Are You Sure This is Healthy? Breakfast

My husband and I absolutely love this breakfast! It tastes like desert but it’s actually really great for you. I read online recently that oranges, almonds, and oats are all great for lowering you cholesterol. It’s also supposedly better for lowering your cholesterol if you eat these things together rather than separate.

I had noticed that many weight loss bloggers or vloggers have oatmeal for breakfast. I wanted to give oats a chance because of this, but at the same time I really dislike oatmeal. It’s boring and I don’t enjoy the texture. If you are in the same boat that I was in, you may want to try this breakfast out. There’s no cooking involved and you can make it in advance and store it in your fridge.

Men tend to eat more than women and larger people tend to need more calories than smaller people, so if this will be split between two people with different caloric needs, adjust your breakfast accordingly. My husband and I drink an iced coffee protein shake with this and he has an additional small bowl of cereal and one hardboiled egg white. I’ll list the protein shake too below if you’re interested.

Yogurt, fruit, and oats breakfast (2 servings):

• 1 cup quick oats
• ¼ cup almond milk (unsweetened)
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 apple
• ½ orange
• ½ cup Greek nonfat plain yogurt
• 10 whole raw almonds

Instructions:

• Chop the almonds into small pieces. I don’t use pre-chopped just because it’s not what I have on hand.
• Chop the half orange and apple with a knife or in a food processor. Be careful not to over process the fruit because their individual textures are nice and give the meal variety.
• Mix everything together and either store it or divide it in half and serve.
• If you would like to have a larger serving of this, you may want to reduce the amount of fruit in this dish so that you don’t go over on your daily recommendation for sugar.

Coffee Protein Shake (2 servings):

• 4 cups of coffee (see instructions below)
• 2 scoops of protein powder
• Ice

Instructions:

• Brew the coffee twice as strong as you normally would. This is important because when you pour the hot coffee over ice, the ice will melt and weaken the coffee.
• We drink these shakes in 24 oz cups. The ones we use are BPA free and cost about $5 each at Wal-Mart.
• We blend the protein powder and coffee in the food processor because it’s less of a hassle than using the blender. You could probably also just use a shaker cup.
• Once you’ve mixed your ingredients together, fill your cup up to the brim with ice and then pour the mixture over the ice.
• If you would like to add a little something extra to these shakes, you could try 1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon and or a tablespoon of almond or sun butter. If you add almond or sun butter, make sure to do so when the mixture is still hot.

* Check with your doctor before changing your diet. What works for me may not work for you.