Healthy Food Database
A combination of grains (usually oats), dried fruit and nuts or seeds eaten for breakfast, muesli can be made from a number of varying ingredients, and it's just as easy to make your own.
Untoasted muesli is lower in fat and kilojoules, so for those trying to lose a few kilos it is the perfect low GI breakfast.
Category: Grain
In Season:
all year
To Buy:
Buy from supermarkets or health food stores. Don't buy brands with added sugar, excess colours or preservatives. Natural muesli is best.
To Store:
Store in a tightly sealed container in the pantry or fridge.
Tips & Tricks:
Making your own muesli isn't hard, so be creative. Add chopped nuts and dried fruit to a mixture of oats, rolled rye, rolled barley or bran. Add a tablespoon of LSA, yoghurt and some chopped fruit before serving.
Cooking Tips:
A regular serve is about 50 grams, approx 1/2 cup.
For some great recipes, search the recipe database.
Nutrition per 0.5 Cup:
Monosaturated Fat , g:
1.8
Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*
* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.
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