Have you noticed that on Pesach there are no breakfast shortcuts? Introducing… fruit breakfasts! Hope you enjoy them!
Have you noticed that on Pesach there are no breakfast shortcuts? No cereal with milk, no quick toast with butter, no granola or danishes to quickly scarf down. You end up having no choice but to eat real food. I know… life can be hard on Pesach, LOL!
Introducing… fruit breakfasts!
I have been totally obsessed with fruit for breakfast in the form of smoothies and fruit salads for a long time now. They are a totally satisfying meal, healthy, cleansing, and delicious. The best thing about them is that they give you a ton of energy while leaving you feeling light.
I must admit, it’s not usually that easy to get most people on board this healthy habit, but I figured for Pesach, I may as well share these with you. It’s the perfect time to end the enslavement to food that makes you feel heavy and lethargic for the rest of the day and begin something new and better.
I have been totally obsessed with fruit for breakfast in the form of smoothies and fruit salads for a long time now. They are a totally satisfying meal, healthy, cleansing, and delicious.
Fruit for breakfast is the key to real health. The reason for this is because at night, your body works on digesting all of the food you ate during the day and moving it down your 23 foot long pipeline (small intestine is about 18 feet long and the large intestine is 5-6 feet long). Then, between 4am and noon, the body focuses on moving all the digestive waste out the pipeline.
So, between the time you wake up until about 12pm, you are in elimination mode, for which light, cleansing food is best. If we eat processed food or hard to digest food for breakfast, elimination is less likely to happen. And this is how people become more and more constipated over time, which leads to bloating, weight gain, lowered energy, and a lowered immune system.
Fruit is by nature a mover and a laxative. But only on an empty stomach. When we eat fruit in the morning, it aids in the elimination process while also nourishing you at the same time.
What could be better? 😊
The following recipes are true and tried originals. Hope you enjoy them!
AWESOME AND FILLING FRUIT SALAD, serves 4
4 ripe bananas
3 ripe peaches, nectarines, or kiwis
6 chopped dates
1 mango (or orange)
Any other seasonal fruit of your choice
1 teaspoon raw organic honey
1 cup strawberries (or any berries, can be dried too)
½ cup coconut flakes
½ cup soaked almonds (soaked in water for 4 hours, then drained)
Chop all fruit and combine with the rest of the ingredients in a bowl.
MY FAVORITE FRUIT SALAD, serves 2
4 bananas, sliced
2 avocados, diced
3 oranges, cubed
Slice, dice, and cube and pour into two bowls.
FRUIT CEREAL, serves 2
1 banana sliced
2 apples, grated
1/3 cup almonds (soaked in water for 4 hours, then rinsed and drained), ground in food processor
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 tsp honey
1/2 cup chopped dates 1
1/4 cup almond milk or apple juice
ASSEMBLE. Combine fruit and nuts. Top with coconut, honey, and dates. Place in a bowl and pour almond milk or apple juice on top.
STARTER SMOOTHIE, serves 1-2
1 orange, peeled and squared
1½ cups water
2 dates, pitted
2 TBS coconut oil
1 banana
1½ cup frozen fruit of your choice
½ cup spinach (optional)
Blend on high for 1 minute
BERRY BLAST SMOOTHIE, serves 1-2
1 cup water
½ cup almond butter
1 orange, peeled
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1 banana
2 tablespoons coconut oil, optional
Dash of cinnamon
Blend on high for 1 minute
