Most of us are aware of the importance of a good breakfast – as our first meal, it can have a significant impact on our whole day!<\/p>\n
If we reach for something quick and convenient like cereal, a breakfast bar, or a croissant, we are likely to feel hungry and struggle with energy and focus an hour later. This then results in us reaching for either a cup of coffee or a sugary snack to get our energy up.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, if we have a filling, protein and fibre rich meal, then we will feel fuller for longer, experience fewer cravings, and be able to focus better. Indeed, research shows that increasing fibre intake, especially a prebiotic fibre like inulin, can have a positive impact on balancing various hormones involved in metabolism. These include insulin (responsible for blood glucose balance) and potentially leptin (satiety hormone) too.<\/p>\n
It would be lovely for us all to be able to sit down and enjoy a daily home-cooked breakfast, such as poached, organic, free-range eggs, mushrooms, avocado and spinach, however, the reality is, most of us lack the time. This is where a well-made shake can be a great solution\u2026<\/p>\n
providing us with a quick, convenient and nutritious breakfast \u2018on the go\u2019. Better still, a shake can be a delicious way to take our daily supplements, especially if we find it hard to remember to take them or have difficulty swallowing tablets or capsules!<\/p>\n
If we want to increase the diversity of our weekly fibre intake to support the balance of our gut microbiome, we can further super-charge our shake by adding powdered Inulin. The addition of cinnamon, glutamine and ginger will also help support a healthy gut and help boost our immune system. Once we know our balance of Carbs, Protein, and Healthy Fats the variations are endless.<\/p>\n
Below are two simple recipes (one Vegan, GF & DF) for a gut healthy, high protein, high fibre start to the day – your mind and body will love you for it!<\/p>\n
Both recipes are for 1 serving and take just minutes to make.<\/p>\n
Recipe 1<\/strong> Nutrition Ingredients<\/strong> Method<\/strong> Recipe 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Nutrition<\/strong> Ingredients<\/strong> Method<\/strong> Most of us are aware of the importance of a good breakfast – as our first meal, it can have a significant impact on our whole day! If we reach for something quick and convenient like cereal, a breakfast bar, or a croissant, we are likely to feel hungry and struggle with energy and focus […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exercising-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hitsona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hitsona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hitsona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hitsona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hitsona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3193"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hitsona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4482,"href":"https:\/\/hitsona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3193\/revisions\/4482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hitsona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hitsona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hitsona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hitsona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n(Depending on the type of Protein Powder used this can be Vegan, GF & DF.)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Kcals 587
\nProtein 39g
\nCarbs 40g
\nFats 28g
\nFibre 15g<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 \u00bd small-medium avocado
\n\u2022 1 small banana
\n\u2022 50g (a big handful) of frozen blueberries
\n\u2022 15g (1tbs) almond\/cashew butter
\n\u2022 15g (1tbs) chia\/flaxseeds
\n\u2022 30g protein powder of your choice
\n\u2022 200mls unsweetened plant milk of your choice (almond, coconut or oat work well)<\/p>\n
\n1) Blend for around a minute until completely smooth. Add a splash more plant milk if you prefer a runnier shake.
\n2) Enjoy!<\/p>\n
\nKcals 463
\nProtein 38g
\nCarbs 38g
\nFats 16g
\nFibre 9g<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 40g Organic Oats (soaked in your choice of milk overnight)
\n\u2022 50g frozen raspberries
\n\u2022 15g (1tbs) chia\/flaxseeds
\n\u2022 100g Plain Greek Yogurt (5% fat)
\n\u2022 30g protein powder of your choice
\n\u2022 200mls unsweetened plant milk of your choice (almond, coconut or oat work well)<\/p>\n
\n1) Blend for around a minute until completely smooth. Add a splash more plant milk if you prefer a runnier shake.
\n2) Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"