When a patient first comes into the clinic, as well as asking about their primary complaint, we ask other general questions about their health to build up an overall health profile for that person. This helps us to treat in a truly holistic way.

One of the questions we ask is if a person is eating well and do they eat a good breakfast? It is surprising how often someone will come in feeling low in energy, or finding it tough to get through the day and then we discover that they never eat any breakfast, or at most grab a coffee and a pastry on their way into work!

We appreciate that it can be hard to find time in the mornings to make a full breakfast, but it really is the most important meal of the day. So, following on from yesterday’s 5 a day post, we have a delicious, easy to make and most importantly quick breakfast smoothie recipe to help give you a good start to your day.

The recipe serves 2 people. Put 2 bananas, a mug of rolled porridge oats and 4 dates into a blender. Add enough oatmilk to bring the mixture level to 1 and a quarter pints, and then add a quarter pint of blueberry juice to bring the total level to a pint and a half. Blend for 2-3 minutes, then serve and enjoy.

You will be amazed how much better you’ll feel, and the energy from the smoothie should keep you going right up to lunchtime.

Tags: breakfast, smoothie