5 high fibre breakfast recipes

Recipe 1 – Fibre frittata

Serves 4

Nutrients per serving:

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 bell pepper
• 80g spinach
• 70g broccoli
• 70g mushrooms
• 60ml soya milk *
• 1 cup sun dried tomatoes
• Pinch of salt and pepper

* Available from Holland & Barrett

Method

Step 1 In a pan over a medium heat, add the broccoli, mushrooms and peppers to the pan with a low-fat oil, cook until soft. Step 2 Add in the spinach, tomatoes and turn down the heat for 2 minutes. Beat the eggs with a little salt and pepper to taste along with the soya milk. Step 3 Transfer all of the softened vegetables into the bowl with the beaten eggs and mix to ensure it is well mixed. Add back to the frying pan over a medium heat for about 10 minutes or until egg begins to look set around the edges. Step 4 Finish it off by placing it under the grill for a couple of minutes so this can finish cooking on the top.

Recipe 2 – Fibre muffin

Serves 8

Nutrients per serving:

Ingredients

• 1 apple, thinly chopped
• 1 cup wholemeal flour
• 120ml soya milk *
• 1 cup chopped pecans *
• ¾ cup oats *
• 40g blueberries, mashed
• 2 tbsp maple syrup *
• 2 tsp baking powder

* Available from Holland & Barrett

Method

Step 1 Preheat oven to 180 C and line some muffin tins. Step 2 Mix flour, chopped pecans, baking powder and oats in a large bowl. Mix generously. Step 3 In another bowl mx together the thinly chopped apples, mashed blueberries, maple syrup and soya milk. Step 4 Fold in the dry ingredients and wet ingredients. Step 5 Divide muffin mixture into muffin tix until ¾ full and bake in oven for 20-25 minutes, or until cooked through. Step 6 Let cool for 10 minutes then enjoy.

Recipe 3 – Fibre pancakes

Serves 6

Nutrients per serving:

Ingredients

• 1 cup almond milk *
• 1 cup wholemeal flour
• 1 banana
• 1 cup pecans, chopped *
• 35g brown rice protein powder
• 1 tbsp milled flaxseeds *
• 2 tsp baking powder

* Available from Holland & Barrett

Method

Step 1 Sift the flour, baking powder and protein powder into a bowl, whisk in the almond milk and stir until well mixed. Step 2 Next mash the bananas, chopped pecans and milled mix seed to the mixture. You may wish to add some water to ensure the mixture isn't too lumpy. Step 3 Heat a lightly oiled frying pan on a medium heat and add the mixture in large spoonfuls into the centre of the pan and cook until dry and browned.

Recipe 4 – Fibre porridge

Serves 1

Nutrients per serving:

Ingredients

• 150ml almond milk *
• ½ cup oats *
• 10 raspberries
• 1 tbsp chia seeds *

* Available from Holland & Barrett

Method

Step 1 Add the oats and almond milk to a saucepan and bring to the boil and then reduce to a low heat and allow to simmer until all of the liquid has been absorbed, add water or more milk if needed. Step 2 Once poured into the bowl, add your raspberries and chia seeds.

Recipe 5 – Fibre smoothie

Serves 1

Nutrients per serving:

Ingredients

• 1 cup coconut milk *
• 1 pear
• ½ cup raspberries
• 1 cup kale
• 1 scoop inulin powder *

* Available from Holland & Barrett

Method

Step 1 Wash, peel and slice the pears. Step 2 Add the pears, raspberries, kale and almond milk to the blender and add water if need to aid with the consistency of the smoothie. Step 3 When happy with the consistency, add in the inulin powder and blend for a further minute. Step 4 Pour into a glass and enjoy. Shop Food & Drink