Chocolate peanut banana porridge.

I decided to mix up my regular breakfast porridge and add banana to the main bulk of the porridge instead of as a topping. It tasted good but so sweet! I think I would have it again as a dessert but not for breakfast.

It’s funny I used to have a real sweet too and always lived by the notion that dessert was the best course of a meal. However over the past few years I’ve moved towards having more of a savoury tooth. I’d much rather go for a starter or cheese board than any rich dessert. I think it must be a sign of getting old-haha. But has anyone else gone through this faze too? 

I simply measured out 50g oats as normal then added chopped banana and mashing. I then added around 100ml milk as usual and microwaved for 1 minute. Once heated I added half a scoop of my favourite whey protein – My protein chocolate peanut butter and some chia seeds. 

Try this if you have a sweet tooth! 

Chocolate peanut date energy balls.

I was busy in the kitchen yesterday experimenting with energy balls. Those of you who have read my previous blog posts will see I have a bit of an obsession with making energy balls.I have tried a few different types composed of different ingredients but yesterday I tried adding chia seeds into the mix.

Having just bought a large 1kg bag of chia seeds and recently bought a pouch of my fav whey protein – Chocolate peanut butter from My protein – I decided to include these! These are the larger ones pictured on the right. I have posted the almond balls on the left in a post before, so these are the same but with an added teaspoon of chia seeds.

Ingredients (for 6 servings):

80g pitted dates chopped

55g oats

1 tspn sunflower oil

1 tspn chia seeds

1 scoop whey protein

Simply blend up the oats, add the rest of the ingredients then form into balls with your hands.

Macros:

117 kcal

2g Fat

19g CHO

6g Protein

 

 

Almond oat energy balls.

That’s right another energy ball recipe! But I love making (and eating) these. They are so easy to make and a great healthy snack that taste more like a treat.

I totally winged this recipe and just combined ingredients that I thought would work well together.

This consisted of 6 tablespoons of oats, 2 tablespoons of honey, a teaspoon of cinnamon and 40g almond butter. Pretty much blend everything up together and then roll into balls, I made seven balls. If you find the texture quite dry then try adding a tablespoon of water. 

When I nutritionally analysed the recipe I discovered that a satisfying portion would probably be two of the balls. It might be worthwhile making bigger balls in a smaller quantity!

Macros per ball (makes 7):

87kcal

4g Fat 

10g CHO

3g Protein

My new found porridge recipe.

Porridge, oats whatever you want to call it, it features a lot on my blog. It is defintely my go to breakfast most days.

I usually go for pro oats (porridge with a scoop of whey protein) topped with banana. But today I decided to up the fruit content by adding some frozen berries. Simply add a small handful of frozen berries to the oats and milk and put in the microwave. Heat up and stir until you get this cool purple coloured porridge. Then add a scoop of whey protein. Vanilla or unflavoured whey is probably the best to use so you don’t end up with a strange flavour.

I find just eating the porridge like this a bit sour so added a bit of honey. Was delicious!

Still the same breakfast I have most days of porridge but mixed up a bit!

Overnight oats.

Okay maybe not the prettiest picture you’ve ever seen of overnight oats, but in reality this is what it looks like. It tastes delicious and is a great way to have oats for breakfast in summer!

This was made from 50g oats, 100g natural yoghurt mixed and left in the fridge overnight. I then added honey and blueberries the next morning. 

You can add any topping you want, fruit and seeds is perfect. 

A typical breakfast for me.

Pretty much everyday I start the day off with protein zoats. I just never get bored of porridge, as weird as some of you think it may sound.

These zoats were made from 50g oats, 50g courgette grated, 100ml semi skimmed milk heated in a bowl in the microwave. I then added chocolate brownie protein powder from myprotein and put sliced banana on top. Delicious! 

I also have a pint of water, a glass of orange juice and a standard white coffee to accompany. 

Recipe: Energy balls

  
I decided to experiment with ingredients and make my own energy balls. These are so tasty, easy to make and cost pennies.

To make 6, blend:

60g Dates

10g Cocoa powder

40g oats 

2tbspns sunflower oil 

Then simply roll into 6 balls and enjoy!

Macros per ball: 

101kcal

10.8g Carbs

5.6g Fat (0.8g saturated) 

1.4g Protein

I heart oats.

  
I pretty much eat oats everyday for breakfast and never get bored of it. Definitely one of my fav foods! 

Some people might find it boring eating the same thing everyday but there are so many different ways of eating it. My favourite is adding courgette (or zucchini) to make zoats and then adding protein powder to make protein zoats. 

This mornings oats was with unflavoured protein powder and a teaspoon of honey stirred in and then topped with sliced banana. 

The perfect start to the day! 

Courgette for breakfast!?

Protein Zoats. This is pretty much my favourite thing to have for breakfast at the moment. Although it may not look the most appetising, it is in fact really delicious! The zoats in the picture are made from semi skimmed milk, oats, courgette, unflavoured whey protein and topped with a bit of honey. This meal is protein packed, is quick to make and best of all has a portion of vegetables in it, without being able to really taste the vegetable!