| Breakfast is a really important meal, no matter | | | | sugar) and set aside. 2. In another bowl, mix the |
| how you try to justify it. Eating a meal in the | | | | remaining wet ingredients well (100ml sunflower oil, |
| beginning of the day will make you less hungry at | | | | 150ml natural yogurt, 150ml milk, 1 medium |
| the other mealtimes, and will also set your | | | | beaten egg, 2 medium mashed bananas, 1 tsp |
| metabolism straight for the day. | | | | vanilla extract, 2 small grated apples, 1 medium |
| Try the following muffin recipe, its really nutritious | | | | grated carrot). 3. Pour the wet ingredients into the |
| and easy to make: | | | | dry and stir until just combined. Spoon into the |
| Breakfast Muffins | | | | prepared pans. Sprinkle with a few extra oats and |
| 1. Preheat the oven to 190?C, gas mark 5. Lightly | | | | some sunflower and pumpkin seeds, and bake for |
| oil a non-stick muffin pan with 12 large cups. | | | | 20 minutes or till a skewer inserted into the |
| Combine the first nine ingredients (300g plain | | | | middle comes out clean. Leave in the tin for 5 |
| wholemeal flour, 50g rolled porridge oats, 3 | | | | minutes, then cool on a rack. Eat when still warm. |
| heaped tsp baking powder, ? tsp mixed spice, ? | | | | You can prepare the dry and wet ingredients the |
| tsp ground cinnamon, 100g raisins, 100g chopped | | | | night before. Combine the two in the morning and |
| dried apricots, 50g chopped pecans, 50g caster | | | | you'll have a fresh-baked breakfast. |