Hello, hello! I was just thinking this morning that people often say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I totally agree with them. As you know, I get up very early to juggle all of the things going on in my busy life, and I wouldn't have the energy to do it all without something delicious inside of me.
What I eat depends on how much time I have, sometimes it’s something like this peanut butter jelly smoothie or a healthy breakfast bar and if I have time at the weekends, something special like chocolate pancakes! The important thing is that I do always make time because if I don’t, I know what will happen – that sneaky snacking monster creeps up on me and I start to make choices I know won’t make me feel good.
So, the next thing is how to keep your breakfasts interesting. I tried a bag of VALO 24h Roasted Milled Flaxseed + Wild Sea Buckthorn which is roasted, ground flaxseed mixed with sea buckthorn. It’s another Finnish super berry (like the Finnberry bilberry powder and lingonberry powder) and is packed with omegas, vitamins C and E and lots of antioxidants. The flax is grown in Finland and the name Valo 24h means ‘Light 24 hours’ because in the summer, the plant gets 24 hours of sunlight, as there is no darkness. Imagine that!
The means that the flax seed contains 15% more omega-3, and one tablespoon has twice as much omega-3 as a normal fish oil capsule! Then it’s gently roasted to soften the taste and give it a lovely flavour, but still keep the crunch. The mix of flax and berry has a warm, nutty taste with a slight sweet hint that doesn’t overpower on it’s own, but will go well in lots of dishes.
It’s definitely good to sprinkle on top of your favourite breakfast foods like porridge, yogurt, smoothies and muesli. It doesn't just have to be sweet things though, use it to add an extra crunch to salads, soup or your favourite dip as the nutty flavour works well with both sweet and savoury. You can bake with it too in recipes like my clean flapjacks, but I am also throwing the doors open to you my lovely readers, to surprise me with your own ideas. You never know, I might follow your recipe next time! Don't forget to check out Val24h on Instagram , Facebook and Twitter.
If you’d like to try some for yourself, you can buy Valo 24h on Amazon and as always, tag me into your recipes on my Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. It really makes me smile to see your lovely healthy recipes.
Much love
Hedi
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