Good-morning! Let's make it a gooood morning.

I am passionate about breakfast, I truly believe the biggest food crime you can commit is not eating it.

This is my largest meal, and the only time in the day where I eat carbohydrates. My focus is to fuel my body for a busy day, so I always include foods which will get me through.

My breakfast of choice includes the following;

1/2 cup organic wholegrain oats (I use Harraways)

1 medium sized banana

1/4 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen (OOB if frozen))

1 kiwifruit

2 tsp LSA (I use Macro Organics)

Natvia/Queen Maple Flavoured Syrup, to sweeten

Bananas are a must in the mornings; they provide a combination of carbohydrates and B-vitamins which when eaten for breakfast, kick-start your energy and keep you full to lunchtime. Bananas are also a perfect snack to enjoy 30 minutes before a workout. 

Need I tell you the endless benefits of eating Blueberries. These tiny, blue gems behold the highest antioxidant capacity of all fruits and vegetables; rich in nutrients such as Anthocyanin, vitamins A, B-complex, C and E, copper which is a very effective immune builder and anti-bacterial, selenium, zinc, and iron which promotes immunity by raising haemoglobin and oxygen concentration in blood.

If I haven't convinced you yet, Blueberries also assist in slowing the ageing process and reducing belly fat. 

Kiwifruit is a proven immune booster, most likely due to its extremely high vitamin-C content and antioxidant compounds. 

Justifiably, these ingredients all make the cut for my breakfast.

My oats are cooked with LSA and water for around five minutes in the microwave. 

To sweeten, I use either Natvia, a natural, plant-based sweetener or my favourite sugar-free maple syrup made by Queen.

Eat to live, Shannon x