Granola is one of my favorite things to eat when I’m at home. It is healthy, easy to make and delicious. I use my homemade granola mixture as a topping for my greek yoghurt with fresh, seasonal fruits or plain with milk. Before you buy your granolas at a store, you might consider next time to try this recipe or play around with different ingredients and create your own. Try to use ingredients that you already have at home, therefore you don’t need to spend money on other stuff and you won’t waste food. My recipe is easy and quick, also if stored in an airtight container it should last up to 10 days.

Breakfast is definitely my favorite meal of the day. I just love waking up, feeling fresh and energized and ready for a healthy fuel to start my day right. On vacation it is not always easy to choose the healthy option, especially if you just started to change your lifestyle. I would recommend choosing fresh, local products, minimal processed and definitely stay away from high sugary drinks or lemonades. If you eat at a place where they offer a buffet, try to spot the healthier options. Choose whole wheat instead of white bread, try to include healthy fats from seeds, nuts or avocados and grab a good protein source, like eggs, salmon and yoghurt.

Some mornings are not going as planned and therefore we might think about skipping breakfast, maybe even grabbing an unhealthier snack on our way to work. If you prepare yourself for days like this in advance you can still find a few minutes to make this healthy option. I love a good breakfast smoothie filled with lots of nutrient rich foods such as oats, nuts, soy milk and bananas. This recipe is my go to morning smoothie if I’m on the run or simple don’t feel the need for a bigger meal. My breakfast smoothie is simple and quick if you have frozen bananas in your freezer, soy milk in the fridge and nuts, cacao powder and cinnamon in your cabinets – then there is no excuse to skip your breakfast. Make this smoothie and fill it in a reusable cup and you are good to go.

Peaches are another favorite fruit of mine. Like most orange fruit and vegetables, peaches are abundant in catenoid nutrients, the antioxidants that protect fatty areas of the body – e.g. the liver, skin and heart, including the brain, which is 60 percent. Peaches are rich in potassium, vitamin C and iron. If you haven’t I would recommend adding them into your diet. If you buy peaches at the farmers market or your local grocery store I recommend choosing a fruit which is still firm and only a little bit soft with a yellowish, crem color in-between the red areas and don’t get the one with bruises – they spread quickly.