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Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bowl with Clementine, Chia, Almonds and Cranberries

Thick Greek yogurt topped with juicy clementine segments, chia seeds, almonds, hazelnuts and a few dried cranberries. A no-cook breakfast with 27g of protein, ready in 5 minutes.

Breakfast

5

Serves 1

A speckled ceramic bowl of thick Greek yogurt topped with clementine segments, a band of chia seeds, whole almonds, hazelnuts and dried cranberries on a linen cloth

Ingredients

  • 200g/7oz 0% fat Greek yogurt (a scant 1 cup)
  • 2 clementines or satsumas, peeled and separated into segments (about 120g/4oz peeled)
  • 1 tbsp (12g) chia seeds
  • 10g/⅓oz whole almonds (about 8)
  • 10g/⅓oz hazelnuts (about 7)
  • 1 tbsp (10g) dried cranberries

Method

  1. Spoon the yogurt into a bowl and smooth the top.
  2. Arrange the clementine segments along one side, then sprinkle the chia seeds in a line next to them.
  3. Scatter over the almonds, hazelnuts and cranberries and eat straight away, or leave for 5 minutes if you like the chia seeds slightly softened.

Why it works

A bowl gives you about 27g of protein and 9g of fibre for 389 calories, most of the protein from the Greek yogurt.

Greek or Greek style? Strained Greek yogurt has about 10g of protein per 100g. Many "Greek style" yogurts are made differently, often without straining, and can have about half that protein and more fat. Either works in this bowl, but the nutrition figures are for 0% fat Greek yogurt.

Why it is tagged for testosterone. A high-protein breakfast helps you reach your daily protein target, which matters if you train, and almonds and hazelnuts add healthy fats. Chia seeds add fibre and plant omega-3 fats.

Why it is tagged for blood sugar. With 30g of carbohydrate and plenty of protein, fat and fibre, this breakfast is less likely to cause a sharp rise in blood sugar than cereal with milk. Dried cranberries are usually sweetened with sugar, so we keep them to a tablespoon.

Contains milk and nuts (almonds, hazelnuts). Free from gluten, eggs and soya as written. Swap the clementines for any fruit you have, such as berries, kiwi or a sliced apple. For a warm high-protein breakfast, try the protein porridge with raspberries and almonds.