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Super Food Cereal

February 11, 2013 By Vanessa Romero 40 Comments

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In my experience, the meal that seems to give folks the most problem, when eschewing grains and reducing their carbohydrate intake, is breakfast. At first, especially if one has just been enlightened on the truth about saturated fat and cholesterol, eggs and bacon become a morning staple. Then the novelty wears off and the need for variety creeps in.

Enter today's healthy recipe for Super Food Cereal, made with coconut flakes, sliced almonds, chia seeds, hemp seeds, cacao nibs and wild blueberries. Each of these ingredients are superstars when it comes to nutrient density and the nutrition they provide.

However, before I get to sharing this recipe, there is one caveat, while this recipe meets all my healthy requirements, grain-free, sugar-free, dairy-free and low-carb, it is also a “little” low in protein for my liking. We can negate this and still enjoy the variety it brings to our morning meal, by making this the star and accompanying it with perhaps a side of homemade sausage or really any protein you prefer. I never tire of eggs, so that is usually what I have on the side.

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Super Food Cereal

Prep Time: 1 minute

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Yield: 1 Serving

Super Food Cereal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 oz. Raw Cacao Nibs
  • 1/2 oz. Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
  • 1/2 oz. Chia Seeds
  • 1/2 oz. Sliced Almonds
  • 1/2 oz. Hemp Seeds
  • 1 oz. Wild Blueberries
  • Unsweetened Almond Milk
  • Vanilla Stevia

Directions

  1. Place a cereal-sized bowl on kitchen scale and measure out ingredients.
  2. Add unsweetened almond milk and a few drops of stevia.
  3. Let soak for 5 minutes, top with blueberries and enjoy!
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After experiencing significant adrenal fatigue in 2008, Vanessa left her career as a personal trainer and nutrition coach to focus on healing in mind, body, and spirit. During the recovery process, at the insistence of her handsome husband Tom, she started Healthy Living How To as a way to continue to positively influence the health of others.

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Comments

  1. Eric Gossick says

    February 11, 2013 at 2:16 pm CDT

    Just posted this breakfast idea for my Crossfit clients and for those who follow a paleo meal plan. So many people get stuck in a box when thinking about breakfast food. This is a new fresh approach! Love it….thanks.

    Reply
    • HealthyLivingHowTo says

      February 11, 2013 at 5:38 pm CDT

      You are most welcome!

      Reply
  2. Becky @ Becky's Place says

    February 12, 2013 at 9:05 am CDT

    Though I have never tired of eggs either, this looks good. Love your kitty’s reach – one of our 2 boys (who look just like yours) would be at the table behaving the same way, too. Ha, ha, cute! Kitty knows good food.

    Reply
  3. Karen says

    February 12, 2013 at 9:27 am CDT

    No matter how long I have been doing Paleo I still find that I miss cereal frequently. This looks like a good alternative for the occasional switch-up. Luckily I am too lazy to bake or I would be making cookies and muffins and cakes, pancakes (Paleo Style) all the time.

    Reply
  4. Vicki says

    February 12, 2013 at 12:42 pm CDT

    How about adding a spoonful of gelatin as well?

    Reply
    • HealthyLivingHowTo says

      February 12, 2013 at 3:20 pm CDT

      Go for it! 🙂

      Reply
  5. ronnie says

    February 12, 2013 at 2:18 pm CDT

    Could you use unsweetened Vanilla Soy milk?

    Reply
    • HealthyLivingHowTo says

      February 12, 2013 at 3:19 pm CDT

      Hi Ronnie. Thank you for your readership. You are always free to modify as you see fit, however I don’t recommend soy products. Confused About Soy?–Soy Dangers Summarized

      Reply
  6. Katharine says

    February 15, 2013 at 7:10 am CDT

    This sounds great! Could you please offer approximate measurements for those of us who don’t have kitchen scales? I know it won’t be exact. Thank you!

    Reply
    • HealthyLivingHowTo says

      February 15, 2013 at 1:13 pm CDT

      Sure, about 2 Tbsp. of everything but the chia seeds, for that I would use 1 Tbsp. Hope that helps.

      Reply
      • Katharine says

        February 15, 2013 at 4:01 pm CDT

        Thank you so much! That totally helps. 🙂

        Reply
  7. Melissa says

    March 7, 2013 at 1:16 pm CDT

    Love, love, LOVE this recipe! I miss cereal. So, this was a real treat and easy to throw together. Too, I can tell that my energy is sustained throughout the day. So nice! Thank you!!!

