As the Orthodox have the Quadragesima now, half of my family went vegan for these forty days. Because of that now we have to think of new for us and interesting meals to keep us full: full of energy for the day and full of needed minerals.
Today I started my day with homemade muesli. As muesli are dry you should definitely add something liquid to them and drink a lot of water or other liquids during the day.
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This recipe makes about 2-3 portions
For your muesli you need:
2 handfuls of oatmeal flakes
- You can also use any other cereals you have or like
1/2 handful of different nuts (I had almonds and hazelnuts)
Dried or fresh fruit you like (I had raisins, dried kumquat and papaya)
One big orange
One banana
Now the making. Everything is very simple. Take a food processor, put your cereals and other grains in, add nuts and dried fruit. Now, if you have a sweet-tooth, add about 1/2 handful of dried fruit, if not, I advise to put either just about 4-5 pieces of dried fruit or fresh fruit afterwards. Blend everything, so that oatmeal is more like powder and your nuts and fruit are in smaller pieces - much easier to chew this way. Put the mix in a deep bowl.
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If you want to store your muesli and not prepare every single morning, use airtight jars, do not blend your cereals and grains, but definitely blend the nuts and see to that your dried fruit are in easy to chew pieces. You can also add chocolate chips if you like it sweeter. Store in a dark and cool place.
Now, we surely would want to add some liquid. But if you're vegan, no dairy products are good enough for you. So I decided to go for fruit as they are. Take a your food processor again, take a banana, peel it, cut for easier blending and put it in. Take your orange as it has lots of juice inside and tropical fruit go oh so well together, especially banana and citrus fruit, peel, cut it in 4 and each piece in 2 again. If there are any seeds, take them out. Put the orange in the processor too. Blend a bit roughly as I did, then you'll have the pulp to taste, or blend it well into a homogeneous mass. Pour your fruit mix over the grains. Add some fresh mint to everything that won't go into the bowl and have a great smoothie to drink. ^^
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Today I started my day with homemade muesli. As muesli are dry you should definitely add something liquid to them and drink a lot of water or other liquids during the day.
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This recipe makes about 2-3 portions
For your muesli you need:
2 handfuls of oatmeal flakes
- You can also use any other cereals you have or like
1/2 handful of different nuts (I had almonds and hazelnuts)
Dried or fresh fruit you like (I had raisins, dried kumquat and papaya)
One big orange
One banana
Now the making. Everything is very simple. Take a food processor, put your cereals and other grains in, add nuts and dried fruit. Now, if you have a sweet-tooth, add about 1/2 handful of dried fruit, if not, I advise to put either just about 4-5 pieces of dried fruit or fresh fruit afterwards. Blend everything, so that oatmeal is more like powder and your nuts and fruit are in smaller pieces - much easier to chew this way. Put the mix in a deep bowl.
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If you want to store your muesli and not prepare every single morning, use airtight jars, do not blend your cereals and grains, but definitely blend the nuts and see to that your dried fruit are in easy to chew pieces. You can also add chocolate chips if you like it sweeter. Store in a dark and cool place.
Now, we surely would want to add some liquid. But if you're vegan, no dairy products are good enough for you. So I decided to go for fruit as they are. Take a your food processor again, take a banana, peel it, cut for easier blending and put it in. Take your orange as it has lots of juice inside and tropical fruit go oh so well together, especially banana and citrus fruit, peel, cut it in 4 and each piece in 2 again. If there are any seeds, take them out. Put the orange in the processor too. Blend a bit roughly as I did, then you'll have the pulp to taste, or blend it well into a homogeneous mass. Pour your fruit mix over the grains. Add some fresh mint to everything that won't go into the bowl and have a great smoothie to drink. ^^
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Have a lovely breakfast!
Riin.
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