This is a nice simple breakfast to start your day packed full of goodness. You get potassium from the banana, and soluble fibre from the oats, which helps cut your risk of heart disease and stroke, lowers your cholesterol and they are also rich in antioxidants. You get magnesium, copper, Iron and vitamin B6 from the dates. The cinnamon will to help lower your blood sugar and risk of type 2 diabetes. It is also an anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and anti-bacterial! You then also have the added bonus of Omega 3 from the flax seeds and chai seeds which is essential for a diet that does not contain fish or meat. And that’s not all of it – there is too much to list here! Wow, talk about a breakfast with a punch!!

Ingredients

Half a cup of oats (use quite a small cup or glass)

Half a cup of any milk (I like to use oat milk)

Half a cup of water

1 whole banana cut up into small chunks

2 dates (or more but beware that they are very high in calories and sugar)

Sprinkle of chai and flak seeds

Teaspoon of cinnamon

Small drizzle of honey (if required)

Method

Put the oats, water, milk, banana and cinnamon in a pan.

Bring to the boil and then let simmer until the oats are cooked.

Sprinkle the dates, flak seeds and chai seeds on top and add the honey (if needed but it is already quite sweet from the banana, cinnamon and dates).