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Coconut Cashew Latte Smoothie @lifeway_kefir

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Coconut Cashew Latte Smoothie

Today’s good mood is sponsored by coffee! Sit back, relax, and enjoy your morning with every sip of our Coconut Cashew Latte Smoothie. Rich in protein and probiotics, this aromatic blend of cold brew, Coconut Honey Whole Milk Kefir, cashews, and toasted coconuts is sure to enhance your day and support your gut with Lifeway Kefir.

The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:

Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it triggers the release of GLP-1.

Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health: vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our kefir, we also offer our artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt for optimal heart-health benefits.

Servings: 1 – 2

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cold brew coffee
  • 1/2 cup Organic Whole Milk Coconut Honey Kefir
  • 1 serving vanilla protein powder
  • 1/4 cup soaked cashews
  • 2 tbsp shredded coconut
  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch of sea salt
  • handful of ice cubes

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into a high-powered blender. Blend on high until smooth, or until desired consistency is reached.
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Neven Maguire cooks omelettes with mushrooms in Irish Rapeseed oil, Oriel Sea Salt & Drinagh Cheddar Cheese @SimplyBetterDunnesStores #PGI. Ireland ☘️

🍳🥚🧀Mushroom , Bacon & Cheese Omelette!🧀🥚🍳

Lovely for Breakfast, Lunch or Brunch! A quick & easy to make omlette is a perfect treat! Using Bord Bia – Irish Food Board Quality Assured Eggs & Bacon from Simply Better at Dunnes Stores collection and finished with fantastic Extra Mature Drinagh Cheese!

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Rachel Allen’s Strawberry Muesli

rachel strawberry muesli

This recipe comes from the original Swiss Bircher muesli, where porridge oats are soaked in a little water, then sweetened with delicious seasonal or dried fruit, and sometimes nuts and seeds too. Strawberries and raspberries work particularly well in this muesli recipe, as does grated apple, to which you could also add a smidgen of ground cinnamon.

The recipe was created in the early 1900s by the Swiss physician Dr Maximillian Bircher-Benner, who knew that a diet rich in nutrients was essential for the recuperation of the patients in his hospital.

Place the porridge oats in a bowl with the water. Allow the oats to sit for 10 minutes, then add in the strawberries. Mash with a fork before adding enough light agave syrup or honey, whichever you’re using, to sweeten the mixture.

Serve the muesli on its own, or with cream and brown sugar; or topped with natural yoghurt and toasted, chopped hazelnuts or almonds.

Serves 2-3.

You will need:

  • 75g (3oz) porridge oats
  • 150ml (5fl oz) water
  • 110g (4oz) strawberries
  • 2-3 teaspoons light agave syrup or honey

To serve, you will need:

  • Cream and brown sugar (optional)
  • Natural yoghurt and toasted chopped hazlenuts or almonds (optional)
  • Place the porridge oats in a bowl with the water. Allow the oats to sit for 10 minutes, then add in the strawberries. Mash with a fork before adding enough light agave syrup or honey, whichever you’re using, to sweeten the mixture.
  • Serve the muesli on its own, or with cream and brown sugar; or topped with natural yoghurt and toasted, chopped hazelnuts or almonds.