I've got sunshine, on a cloudy day!

....When it's cold outside, I got the month of May...........

Actually, the Temptations, it's June and it's still really cloudy, rainy and horrible here in London!  It can be depressing when it feels more like winter when it should be summer but I thought I'd make myself a nice, warming, comforting breakfast.  I'm trying to lose a bit of weight at the moment so I've been having a lot of protein smoothies for breakfast but today I fancied something warming.

It's fine to have breakfasts a bit higher in carbohydrate sometimes providing they are not based on refined white products and sugar and there is some protein and fibre included to give you sustained energy.  So here's a recipe for a comforting morning recipe that's full of nutritious ingredients and free from refined carbohydrates.

Pomegranate, coconut and almond porridge!

The healthy and tasty ingredients:

Oats 

Great source of slow releasing carbohydrates and fibre. May help to lower cholesterol

(about 50g per person) 

Pomegranate seeds 

Great way of sweetening porridge without sugar and a source of antioxidants

Dessicated coconut

Contains healthy fats and is a good source of manganese and copper, important for energy production

Ground almonds

Good source of protein, B vitamins, calcium and magnesium

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Helps to stabilise blood sugar and adds flavour

Soya milk 

Adds some more protein and may also help to lower cholesterol

(use about double or triple the quantity of oats)

• Heat the oats in a saucepan in the soya milk
• Add the cinnamon
• Add one tablespoon of ground almonds
• Continue to heat until the oats expand and absorb most of the soya milk
• Pour into a bowl and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and coconut

Enjoy!