Healthy Living in Singapore

Guest Article for Runsociety

Hello everybody!

It’s always exciting to meet new people and share experiences/knowledge so when Jonathan from RunSociety asked if I would like to contribute a post on Easy Breakfast Ideas for Runners, I was delighted to! 😀

I researched a bit before coming up with the easy no cook, no bake breakfast parfaits to make them runner specific (i.e. coconut for hydration, a blend of complex and quick digesting carbohydrates and heart healthy fats etc) but because they are so nutrient dense, they shouldn’t be limited to runners alone! In fact, they’d be great for breakfast for anyone, anyday! 😀

I also decided to try my hand at editing recipe videos this time. What do you guys think? Head to the article on Run Society to read the recipes and the full write up or watch my videos here! I know they are kinda like a primary school project but I had a lot of fun doing it!

 

 


😀 Hope they help give you more ideas for fuss free breakfasts! 😀

No Added Sugar Chia/ Cocao/ Banana/ Peanut Butter Yoghurt Parfait

One of my favourite go to morning breakfasts! This is so yummy but so good for you!

Recipe: (serves 1- ME 😉 )
1 tablespoon Chia Seeds
1 No Sugar Added plain yoghurt
(I used Marigold’s no sugar added/ non fat plain yoghurt)
1 teaspoon 100% unsweeetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon all natural peanut butter
2 small bananas
1 Medjool date
1/2 an orange

To Make:
Pour Chia Seeds into a bowl and cover with just enough water.
Soak Chia Seeds for 5 minutes.

Blend 1/3 of the yoghurt, chia seeds, (and the water the seeds were in) and 1 small banana.
Pour blend into glass.

Blend peanut butter, 1/3 yoghurt and cocoa powder.
Pour blend into glass

Pour remaining 1/3 yoghurt.

Top off with sliced bananas, diced oranges, pitted and diced medjool date or other toppings of choice.

Enjoy!

p.s Normally in the mornings when I’m in the rush, I just take all the ingredients, blend it and run out of the house. Still yummy! But making it like that is both great for the tummy as well as the eyes. And it’s always nice to have a bit of ‘mouthfeel’ from the sliced bananas and the sticky Medjool dates!

Want to know more about the goodness of chia seeds? Just 1 oz of it has 4.7g of protein and 10g of dietary fibre! (Trumps everyone’s magic brown rice out of the window!) Find out more here!

In Health and Happiness! Happy Monday 🙂