Boosting Breakfasts

Avocado and smoked salmon on ryvita 

This is my go to post work out breakfast as it contains delicious healthy fats from the avocado and protein from the smoked salmon. The 2 ryvita crispbreads come in at a total of 74 calories therefore making this healthier and less calorific than bread. I also find it reduces bloating and all in all is lighter on the stomach. 

Yogurt with homemade granola and berries 

To be honest this is probably my favourite type of breakfast, I use low fat greek yogurt and the granola is homemade and tastes so darn good if I may say so myself! I have recently done a blog post on how I make it so maybe you should go try it out? (link) What fruit I use varies on what I have in my fruit bowl or fridge but on this day I went for my classic choice of berries! Bish, bash, bosh into a bowl and eaten up. 

Bran flakes topped with banana 

Banana's have so many health benefits therefore taking one in in the morning gives you a healthy head start. It can give you a dose of potassium as well as lowering blood pressure and much more. Boring bran flakes are topped nicely with a chopped up banana as it gives the meal a sweet taste. This is definitely one of the quickest and very enjoyable. 

Mixed Nut and Quinoa Granola

To be fair I can not take credit for this recipe although I did adjust it to make it how I like it so I guess it is kind of different? Anyways I thought this is a definite one to share amongst all of you as its pretty quick, easy, healthy and most importantly... delicious! 

To make it you will need:
100g uncooked quinoa (cooked for the method) 
75g cashews 
75g sunflower, pine and pumpkin nut mix 
75g pecan and hazelnut mix 
75g almonds (I used flaked)
75g dried cranberries
1 tablespoon honey 
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Lightly (olive) oiled baking tray

Obviously you can change it up to your liking, this could be done by adding a different spice or changing the dried fruit to something more exotic maybe? Your granola, your decisions. 


The simple method: 
1. Preheat your oven to 175 degrees 
2. Into a food bag put some of the larger nuts and with a rolling pin crush them to smaller sizes, however if you would like to keep your nuts whole skip this step
3. Mix all ingredients in with the cooked quinoa 
4. Evenly spread your mixture onto the lightly oiled tray 
5. Pop the tray into the oven for 6-10 minutes, until golden brown 
6. Take out oven and leave until completely cool
7. Put into a jar or container and then enjoy! 


I personally think it tastes best with yoghurt and fruit however you can also eat it with milk as a morning cereal. 


If you make it let me know and that just about finishes me up with yet another, 

LITTLE LIFE BLOG...

Let's Get Healthy This 2015!

Lets all admit it, we have put on a bit of weight over the festive period. All them yummy chocolates and delicious puddings we could not resist... But now it is time for change. Does anyone want to join me? I am doing a no chocolate January to start off. At first it maybe difficult however once you have past the 3 day mark you can do it! I have been doing it for a week already and I can feel a change in me. I am just feeling so much more active and healthy. And that's just from one week!

So imagine after 1 month, you will not only feel healthier, you will be able to see a visible difference in you skin and body shape. Along with that I have started to go out on runs, they are nothing to long or intense however it is something to do and it gets me out of the house.

I don't think I have ever told you but I am a keen road biker and this year it is going to be a little part of my life which has not been there before. I have already planned and decided which road races I would like to take part in and one of which will be my longest ride yet, so me and my dad are going to be doing a lot of training leading up to it. This therefore means that it will be a great opportunity for me to share the sport with you all and what cycling allows me to do and why I enjoy it because it is my sport and what I love. Be sure to see a blog post up about it soon... 

Having an activity you love and can do on a regular basis is great and helps you to stay fit. So try some new ones out and find one for you. 

Food is the biggest part of getting and staying healthy and I am hoping to be sharing with you some new recipes and ideas that I discover or create on here, so look out for those.

It is all about the decisions you make. Whether that is the right one or wrong one is up to you. 

It is a new year, it could be a new you.