Banana Coins

Mornings can be stressful for both myself and my son, mostly because my son can be a bit of a fussy eater and I'm trying to find the best breakfast for him before he goes off to nursery. He needs something healthy, sugar free and something that will keep him going.

He loves fruit and peanut butter so as an option I made him these banana coins. 

It's simple, quick and easy to prepare and its great for toddlers, kids and adults.

I sliced a banana into 1 cm coins and spread peanut butter in some and almond butter in others and closed them like sandwiches.

Put them on a little plate for little one and in 2 mins breakfast was served.

Let me know what your little ones think?

Please feel free to give me any feedback!

My favourite Porridge Recipe

Breakfast is such an important meal yet so many of us tend to skip it. We either have a quick coffee or tea and maybe get something down us but in general, people don't dedicate themselves to eating something nutritious. Food is so important because we are what we eat and it's so important to try and eat as healthily as possible. Furthermore, it helps us to stay active and energetic all the way till lunchtime. So why don't we eat breakfast? Is it time? Not hungry?
No matter your excuse your habit needs to change now.
You need to start gradually and build up your appetite.
When I was younger I never liked porridge, I think it's partly due to the fact I didn't know how to make it properly but since I have learnt how to make a simple bowl of Porridge I now add some amazing ingredients to make it even more appetising.

In this post I will explain how to make a simple porridge and then you can add extra ingredients according to your taste buds.

Ingredients:
50g Porridge oats
350 ml water / plant based milk
pinch of salt

Extras:
1 banana
1 tsp vegan protein
1/2 tbsp Chia Seeds
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tbsp Peanut Butter



Recipe
1. Put oats, water and salt in a saucepan.
2. Put at a high heat and bring to boil.
3. Once it begins to boil, bring to a low heat and leave to simmer for 3 - 4 mins. While it is simmering you can add the mashed banana and any extras to give the porridge more flavour.
5. Serve

Courgette and Apple Tater Tots

The other day I was looking up different recipes with courgettes as I had a large bag of them and needed inspiration.

Nakoa's birthday is coming up so I'm deciding what's going to be on the menu. Don't want any family members rolling their eyes at the 'Vegan menu ' selection. Then I saw the Tater Tots and just the name sounds so fun and appetising. The recipe I saw was for courgettes and I made two batches. One with courgettes and the other with apples.

Today I tried out apple (top) And courgette (bottom) tater tops.

These are so simple to make, they only require 4 ingredients and I think these are great finger foods for a party/gathering. 

They can be served at kids and adults parties or just to have as a side dish at home like what I'm doing now  

follow the recipe below and if you want to make the apples tots then replace the courgettes for apples. It's that simple. 

3 large potatoes, peeled

2 courgettes, grated (large holes)

1 tsp salt

Olive oil

- Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and cook potatoes for 20-30 minutes, until fork tender but still hard in the middle. Drain water and let potatoes cool until they are comfortable to handle. You want them to still be warm.

- Preheat oven to 220ºC. Grate potatoes on the large side of a box grater and put into a large bowl. Grate each courgette and squeeze out the liquid using a clean dishtowel or kitchen roll. 

- Place grated courgette into the bowl with the potatoes and add 1 teaspoons salt. Use your hands to mix everything together.

- Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Use your hands to form small cylinders with the mixture. Use about 1 tablespoon per tater tot. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for about 10 minutes to allow them to firm up.

- Brush the top of each tater tot with a small amount of olive oil.

- Bake tater tots until browned a crispy, about 30 minutes flipping halfway though.

 

- Serve with ketchup or bbq sauce if desired, or why not try my vegan sour cream which you can find on here.

Kiwi Chia Pudding

Whether you follow my blog, instagram of Facebook page you would have noticed i'm crazy about chia pudding and chia seeds. If I can put them in a dish I will. I guess because they are so tiny yet so nutritious and have so many benefits for us.

For breakfast I made a different kind of chia pudding. 
Instead of using my regular oat milk I blended 2 kiwi's, added 2 tbsp of chia and a dash of maple syrup. I gave it a good stir before serving in my breakfast jars.
I first put a layer of muesli to give it a bit more substance, I then poured the kiwi chia pudding on top and added two frozen strawberries. I left them over night so the fruit flavours would mix.
This is a powerful pudding and for the people who prefer sour tastes*. 
*To make this sweeter I suggest adding some vanilla extract.


Did you know Kiwi's have more Vitamin C than oranges? Vitamin C lowers blood pressure, and thereby lowers the chances of hypertension as well as cardiovascular disease.

Banana Cinnamon Bites

Here is another quick and easy breakfast/snack/ dessert for you and the family to enjoy. 


Fact: Did you know Bananas help with anxiety and depression? So if you tend to suffer from this have a banana a day. It might help 💛💛💛

🍌Banana cinnamon bites.🍌
INGREDIENTS (ESP 👇)
2 Bananas
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

DIRECTIONS
~ Slice banana in 1 - 2 cm chunks and put in a bowl.
~ Mix with cinnamon and nutmeg.
~ fry at a medium heat with vegan butter for about 5 mins or until banana is a bit soft.

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ESPAÑOL
INGREDIENTES:
2 Platanos
1 1/2 C.cafe canela
1/2 c.cafe nuez moscada

DIRECCIONES:
~cortar el platano en trozos de 1 -2 cm
~mezclar con canela y nuez moscada hasta que los trozos estén cubiertos
~freír a medio fuego en sartén durante 5 minutos o hasta que el platano este blando.
Ñam Ñam

Nutty Energy Balls

Good morning.
Have you had breakfast yet?
If you haven't, why not try this walnut energy bliss balls?
Really easy and fairly quick to make: 
Tasty for whole family. Has been Nakoa approved.

INGREDIENTS:
1 Cup of Walnuts
1/2 cup of oat flour or oats
1 1/2 cup pitted Dates
3 dried Apricots
2 tbsp raw cacao powder
Pinch of salt
Dash of Vanilla extract
2 tbsp coconut oil

Coatings:
Coconut flakes
Chia seeds
Cacao powder

DIRECTIONS:
- Put all ingredients into a blender or food processor.
- Process of ingredients until it makes a flour/dough
- Press the mix into balls with your hands, add more coconut oil or dates if it's too crumbly or dry.
Roll in the coatings.
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Enjoy 🖒


ESPAÑOL:

INGREDIENTES:
- 1 Taza Nueces
- 1/2 taza de harina de avena o avena
- 1 1/2 taza Datiles deshuesada
- 3 orejones de albericoque
- 2 cucharadas de Cacao crudo en polvo
- Pizca de sal
- chorrito Vanilla
- 2 cucharadas de aceite de coco

Capa:
- Coco rallado
- Semillas de Chia
- Cacao

DIRECCIONES:
- Poner todos los ingredientes en el batidora o trituradora
- Triturar hasta que se haga una masa
- Prensar la masa en bolas con las manos, añade aceite de coco si la masa es muy seca.
- Rodar encima los capas
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Disfruta 🖒