Strawberry, Blueberry and Almond Paleo Cereal

This paleo cereal is gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, soy free, and sugar-free! The sugar in the fruit occurs naturally.

Sugar, in every form, is a simple carbohydrate that the body converts into glucose and uses for energy. The types of sugar are either natural or refined. Which one you eat depends on the effect it has on your body and your overall health. In my paleo cereal recipe, you are eating natural occurring sugar, not added table sugar. Natural sugars are found in fruit as fructose. Natural sugars are also found in dairy products. Refined sugar comes from sugar cane or sugar beets, these are highly processed. 

Crackers, flavored yogurt, tomato sauce, salad dressing, cereals and beverages all have added chemically produced sugar (refined sugar) from food manufacturers. The most common added sugar to foods is high-fructose corn syrup. Low-fat foods typically have the most added refined sugar. Food manufacturers use high-fructose corn syrup because it is less expensive. If you buy anything with a label READ THE LABEL! You will be amazed as to how many products have high-fructose corn syrup in them. Click here for the reasons NOT to ever buy anything that has high fructose corn syrup in it.

In a nut-shell, the sugars in fruit are natural. They will not make you fat or gain weight unless you are eating your fruit with a highly processed food, drinking too much alcohol, chips, cookies, candy and pasta. If you are consistent with your exercise, eating clean, live a healthy lifestyle, getting plenty of rest and drinking enough water every day then go ahead and eat your fruit and enjoy it! I Love fruit.

INGREDIENTS:

Serves 1
1 small-medium banana, sliced
1/4 cup strawberries, sliced
1/4 cup blueberries
1/4 of a cup of full-fat coconut milk
5 raw, salt-free almonds, chopped into small pieces (or kept whole like in my picture above)
3 raw, salt-free walnuts chopped into small pieces (or nuts of choice)
1 stevia
dash of cinnamon (optional)

STEPS:

1) Slice up bananas and strawberries. Place in a bowl with blueberries and nuts. 

2) Pour coconut milk over the fruit then sprinkle with stevia and cinnamon. Enjoy!

If you are concerned about calories here is the breakdown...

1 small banana= 75 calories

1/4 cup strawberries=13 calories

1/4 cup blueberries=21 calories

1/4 cup full-fat coconut milk=120 calories

5 raw almonds=35 calories

3 walnuts=60 calories

Total calories= 324

**Want a little extra protein? Eat a hard-boiled egg on the side. This meal is packed with nutrition!

**Feel free to add chia seeds, more nuts, mango, pineapple. Anything!