Porridge is one of my favourites foods. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner – basically anytime! I love the unlimited number of combinations for toppings, the cosiness of it and how filling it is. Now chocolate porridge is even better. This is a simple recipe, born out of my craving for something tasty to eat after a run and not having much food in the house. I hope you enjoy it. This porridge provides you with good sources of: Fibre Protein Vitamin C Vitamin E Calcium See my post on the health benefits of oats. What toppings do you like on your porridge?
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Recipe: Chocolate Orange Bites
Happy World Chocolate Day! It doesn’t take much to encourage me to celebrate all things chocolate. I’m definitely more of a sweet rather than savoury person. Throughout history, cocoa has long been considered as having medicinal properties. It was even reportedly named “food of the gods” by scientist Carl Linnaeus in 1753 (1). I think I’d have to agree with him there! It’s the cocoa in chocolate that is the beneficial ingredient, due to the cocoa being rich in plant chemicals called flavanols. Therefore, choosing a high quality, dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa content is best. There is moderate evidence that flavanol-rich chocolate and cocoa products may slightly…
