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New Zealand Summer's Breakfast

Healthy Pancake. The healthy general rule is to eat a well-balanced breakfast, one that delivers its energy slowly throughout the morning.

  • Dec 11, 2019
  • 1 min read

Updated: Apr 12, 2023

SUPER NUTRITION-PACKED OATS PANCAKES

Healthy Pancake with Bleuberries, Manuka Honey,
Royal NZ Pancake served with NZ Manuka Honey with Organic Blackcurrants

The nutritionist Adelle Davis famously said in the 1960s: “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.” We are all aware that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Breakfast should provide sustenance and energy for the hours ahead. According to some research, we should all be aiming to consume at breakfast around 300–500 calories daily for women and 375–625 for men. However, on the negative side, eating high-fat breakfasts too often has recently been demonstrated to increase the risk of atherosclerosis.





The healthy general rule is to eat a well-balanced breakfast, one that delivers its energy slowly throughout the morning.


Here is a recipe worth trying, it is nutrition-packed for body and mind, and a treat for your soul :-) This is for 2 servings


Add your own choice of fruits and berries.


Three Jars of HBK limited's NZ Manuka Honey with Organic Blackcurrant
Manuka Honey with Organic Blackcurrants

Ingredients:

One Banana

Four Eggs

Four Tbsp Oats

Two Tbsp Chia Seeds

Two Tbsp Full Fat Cottage Cheese

200ml Milk, we use Soya Milk

Pinch of Cinnamon

tsp of Coconut Oil

Our amazing Manuka Honey with the Organic Blackcurrant will go a real treat with it


Some fruits, berries of your chosing.


Boil, peel and mash the Kumara before making these.


Blend all the ingredients together in the blender except for honey and toppings.

Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan to make the pancakes with your batter. Spread some honey and garnish with fruits to your liking.


Enjoy

 
 
 

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