This tastes much better than it looks...promise

Monday mornings are notoriously busy in my house - mostly because we all love our weekends to be free of "should do's" and we don't ever do the calm Monday preparation.

I gave up on the possibility of being organised on a Monday morning a long time ago.

In fact, now I've completely let myself off the hook, and accepted it's never going to run that smoothly in the mornings, it feels much more like us. My family. A bit chaotic, but extremely happy in amongst it all.

The one thing I don't let go of though, is ensuring that we are all eating a healthy, balanced diet.

My kids are rarely up for filling their plates with lentils, leafy greens and wholegrains, so to make sure they get what they need, I keep it simple - as many beneficial fats, healthy proteins and colourful fruits and vegetables as I can wedge into their food, and an important dose of "every now and then foods" to keep it realistic, balanced and enjoyable.

After all, food is supposed to be joy, not a chore.

Then as selfish as it sounds, I usually know what my food is going to be long before I've planned anything for anyone else. I have a really clear, tried and tested, nutritious selection of foods I like to eat which naturally I adapt as my needs change (menopause anyone?!?!), I have the ingredients in the house, I have clean and dry food containers in the cupboard, and as long as it tastes good and fills me with energy, then it's thrown in a pot and taken to work/the beach/on a long journey...you get the picture.

Don't be fooled by my instagram posts. A lot of what I eat does not require any amount of skill in the kitchen. I actually simply love taking colourful pictures - sometimes food, sometimes the sea, often my garden! And in spite of the fact that any food that looks bright, colourful and nutritious is so much more enticing, I'm quite happy with my packed breakfast when, after a morning in my work bag, it ends up looking like this:

Here's one prepared in approximately 90 seconds before I left the house that morning! It's packed with fibre, protein, antioxidants and healthy fats - and nothing weird, heavily processed or unnecessary.

And here's one I put together when I realised how much nicer it looks pre soak and pre sitting in my bag!!

RECIPE:

1 x tbsp wholegrain oats

1 x tbsp chia seeds

1 x tbsp pumpkin and sunflower seeds

1 x tbsp ground flaxseed

1 x tbsp almond butter

2 x tbsp frozen berries

2 x chopped medjool dates

Enough milk/water to cover all the ingredients and a little bit more.

METHOD:

Put ingredients in pot

Put lid on pot (leak free is preferable if its going in a bag)

Remember a spoon

Mix and eat when you're hungry

And the berries keep it cool as they defrost

I've been meaning to write a handy list of ingredients to make eating healthily easier for ages now - if you made it to the end of this blog and would like me to send you one as a free resource, comment here or email me on lynnejarrettyoga@gmail.com

As always, let me know if you make this!

Lynne x

I am a yoga teacher, nutrition & wellbeing coach and reiki practitioner, offering classes, one to one wellbeing coaching and group mini retreats at my centre The Yoga & Wellness Rooms in Shoreham By Sea, and via zoom for those who prefer to stay cosy at home, or aren't local to me.

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