Breakfast muffins, anyone??
Breakfast can be a tricky affair. Some can eat a full English in the morning; others can only eat something during lunch. Some would love to eat but don't have the time, so they resort to a breakfast bar, biscuits, or sugary cereals.
For most of my students, this is the most challenging meal of the day.
What does Ayurveda say about breakfast?
Ayurveda does not necessarily recommend everyone have breakfast.
If you have a Vata constitution, you indeed should have breakfast.
Pitta constitution also needs to feed the fire; otherwise, they can get hangry, irritated and unfocused.
Kapha constitution can do without breakfast easily.
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But what to eat?
If you prefer a sweet taste in the morning, there are other options for the overly sugary, shop-bought breakfast cereals.
Here is one, particularly for autumn and winter.
Apple breakfast muffins
They are great for using fallen apples, which tend to sit in the fruit bowl for weeks.
Apart from being very tasty, they are also healthy.
Apples are sweet, and the taste for the cold months is nourishing.
Dates are sweet and nourishing.
Spelt flour is a more ancient variety of the over-hybridised modern wheat and is easier to digest. It is also nourishing and sweet in taste. With its higher protein content, it helps to build during the Vata period.
Oats are sweet and nourishing; their slimy qualities keep the body hydrated.
Cinnamon and cardamom help digest food and are perfect Vata spices, with cinnamon's warming qualities and cardamom's relaxing qualities.
The dates and maple syrup add sweetness without using refined sugar.
This makes the muffins nourishing, light to digest, and slow-releasing breakfast.
Try them and let me know what you think.
Final Thoughts
Breakfast can really vary from person to person. While Ayurveda, an ancient Indian medicinal system, doesn't insist that everyone eat breakfast, it does suggest that those with a Vata constitution should, and Pitta types also benefit from avoiding irritability and lack of focus. Kapha types, on the other hand, might do fine without it.
If you're looking for something other than overly sugary, store-bought breakfast cereals, especially during the colder months, why not try apple breakfast muffins? They're a tasty and healthy option, perfect for using up those fallen apples that tend to linger in the fruit bowl. Made with nourishing ingredients like apples, dates, spelt flour, oats, cinnamon, and cardamom, these muffins avoid refined sugar, using natural sweeteners like dates and maple syrup. They're delicious, light to digest, and provide slow-releasing energy, making them a great breakfast choice if you're following Ayurvedic dietary guidelines.
Try them and let me know what you think. You can leave a message on Instagram, Facebook or even good old email.
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Katja x
P.S. Why not integrate this dish during your Healthy Eating Habit Challenge :)
