How to make a super-foods breakfast

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Hi, I'm Sophie Uliano, author of the "Gorgeously Green" book series. And today, I want to talk to you a little bit about super-foods, what are super-foods, and how to incorporate them into your diet. And really, the best way, I think, is at breakfast time, because all of these super-foods work really well in breakfast foods, and then you get your super-foods for the day. Now, super-foods are called super-foods because they have a super duper amount of antioxidants and nutrients in very, very concentrated form in them. And, almost all of them come from the Amazonian rain forest. So, let's take a look at some of my favorites here, and, as I said, ones that are really easy to incorporate into your breakfast food. So, the first is cacao nibs. Now, this is a personal favorite. Cacao, it obviously comes from the cacao bean, which eventually gets made into chocolate or to cocoa. And, the nibs are from the actual bean, and they're crunchy, they're like little tiny crunchy nuts, and they're absolutely delicious. Often, they're blended with a little bit of sugar as well. Really yummy. These, you can sprinkle on some oatmeal, you can even sprinkle on a little bit of cereal. Delicious. Now, the next one is maca powder. And, maca powder is a really incredible Peruvian nutrient, its been used in Peru for thousands of years. And, it has very many health benefits, not least of all are the fact that it's incredibly good for your hormonal and endocrine system. So, if you have got any kind of hormonal issues, you should absolutely be taking this. And, it's great for libido, and it also gives you a lot of energy. And so, maca powder, you can't really take too much, don't worry and think, "How much, exactly, do I need to take?" A teaspoon in your oatmeal or in a smoothie is a fantastic way to take maca. Now, the next one is, you'll find that there are lots of nuts and berries which are classed as super-foods, or you can buy in the super-food section of a health food store. And, they'll be different blends. In this blend here, I have predominantly goji berries, and goji berries are very, very high in nutrients. They're like hard, chewy, red, raisins. And, they don't taste of that much, but they're really great. Again, absolutely add them to oatmeal. I also have something called Hunza raisins in here. Again, higher in nutrients than a regular raisin, add to your oatmeal. Here I have cacao powder, obviously from the cacao bean as well. This you can make into hot chocolate, and I really recommend using this instead of regular hot chocolate. It's not sweet, so you'll put it in your mug, you may add a little bit of raw honey or raw agave syrup, and then your milk or hot nut milk, and it makes a really healthy, beautiful hot chocolate, and it has a lot of magnesium in it. And then, I have here some Incan berries, which, as you can imagine, Incan, they come from Peru, and they're chewy, and very, very sweet, absolutely delicious. Just have a handful of them, or throw them on your cereal or your oatmeal. And then, finally, the super-food that I take absolutely every day, come what may, is greens. Now, greens blends, "greens blends" from a health food store will include all manner of sea and land vegetables. So, you'll get everything from chlorophyll to seaweeds to every green vegetable you can imagine, and then grasses like barley grass and wheatgrass, all of those things which sound and often taste absolutely disgusting. But, if you buy them in a blend like this, you just add a teaspoon. Always start with a teaspoon, and then work your way up to a smoothie full of fruits, and then you'll just lose the taste completely. So, super-foods, where do you get them? Well, you can go to TheSuperFoodCo.co.uk, fantastic website that sells all of these super-foods. Or, you may well find them in your local health store as well. Try to start introducing some of them into your diet, and you'll really feel a difference. So, for more tips, tricks, recipes, and projects, please come and visit me at my website.