Posts Tagged ‘breakfast’

I have known and admired Flip Shelton for many years. She has done so many amazing things and is full of life and love for everyone around her. Last year I started eating her muesli for breakfast and haven’t stopped – it’s gorgeous!! 

Flip’s motto is ‘Eat like a king at breakfast, a queen at lunch and a pauper at dinner’ and I totally agree. Try it and enjoy the energy boost.

It gives me great pleasure to present Flip Shelton - writer , presenter, broadcaster and muesli maker extraordinaire AND she smiles all the time!  Click play now.

The ‘Smiler loves… series is all about ‘pick me up people’ – people who are positive about their life and are doing stuff to improve the lives of others. Flip Shelton is one of those people.

To find out more about Flip and to order her muesli go here:   http://www.flipsmuesli.com.au/

Essentially my core belief is that the more you smile the happier you are and the more value you are to everyone around you.

A no-brainer I know but have you noticed that not many adults smile that much, they’re too caught up in the seriousness of adulthood, namely responsibility.

Just because we have loads of things to do and loads of committments to meet doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy life.

Here’s what the Dalai Lama has to say about smiling:

“The smile is a very important feature of the human face. But because of human intelligence, even that good part of human nature can be used in the wrong way, such as sarcastic smiles or diplomatic smiles which only serve to create suspicion. I feel that a genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives. How one creates that smile largely depends on one’s own attitude. It is illogical to expect smiles from others if one does not smile oneself. Therefore, one can see that many things depends on one’s own behaviour.”

Just reading that brings a smile to my face!

Bottom line: Whatever makes you smile do more of it and whoever makes you smile see more of them.

I hope I’m on your list!

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I’m sure you’ve heard this a million times: “breakfast is the most important meal” however there are still a huge amount of people who don’t eat it. The 2 main reasons for this are lack of time and lack of appetising ideas so here are 5 quick and tasty breakies to crack open the new day with during August:-

1. Fruit toast. Find a really good quality fruit bread to toast and smear with a pure nut spread, I love ABC spread – almond, Brazil & cashew – so good for you but it’s really high in fat so just a smidgen will do. My other 2 fave toppings are fruit jam & fresh ricotta or honey, cinamon and crushed walnuts.

2. Egg pancake. Crack 2 eggs in to a lightly oiled smallish frypan. Break the yolks with a fork and swirl the eggs around pan. Cook for a few minutes then flip and cook for a few minutes. Slide on to a plate and top with zigzags of tomato sauce & pepper (my usual) OR anything you fancy! Sliced tomato, sliced avocado, baked beans. Yes, you can also serve it on toast.

3. Super quick bircher muesli. Mix 1/2 cup of natural muesli with 1 cup of low fat natural yoghurt, add some berries or whatever fruit is handy and eat. Often on Sunday nights I make enough bircher to get me through the entire week then each morning I just spoon a portion in to a bowl & add fruit. so quick, so easy, so yum.

4. Tinned fruit with yoghurt & LSA sprinkles. A very quick, easy & nutritious option. LSA stands for linseed, soy and almond meal and it’s available at health food stores and most supermarkets. I have listed tinned fruit because if it’s ready to go-ness, be sure to buy the varieties in natural juice.

5. A muesli bar & a banana. There a stacks of really good quality muesli bars on the market these days however you’re best to choose the ones which are the least processed and the lowest in fat and sugar. Ask your local health store Smiler for suggestions. If time is often your excuse for not eating breakfast then a banana and a muesli bar is a super quick, super nutritious and delicious option.

Whatever works for you my friend but NO MORE EXCUSES you just have to eat breakie!

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