One meal which I constantly get questioned about for healthy ideas is breakfast! After all, cereal, yogurt, and breakfast bars are often loaded with sugar, lacking in fiber, protein and healthy fat, creating a blood sugar spike and then crash. Not the best way to start out your day! With this Chia & Berry Pudding, you will pack in 11 grams of vegan protein, 15 grams of fiber (over half the recommended daily amount), around 16 grams of healthy fat (in the form of poly and monounsaturated fat) and it is considered low carb, boasting only 8 grams of net carbs, making it a safe option for diabetics. This is the type of meal that will keep you full until lunch, and will give you fuel to do a morning work out without a blood sugar crash due to its well balanced nutrient profile. It is also very high in key nutrients such as iron, calcium, magnesium, vit E, vit C, and Vitamin B2.
Here is the recipe:
Warm Chia & Berry pudding
Ingredients:
1/2 cup raspberries (or berries of choice)
3/4 cup coconut milk (or almond milk) unsweetened
1 tbsp almond butter
2 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp crushed almonds
1/8 tsp PURE stevia powder
Directions:
Heat the nut milk in a saucepan over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil. Add in Chia seeds and turn heat down to medium, boil 5 mins.
If berries are frozen, add in to the nut milk mixture and let stand 3-4 mins, if fresh, add after removed from heat.
Transfer into a mason jar, or small glass.
Mix in stevia powder, and drizzle nut butter on top, sprinkle on the crushed almonds.
Enjoy while warm!