Hi guys we are talking granola dust
and if you don't know what that is, this is a homemade cereal that is delicious and nutritious and gorgeous
before we crack on with that, this is mission control, we're just renting a studio for a couple of years
in an old warehouse so this is all the team here, food team, nutrition team, all the gang
they're lovely
as you know we've been talking about sugar a lot, lately and there's 2 things in sugar
that really really
#!$%
me off
okay
aaand
that is drinking your carbs, so sugary sweet and drinks
has gone bonkers and we've kind of talked about that
it's the single largest source of sugar in British teenagers and kids
problem
and in cereals
most cereals are riddled with sugar
you can have health claims like high in fibre, high in iron, high in this, high in that
and still have it riddled with sugar
granola dust, which is in my new book 'Everyday Superfoods'
this is granola dust, I went to my nutrition team and I say right girls
give me the kind of matrix of what would make you gang really really happy
and then I'll turn it into a recipe that services my need for something like this for breakfast
come down hereee
come baby come
baby baby come
Ok we have 1 kilo of porridge oats
it's one of the only foods that can lower cholesterol
and cholesterol is a massive problem in health, these have beta-glucans in it
which help lower that
these are the iron cut big ones, right
and they release their energy a lot slower
keep you fuller for longer
we've also got 250 grams of nuts
so we got a lovely little mixture here of Brazil nuts, hazel nuts, walnuts and seeds
there's 100 grams of seeds in here as well
nuts and seeds, a little handful a day lowers your chance of heart disease by 50%
big big time important
really good for your nervous system
yaaay!
250 grams of dried fruit, now these might be dried but they still count towards one of your 5 fruit and veg a day
so like your fruit, mix it up, when they're dried you get you know concentrated flavours
sourness and sweetness
there is no added sugar to this granola dust okay
also in here we have a tablespoon of ground coffee, it's going to be very subtle in this
so don't worry it's not a strong flavour
but also I just had an incredible meeting a few weeks back
with 2 of the best liver experts in Britain
and the research coming through for coffee being an amazing thing for your liver health
is really strong, liver loves coffee, so good thing
cocoa is obviously made out of the cocoa bean
it's a bean so that's telling you it's a good thing
and of course we always think of chocolate being unhealthy
but that's when it's loaded with loads of sugar and other sorts of fats and stuff
it's very healthy and it's a great flavour
and we love it
we are going to dump all of this into a food processor
you can do it in a few batches if you want
we're gonna go in with a zest of 1 orange
i toasted these proddige oat seeds and nuts for about 10-15 minutes at 180 degrees
basically intensifies the flavour
throw a load of this in here
the point of this is that you make a batch, it should last you a couple of weeks or a month
3 tablespoons of cocoa going in and 1 heaped tablespoon coffee goes in
we will force it in
YEAH!
can you see what's happening?
okay
so you thought I wasn't going to be able to do that didn't you
you thought he's ramming way too much in there
look what I achieved through persisting
granola dust, it's a beautiful thing
it's really lovely to put it in a big old jar
I'm gonna pour granola dust on the granola dust recipe
and that is my rant on cereals because I think the truth is most cereals are rubbish
full of sugar
this is very healthy but it's not a perfectly balanced breakfast yet
a couple of heaped tablespoons of granola dust
we need to add protein
a little bit of milk, you can add a little bit of yoghurt
fresh fruit to get your proper contribution
that is balanced, I can eat it
very nice
next time you're feeling a little bit vulnerable and lonely
make some granola dust
take back control
do something around the principles of filling your body with the good stuff
that's it guys, granola dust, it's great, have a little go
my family including my 5 year old all the way up, love it
every single one of them
durda durda
I ain't afraid of no toast
whooo!