They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so why not get a healthy start with this blackberry chia breakfast bowl. From Jill of A Better Happier St. Sebastian and featured on the Free People blog, the recipe contains ingredients like almond milk (or another non-dairy milk), banana, bee pollen, blackberries, chia seeds, greek yogurt and honey.
Chia seeds are an excellent source of protein, healthy Omega-3 fatty acids and calcium and also have anti-inflammatory properties. Greek yogurt is full of protein too, while the banana and bee pollen give you an energy boost. Blackberries are rich in vitamin C and have one of the highest antioxidant content of all fruits. Honey is anti-bacterial and sweetens naturally.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Health-boosting Breakfast Dishes
- New recipes are being developed for breakfast bowls to promote health benefits.
- Functional Foods
- Ingredients are being combined in innovative ways to maximize health benefits.
- Non-dairy Alternatives
- As more people are discovering food intolerances or allergies, non-dairy substitutes for milk are being used more frequently in recipes.
Sectors Adopting This
- Food and Beverage
- The food and beverage industry has many opportunities to create and market new functional foods and breakfast dishes.
- Health and Wellness
- The health and wellness industry can use this trend to promote the nutritional benefits of these recipes and ingredients.
- Agriculture
- The agricultural industry has a role in promoting and supplying the ingredients used in these functional food recipes.
