This protein packed power breakfast will give you all the energy you’ll need to hit the ground running (and it’s delicious!). The benefits of a high protein breakfast is that blood sugar levels are maintained at a healthy level for much longer than a carbohydrate based breakfast eg cereal or toast. This means you have much more available energy and feel more satiated for longer. A carb breakfast will quickly leave you feeling tired and hungry which is a dangerous recipe for choosing more “quick fix” foods (usually more carbs).

Another bonus of this awesomely delicious granola is that packed full of essential fatty acids. These healthy fats are excellent for improving healthy cholesterol (lowering bad LDL cholesterol), improves brain function, supports healthy skin and hair, to name just a few.

This makes a bucket load which I store in the fridge (to keep the healthy oils in the nuts and seeds fresh) in a glass jar. It lasts over a week so I know I’ve got brekky sorted (one less thing to think about, yay). Feel free to halve the quantities or omit or add any ingredients, totally up to your personal taste.

50g coconut chips

50g pumpkin seeds

50g sunflower seeds

50g cacao nibs

100g hazelnuts

100g macadamia nuts

100g walnuts

100g pecans

100g Brazil nuts

Pinch of salt flakes

1 tsp ground cinnamon

Pinch of ground nutmeg

1/3 cup apple juice concentrate (available in health food aisle in the supermarket)

I don’t bother chopping anything, just bang it all together in a large baking tray. Get your (clean) hands in there and toss it all through thoroughly. Then just pop it in a moderate oven for just 5 or so minutes, you don’t want to toast the nuts and seeds otherwise you lose all those lovely essential fatty acids. It’s really just to warm it through so it all gets coated with delicious spices and apple juice concentrate. Viola! Breakfast is ready! I serve it with coconut yoghurt and fresh seasonal fruit.

Enjoy!