and put it into the pot with the flax seeds. Let it simmer until it becomes a firm, thick mass and the apple softens. If necessary, add more plant milk or a little water. This usually takes only 2 minutes.
Put everything in a bowl and top it with the almond mouse, a plant-based syrup of your choice (honey is not vegan, because it exploits and kills bees!!!), and hemp seeds.
Serve warm!
RECOMMENDATION
You can also cook bananas or berries with your porridge. I found that to be super tasty as well. I can also recommend trying the combination of bananas and cocoa powder.
INTERESTING FACTS
Oats are a whole-grain cereal mainly grown in North America and Europe. They are a very good source of fiber, especially beta-glucan, and are high in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Indeed, eating whole grains appears to reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and stroke. Eating more whole grains could potentially save the lives of more than a million people around the world every year. Take note of the whole, however. While whole grains, such as oats, whole wheat, and brown rice, have been shown to reduce our risk of developing chronic disease, refined grains may actually increase risk.
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