If you are looking for an easy breakfast recipe that you can prep ahead of time with little time WHILE supporting your digestion and helping your body balance hormones?? Oh and tastes amazing?!!?! This is it!
These Digestive Berry Chia Parfaits are so easy to make! So versatile to use what berries you have and will keep you energized all morning without the blood sugar crash!
This gives you 35g of protein when you use a high-protein Greek yogurt plus a good source of omega-3 fats, fiber, antioxidants, and magnesium which supports the gut and hormone axis connection (if you want to learn more about how the digestive system and hormone system communicate click here to read the full blog post).
Also, Chia Seeds also can help gently regulate the levels of estrogen, progesterone, and other hormones in the body.
Digestive Berry Chia Parfait Jars
These jars are easy to assemble, are packed with protein, and you can take the base recipe and make it your own but using different fruits, yogurts, and milk-based on what you have in your home.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweeted milk
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- 2 medium bananas
- 1 cup nuts or seeds or choice, chopped
- 1/4 cup hemp seeds
- 1 cup berries of choice
- 1 cup yogurt of choice I used high protein greek yogurt
Instructions
- Mix milk, chia seeds & cinnamon in a bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes or until the milk has become a thick jelly. Transfer into jars.
- Next add yogurt, and banana to the milk/chia seed layer. Then add nuts followed by hemp hearts. Top with berries and enjoy! Jo
- Note - if you have a digestive disease & nuts are not an option double your hemp seeds instead of adding chopped nuts.
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Notes
stores great in air-tight sealed container for one-week