Women's Fitness Guide

breakfast

oatmeal porridge with walnuts and maple syrup

Prep and cook time: 20 mins | Soaking: 12 hours | Difficulty: easy

Ingredients (for 4 servings)

200g | 2 cups coarse oatmeal
750ml | 3 cups water
¼tsp salt
50ml | 3½tbsp semi-skimmed milk
50g | ½ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
2tbsp maple syrup
½tbsp coarse oatmeal

Method

1 Place oatmeal into a large bowl and mix in water. Soak overnight.

2 Put the oatmeal into a pan with the salt. Bring to a boil then simmer gently for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Add a little more water if the porridge is too thick.

3 Divide between 4 bowls and pour over a little milk. Scatter with the walnuts and drizzle with the maple syrup.

Per serving: Cals 312 Fat 12g Sat fat 0.6g Protein 7.5g

greek yoghurt with figs, nuts, dates and bananas

Prep and cook time: 10 mins | Difficulty: easy

Ingredients (for 4 servings)

1kg | 4 cups low-fat Greek yoghurt
2 figs, halved
1 banana
50g | ½ cup mixed nuts: pecans, hazelnuts, almonds
12 dates
2tbsp honey

Method

1 Divide the yoghurt between 4 bowls, then add the figs, sliced banana and nuts, and drizzle with the honey.

Per serving: Cals 348 Fat 7.5g Sat fat 1g Protein 11.2g

strawberry and vanilla protein drink

Prep and cook 5 mins | Difficulty: easy

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