by Heather | Mar 24, 2021 | baking, gluten free, grains, recipe, Uncategorized, vegetarian
😋 This recipe gives you the crunchy goodness of granola … but without all of the sugar and excess calories!
Try it over yogurt or a bowl of berries or even applesauce. Delicious!
👩🏾🍳 TIP: This is also amazing with pumpkin pie spice.
TOASTY CINNAMON OATS
(makes 4 servings)
- ½ Tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tsp butter
- 1 cup rolled oats (gluten-free, if possible)
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 1-2 tsp coconut sugar (to taste)
Melt the coconut oil and butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the oats, making sure they are well coated.
After about 2 minutes, sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg, and continue to stir as the oats turn a toasty golden color, another 2-3 minutes.
Remove the skillet from the heat and toss in the coconut sugar, making sure it’s evenly distributed. Pour the oats onto a sheet pan or large plate so they can cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Sooooo good. Hope you enjoy this recipe 🙂
by Heather | Apr 11, 2016 | cooking
Spicy Challenge
During the Middle Ages, spices like pepper and nutmeg were so valuable that they were worth more than gold!
Even though their monetary value is a lot lower these days, they are still equally incredibly beneficial for our bodies!
Adding spices to your meals enhances the nutritional value without having to add sugar, sodium or fat. Just be careful to avoid spice mixes that contain the words “natural flavors.” (no one ever knows what that means- and it’s not well regulated.)
Your challenge is to add 3 extra spices into your food this week. Here are a few great options that are incredibly good for you:
- Turmeric is a yellow-orange colored spice commonly used in Indian dishes. Its active ingredient – curcumin is known to reduce inflammation in the body, improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy in cancer patients, and is suggested as a treatment for patients with depressive disorders – it can boost production of feel-good hormones such as serotonin, which helps ease depression and stress.
- Cinnamon is a uniquely aromatic spice with a sweet, woody flavor. It’s rich with natural antioxidants such as polyphenols and can actually help lower blood sugar levels. Cinnamon even outranks some of “Superfoods” in antioxidant activity.
- Garlic is praised for its potent smell and strong flavor, and is amazing for more than just keeping the vampires away. Garlic has been used to fight cancer, infections, and even a common cold!
When used long-term, garlic has been shown to reduce total cholesterol and triglyceride levels, which helped many people who were at risk for cardiovascular illnesses.
Do you accept this SPICY challenge? For more healthy living information call to schedule your nutritional consult today!!
Yours in good health,
Heather
Health Coach & AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
FitEffex@gmail.com
(508) 523-6143