I once said in one of my YouTube videos that I am convinced eating porridge oats is my secret to maintaining my Slimming World target. I am still confident of this (providing I don't add full-fat milk and many other unhealthy fats.
I eat porridge with water and sweetener - sometimes with fruit 95% of my mornings. If I crave something different, then yes, I do listen to my body, but I get right back on it once I feel fulfilled having embraced a temporary change.
So, I can imagine you may think having the same porridge each morning would be quite boring. In fact, I don't see it like that - you can have it in many forms and this morning I wanted to create my own Bircher Muesli as close to a traditional one as I could.
I have taken a screenshot of MyFitnessPal for you to help you gauge the ingredients easier for you which I converted the tsp/tbsp in to grams.
Creating my breakfast recipes before I start work is proving exciting for me as I can blog about it, share it with you while at the same time, wake up with my morning coffee.
Bircher Muesli Estimated Syns
Disclaimer: This is an unofficial page and has no affiliation or endorsement from Slimming World. Slimming World's website can be found at https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/
*Any syn values are personal estimates and not verified by Slimming World.
If are new to SW, I will explain how I estimate this breakfast to be 2 syns (it serves 1).
- 1 teaspoon Pumpkin and sunflower mixed seeds (1 syn)
- 2 tablespoon Raisins (1 syn)
- Oats are used as my allowance, otherwise they're 7 syns
If you want to omit these seeds and raisins, then you could add more fresh chopped fruit to it too.
I really enjoyed this combination more than a warm bowl of porridge. It was naturally sweet and although it is 2 syns, we know that the fats in the seeds are good fats and dried fruit is still healthy.
Top Tip: If you're still concerned about sugar in fruit, berries, such as strawberries, blueberries and raspberries are a better choice.
When you make this recipe, you may realise that overnight oats is the shortened version of it. But I find even a morning dog walk is long enough to soften the oats.
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📖 Recipe
Unofficial Slimming World Bircher Muesli
Ingredients
- 40 g oats *to be counted or used as part of your allowance
- 200 ml water cold
- 1 kiwi chopped
- 2 tablespoon raisins
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin & sunflower seeds
- 1 apple diced
- 1 teaspoon sweetener *I use a calorie free one or a small squirt of Gourmet Drops, but others may need to be counted
- 2 tablespoon fat free yoghurt or fat free fromage frais
Instructions
- Soak the oats in 200ml of cold water for 15-20 minutes then drain with a sieve. *You could do this overnight if preferred.
- Place in a bowl and mix in the fat free yogurt or fromage frais, sweetener and apple.
- Now sprinkle on top the dried fruit, kiwi and seeds and it is ready to eat.
- This is a quick, delicious and more palatable way of adding more fruit and raw foods to your diet.
Disclaimer
*This is an unofficial page and has no affiliation or endorsement from Slimming World. Slimming World's website can be found at https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/. Any syn values are personal estimates and not verified by Slimming World.
Nutrition
peeledwellness
This looks so nourishing! I love a solid breakfast dose of nutrition. I'd love for you to share a post at my link up tomorrow, if you're interested!
xoxo K
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Vikkie
You can share this post if that's what you mean? X
peeledwellness
its actually a networking opportunity for bloggers to share their content- I have a full explanation on my main page under 'tell em Tuesdays' 🙂