Beauty Food! Don't you just love a delicious breakfast that encourages your skin to glow while leaving you satisfied and energized for hours? The ingredients in this recipe are rich in nutrients that will nourish your natural beauty from within.
The seasons are changing, can you feel it? The Fall season is upon us and its a beautiful time to honor our bodies changing nutritional needs. As the cooler months approach, dense warming foods and spices are a wonderful way to sustain our energy and support digestion.
Pumpkin spice leaves us feeling oh so nice! Let's take a look at some of the nutrient benefits of consuming this tasty beauty food breakfast.
Oats
Rich in antioxidants that help combat free radical damage to the body and skin. Rich in fiber that supports healthy detoxification and elimination. Oats are wonderful for supporting balanced blood sugar levels. Maintaining healthy blood sugar levels throughout the day is very important for healthy skin, mood, and energy levels. Supports healthy weight loss.
Chia Seeds
Rich in beauty minerals, vitamins, fiber, and healthy fats and protein! Packed full of antioxidants that help to protect the skin and encourage a healthy glow. Chia seeds help to balance blood sugar levels. They are also very energizing!
Cinnamon
Rich in antioxidants that encourage the skin to appear more youthful and radiant. Supports healthy blood sugar balance. Helps to reduce inflammation.
Ginger
Supports healthy digestion. A healthy gut is extremely important for the health of the whole body and skin. Rich in skin-loving minerals for a health glow.
Collagen Powder
As we age our bodies natural collagen production begins to slow. Collagen is important for healthy bones, skin, hair, nails, and gut health. Collagen helps the skin appear more supple and radiant. It's wonderful to add to food and drinks for a healthy skin boost!
Maple syrup
Rich in skin-loving antioxidants! Contains zinc, manganese, potassium, and calcium that all support healthy glowing skin from within.
Pumpkin
Rich in magnesium that supports a healthy mood skin, hair, nails, and energy levels. Rich in fiber for improved detoxification. Rich in antioxidants for healthy glowing skin.
Okay, now let's get cooking!
Ingredients
2 cups organic oats
It is important to choose organic oats because conventional oats are heavily sprayed with pesticides and weed killer
2 cups unsweetened almond milk, or milk of choice
2 cups organic pureed pumpkin from can
2 Tbsp chia Seeds
2 tsp maple syrup or sweetener of choice
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
2 Tbsp collagen powder
find the collagen powder I use in my recipes CLICK HERE
Directions
1.) In a large bowl, combine the oats, almond milk, pumpkin puree, chia seeds, maple syrup and pumpkin pie spice.
2.) Mix well. Cover and store in the fridge overnight, or until set.
3.) Once set, divide into jars and top with your favorite healthy toppings!
Enjoy cold or warm. I love it warm. I add a splash of a plant based milk and heat it on the stove top
So yummy!
I really hope you enjoy every bite of this delicious beauty food breakfast.
The foods we eat directly effect how we look and feel on a daily basis. Choosing to eat healthy nourishing foods is a wonderful way to encourage graceful aging. Food is jam packed with all the nutrients we need to function at our peak. The more we opt for healthier choices the better we will look and feel.
I wish you so much success on your healthy journey. It's quite delicious!
