Easy Almonds & Sunflower Seed Breakfast
If you are in the habit of not eating breakfast and looking for something simple, this recipe is for you! Combining almonds and sunflower seeds provide you with the essential building blocks to provide your body with as many amino acids as possible. Pairing these two protein sources gives you satiety through out your morning. If you like the creamy goodness of a nut butter, choosing almond butter and sunflower butter together gives you that satisfaction in a healthy way! Grabbing one of your favorite vegetables to dip with is your choice. Carrots are a sweeter choice if you are used to a lot of sweet options in the morning!
Benefits of Almonds
While enjoying a nut butter during breakfast, here are a few benefits you are providing your body with.
- The protein and fiber in nuts makes you feel fuller faster
- Lowers your systolic blood pressure
- Rich in nutrients like: magnesium, Vitamin E, calcium, phosphorus and dietary fiber
Almonds also help curb blood sugar spikes after meals. A healthy portion size is 25 almonds a serving. (Health Benefits of Almonds)
Benefits of Sunflower Seeds
Sunflower seeds usually are snacked on while watching baseball. Enjoying sunflower seeds as a complete protein source with almonds provide your body with an important anti-inflammatory source. Check out these benefits
- Rich in Vitamin E which is known to help lower C-reactive proteins, which decreases inflammation.
- Both magnesium and an enzyme in sunflower seeds may help lower blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels.
- The protein and fat in the sunflower seed slows the rate your stomach empties, which allows a slow release of sugar to be digested through carbohydrates.
Enjoy unshelled sunflower seeds to receive the most benefit and be able to turn to butter easily! (Are Sunflowers Good for You? Nutrition, Benefits and More)
Benefits of Carrots
These easy stored and crunchy sweet vegetable is a favorite vegetable. Not only are they good for your eyes and if you eat too many, yes you can turn orange-yellow, but there is a lot more to gain!
- Carrots are full of antioxidants that not only is a generally good for your health, but can reduce your risk of cancer and support your heart health to lower your risk of heart disease.
- Boost your immune system with Vit. C by building antibodies that protect your immune system and prevent infections.
- Carrots are rich in dietary fiber that can help with constipation and help keep you regular.
Unlike a lot of other vegetables, carrots keep well in the crisper and can last a few weeks. (Carrots)
More to your Simple Recipe
While your best choice is making almond butter and sunflower butter on your own through a food processor, selectively buying a product is a good option as well. When looking at the labels of your food products, make sure you are choosing products with an ingredients list that you know what the words are. The simpler the ingredient list, the better!
Your Nutrition Dialed in for You
While this is a great example of a Metabolic Balance® recipe for breakfast, the key to having your own plan is knowing your portion sizes. We get confused about what a healthy portion is for us so book a Discovery Call and talk with us about how to get your personalized Metabolic Balance® plan and learn more on our website on the page, What is Metabolic Balance®?
View this Recipe: Nut & Seed Butter with Carrots
Resources
https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-almonds#:~:text=Almonds%20are%20rich%20in%20valuable,a%20nutritious%20and%20filling%20snack.&text=Almonds%20have%20calcium%20and%20phosphorus,can%20protect%20you%20from%20fractures.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sunflower-seeds#eating-tips
https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/benefits-carrots#:~:text=The%20fiber%20in%20carrots%20can,are%20important%20for%20bone%20health.
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