Finally the warmer weather seems to be going to hang around! Hands up if you are as excited as I am!
Possibly the one thing I am most excited about is the warm mornings ... enough of frozen fingers while I am trying to get my oats ready to warm my belly. On the downside ... it could be getting a little warm for cooked oats.
So, here steps in my other favourite breakfast recipe .. Homemade Muesli! Yes, I make it myself. Mostly because I can't find a muesli that I like enough to keep around.
I have my age old recipe here ... but I've changed around a few ingredients, mostly because it's what I have in the pantry at the moment!
Here's the latest version ...
Fit Mum's Homemade Muesli
3 cups rolled oats
2 tablespoons coconut flakes
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
2 tablespoons almonds, crushed a bit
2 tablespoons walnuts, crushed a bit
2 tablespoons chia seeds
2 tablespoons pepitas
Combine it all really well and store in an air tight container.
Serve it up how you love your muesli ... low fat milk, a spoonful of yoghurt, berries ... it's all up to you.
I've even given this one a go as an overnight oats option when short on time in the mornings. Provided you don't mind everything all mooshed together then eat it and run!
Why not try it over the weekend?
Vicki x
It's Wednesday .. or so I was reminded this morning! I thought it was Thursday ...
No birthdays this week, thank goodness, as I've just about seen enough birthday cakes to last me the rest of the year! My birthday is next week but I'm trying to plead out of having a cake.
I feel like a lot more on track this week than I was last week .. I guess that's something to do with taste testing 3 birthday cakes, but who's counting ...
Here's todays nourishment ...
Breakfast ... Muesli with berries and milk. I was fed up with the store bought ones so I started throwing together my own years ago. Here's the ingredients if you want to give it a go yourself. And a coffee ... how could I possibly forget my morning coffee!
Morning snack ... I boiled an extra egg this morning for the kids so I ate it this morning. Full of protein! And a kiwi fruit ... I'm feeling the need lately for some extra Vitamin C.
Lunch ... Chicken wrap. It was huge and I was stuffed!
Afternoon snack ... Rice cakes with cashew spread ( homemade ) and a dash of agave.
Dinner ... Tandoori lamb cutlets with salad. Ridiculously easy to throw together and cook when Miss 11's swimming training runs right into dinner time!
I also had a small hot chocolate for dessert .. I felt like I needed something little.
I'm also trying very hard to increase the amount of water I am drinking as I've been feeling a little dehydrated. Especially in the mornings when I head out on a run.
How did you go today? Did you have a little indulgence at the end of the day?
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