    Reply
  8. Dita MacDonald MI/FL says

    March 14, 2013 at 1:40 pm CDT

    Another great idea for cereal. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  9. Kathy Miller says

    May 2, 2013 at 7:23 am CDT

    Vanessa, I love this “cereal”. Did not have cocoa nibs, so I added chocolate dynamic greens. It was awesome!! Thank you for posting!!

    Reply
  10. Kristin W. says

    August 1, 2013 at 9:21 am CDT

    So trying this!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the cat stealing your breakfast!!!

    Reply
  11. Merle says

    September 7, 2013 at 3:16 pm CDT

    Love this – wish u had a Pin widget for Pinterest

    Reply
    • HealthyLivingHowTo says

      September 9, 2013 at 11:28 am CDT

      Merle, at the bottom of every post is a sharing bar with a Pinterest pin.

      Reply
      • merle says

        September 9, 2013 at 3:29 pm CDT

        Thanks! I see it now… Didn’t show up on my iPad for some reason??
        I pinned it 🙂

        Reply
  12. Brenna says

    September 25, 2013 at 8:09 am CDT

    Chop up some protein pancakes (egg whites and protein powder) & throw them in for a great addition!

    Reply
  13. Jennifer says

    November 4, 2013 at 8:20 pm CDT

    This looks fantastic – thanks! One trick I use to increase my protein levels with “cereal” is to add some egg protein powder (sweetened with stevia) to my coconut milk before pouring it into the bowl. I just put the milk and powder in a small jar that fits on my blender and give it a quick buzz.

    Reply
  14. Christa says

    January 12, 2014 at 11:55 am CDT

    The amazon link goes to “hemp powder” instead of seeds. Is it okay to substitute and is the measurement the same?

    Reply
    • Vanessa Romero says

      January 12, 2014 at 12:30 pm CDT

      Thank you Christa — no we want to use hemp seeds not the powder. Enjoy!

      Reply
  15. Karen says

    January 12, 2014 at 1:35 pm CDT

    For a variety of fruit, would you recommend dried fruits such as cranberries,etc.?

    Reply
    • Vanessa Romero says

      January 12, 2014 at 1:49 pm CDT

      I would stick with fresh fruits not dried. The dried are like little sugar bombs. lol

      Reply
  16. Sara says

    January 14, 2014 at 11:19 pm CDT

    Looks tasty! I’ve never tried hemp seeds before, I’ll have to look into those. Could they also possibly be replaced with flaxseed/flax meal?

    Reply
    • Vanessa Romero says

      January 15, 2014 at 8:19 pm CDT

      You wouldn’t want to use whole flax seeds the flaxseed meal will make it thick.

      Reply
  17. Sheila says

    March 23, 2014 at 12:51 pm CDT

    Just made this for my breakfast. Yum! I used homemade plain kefir in place of the almond milk and it was delicious.

    Reply
  18. Chris says

    March 23, 2014 at 6:10 pm CDT

    Thanks for the recipe. I love your website! Do you happen to have the nutritional breakdown for this?

    Reply
    • Vanessa Romero says

      March 24, 2014 at 6:44 am CDT

      I do not. You can run your ingredients through an online calculator like http://www.fitday.com

      Reply
  19. Erin says

    March 26, 2014 at 10:15 am CDT

    i toasted the nuts and coconut and it was so good!! really awesome idea! love it!

    Reply
    • Vanessa Romero says

      March 27, 2014 at 8:02 am CDT

      Yum!

      Reply
  20. Julia says

    March 8, 2015 at 12:25 pm CDT

    with exception to the milk and blueberries can I make a larger batch at one time for convenience and store in the fridge?

    Reply
    • Vanessa Romero says

      March 8, 2015 at 8:02 pm CDT

      Sure!

      Reply
  21. Kelly says

    October 5, 2016 at 6:49 pm CDT

    Great recipe!, something different to eat beside eggs.

    Reply
  22. Neha says

    March 10, 2017 at 4:03 am CDT

    My mother-in-law love this. Thanks for sharing this blog. Very helpful for me.

    Reply
  23. Robin says

    June 6, 2017 at 9:57 am CDT

    This is so delicious! Thanks for sharing a low carb recipe for breakfast! I tried the full recipe first, then decided to 1/2 the amount of cacao nibs as it was a little bitter.

    Reply

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