This is my attempt to keep a daily food and fitness diary. This isn't Pulitzer-winning writing; these are spontaneous, often hastily written rambles of what I eat, do and learn in my ongoing effort to feel awesome all the time. It may not always be pretty, but at least it's honest. You can find more stories and recipes at SmarterFitter.com.
Today's bircher consisted of:
More Bircher ideas on the blog: Bircher muesli, defined and refined
Bananas, grapes, apples, oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, yogurt, splash of milk.
A brief return to the sweet breakfasts but not for long. All that fruity stuff makes my stomach feel funny.
It's been months since I've had Bircher Muesli. I went off apples for a while after an unfortunate stomach bug. But the apples are back and so is one of my favourite breakfasts.
I made this Bircher as follows:
To me this is a perfect and sustaining way to start the day.
Recipe: Bircher Muesli
26g oats, 4g wheat bran, 1 banana, a bunch of blackberries, toasted flaked almonds, a few raisins, milk and yogurt. Quick and tasty breakfast.
It's amazing - I'm still picking blackberries off the bush at the end of the driveway. My usual Bircher recipe: 30g oats, 5g flax seeds, 3g currants, 5g toasted pecans, 1/2 banana, a couple spoonfuls of yogurt.
