Hormone Balancing Breakfast Bowl

Written By McCauley Tawpash

This breakfast has been a staple for me during the winter months. It’s packed with protein, healthy fats, and fiber to keep you full and satiated!  Eating a breakfast high in protein is essential for supporting healthy hormones! 

Protein is a building block for hormones!

Benefits of eating enough protein:

  • Supports blood sugar regulation

  • Moderates appetite hormones like ghrelin and leptin

  • Aids in the production of growth hormones essential for metabolism

  • Balances sex hormones like estrogen and testosterone, which impacts fertility

  • Helps moderate cortisol, the stress hormone

  • Protein is also important for building and maintaining muscle mass and bone health.

  • Eating enough protein also helps us feel satiated giving us steady energy throughout the day.

When we don’t eat enough, our body goes into a state of stress which then spikes cortisol. Cortisol levels rise in the morning and then decline throughout the day, but when we skip breakfast, cortisol levels can remain elevated for longer.

Skipping breakfast negatively impacts blood sugar. Blood sugar levels are regulated by insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas. After a meal, insulin is released to help the body absorb glucose and store it as energy. But when we skip breakfast, our blood sugar levels remain low, which can lead to fatigue, brain food, shakiness, irritability, and hormone dysregulation.

This is why it's essential to start your day with a protein-packed breakfast! 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup greek yogurt 

  • 1 scoop vanilla collagen protein or protein powder, I like this brand 

  • 1 Tbsp tahini

  • 1-2 Tbsp bee pollen 

  • 1 handful of blackberries

  • 1/3 cup stewed apples 

For the Stewed apples

  • 1 apple, chopped, I like honey crisp

  • 1 tbsp butter or ghee 

  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon 

  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg 

  • 1/4 tsp cardamom 

Method 

First, make the stewed apples by adding the chopped apples to a saucepan with butter and cook for 5-10 minutes over low heat. Stirring occasionally to make sure the butter doesn't burn. Then add the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom and continue cooking over low heat for another 5-10 minutes or until the apples are soft. Remove from heat and set aside. 

Add Greek yogurt to a bowl and mix in collagen protein until well incorporated. Add tahini, blackberries, bee pollen, and stewed apples, and enjoy!

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