I wouldn't say I've narrowed down a particular breakfast routine in the last four months I've been doing this but that is because about three months in, I found out I was sensitive to eggs, or particularly egg whites. So, prior to eliminating eggs, that was pretty much my breakfast staple. However, it has been exciting learning new recipes and adding even more greens to my breakfast routine. Around 4 1/2 months in, I began to notice if I didn't eat some greens for breakfast, I felt deprived or unsatisfied. It's replaced my morning urge to stop at Starbucks and deplete my healthy stores with sugar laden drinks and pastries- so just one more good thing that has come of this!
Although the concern around the life style change, time and energy is a very valid one, a diet of real food, gluten and dairy free, isn't as consuming as you'd think AS LONG AS one keeps it SIMPLE. If you try to make all the stuff you had before, then it is going to be extremely time consuming!
Coconut Cure {Sunday Breakfast}
[grain free, gluten free, dairy free, soy free]
Another bonus- my grocery bill this week was only $86.00 (family of 2, but one mega cyclist with a HUGE appetite) that includes all organic food :) Not to mention the health boasting benefits of the ingredients in this recipe.
This recipe took me about 5-10 minutes to prepare after my quick, short morning jog. I really try to eat within an hour of rising so it was nice to have this be really quick in preparation time. The only setback... we are entering the vata dosha that comes with the cold weather of fall and winter, favoring foods that are liquid and warm; versus dry and cold. This recipe may be better timing for spring and summer seasons.
| 2 cups coconut meat Juice from 2 limes 1 Tablespoon coconut butter 1 teaspoon spirulina 1/4 cup coconut milk 1/8 cup filtered water 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon sea salt simply throw it all in the blender and blend ingredients until smooth. |
Health Benefits: Coconut is particularly good for a lot of things, especially its medium chained fatty acids, fiber, minerals, potassium, and iron! Coconut is said to support hormone regulation, be anti-bacterial, and helps fight infections. Lime juice provides a healthy dose of vitamin C (which helps protect cells against free radical damage), and can help in the fight to prevent cancer (limonoids). Spirulina green powder adds an additional health punch to this mix (just make sure you purchase a kind harvested from non-contaminated water sources- I recommend checking out Natural Groceries or Mountain Mama). It is made up of amino acids and protein. It contains a high amount of vitamin B12, high in chlorophyll (which removes toxins from the body), high concentration of bio-available iron, can bind to heavy metals in detoxification, higher in calcium than milk!! Drink up!!
Nutritional Facts:
Calories: 449 per serving
Total Fat: 42g, Saturated: 37g, Polyunsaturated: 0.3g, Monounsaturated: 1.2g, Trans: 0
Total Carbs: 19.6g, Fiber: 10.4g, Sugars: 7g
Protein: 4.7g,
Vitamin A: 55%, Vitamin C 8.5%, Calcium 5%, Iron 21.8%