Chocolate Bounty Overnight Oats

Breakfast is the greatest meal of the day!

What are the benefits of having overnight oats at breakfast?

Oats are a great cheap, nutritious, and also a calorie-rich staple perfect for providing energy when people need it most, in the mornings. What's excellent about oats, too, is that they are a slow-release carbohydrate, meaning: They'll release energy slowly while digesting to allow you to get through to lunch without you gnawing on the table while you wait!

Regarding oats' nutritional content, you don't need me to convince you; the health benefits speak for themselves! Oats are high in fibre, iron, and antioxidants. They'll help to reduce your appetite, which in turn reduces unnecessary snacking, and they are beneficial for heart health, gut health, and the liver, too - naming a few!

Oats can be a gentler source of fibre for your gut compared to some other grains. Wheat and rye, in particular, are gluten grains that can trigger digestive problems for some. If oats are an issue for you, there are other alternatives, such as buckwheat, flaked amaranth, and flaked quinoa which is naturally gluten-free and tolerated by most people.

Oats are high in Beta-glucan, which is a soluble fibre that's great for overall heart health. Why? Because beta-glucans help to lower LDL, aka bad cholesterol. It's soo super effective at lowering LDL that a bowl of oatmeal a day is shown to help reopen clogged arteries. Plus, you can add other heart-healthy foods to your oatmeal like bananas, nuts, seeds, and berries to boost this effect!

Chocolate Bounty Overnight Oats Recipe

Serves 1

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup oats
• 1 cup soy milk
• 1 tbsp maple syrup or more to taste
• 2 tbsp yogurt + extra for topping
• 2 tbsp shredded coconut + extra for topping
• 1 tbsp cacao
• 1 tbsp chia seeds

Optional: 1 square of dark chocolate, grated

METHOD

1. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl
2. Add yogurt, maple syrup and soy milk, mix well
3. Leave overnight in the fridge
4. In the morning, top with more yogurt, coconut and some dark chocolate shavings
   

Enjoy!

Recipe by Rose Wyles - The Vegan Nutritionist

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