Warm, rustic, and nourishing, this creamy oatmeal sticks to your ribs. This warming winter breakfast will feel comforting in your tummy, while satiating your appetite all the way to lunchtime.
How to Make Cinnamon Oatmeal with Almonds & Milk .
SERVINGS: 1
COOK TIME: 10 MINUTES SKILL LEVEL: EASY MEAL: BREAKFAST STYLE: AYURVEDIC PREPARATION: BOILED EAT IN: AUTUMN-WINTER FOR OCCASION: ON-THE-MEND
SKILL LEVEL: EASY
INGREDIENTS
2 tbsp ALMONDS
1/4 tsp CARDAMOM 1/4 tsp CINNAMON 1 tsp GHEE 1 tsp MAPLE SYRUP 1 c MILK 1/3 c OATS / OATMEAL
PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE 1. Soak the almonds overnight and peel them in the morning. Blend in a coffee grinder with oatmeal. 2. Place oatmeal mix and all ingredients from the list above in a pot. Use double or triple the quantity of milk depending upon level of dryness in the body. If you have difficulty digesting milk substitute almond milk instead. 3. Bring to a boil stirring constantly. Lower heat to a simmer and cook until soft. Garnish with a pinch of cinnamon.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness? CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Warm, rustic, and nourishing, this creamy oatmeal sticks to your ribs. This warming winter breakfast will feel comforting in your tummy, while satiating your appetite all the way to lunchtime.
Easy to Digest
Oats are an ideal breakfast grain because it is easier to digest than wheat or corn. Milk is heavy for digestion. Two powerful herbs, cinnamon and cardamom, are combined with the milk to make it lighter and less mucus forming. We chose almonds to supply proteins because they are also sattvic, helping to create a spiritual state of mind.
Cereal & Milk
Most Americans who eat their morning cereal with cold milk would be shocked to discover that milk with grains is generally a bad food combination. The milk curdles almost instantly in the stomach forming a greasy, indigestible coating over the cereal grains. When cooked together, however, the mixture becomes homogeneous and more digestible.
An ancient Ayurvedic text called 'Ashtanga Hrdayam' recommends hot cereals with milk. Hot cereals with milk 'oleate' the body, making it soft and supple. A mixture of fats and carbohydrates, hot cereals with milk sweeten the blood, making it more dense. Sweet blood helps coat dry membranes with mucus, lubricating the nasal passages, lungs, and digestive tract including the colon.
Robust & Replenished
In the winter, thin, deficient Vata people have trouble keeping warm. Their naturally high metabolism burns off any stored energy. To replenish, Vata people should select a digestible breakfast that 'sticks to the ribs.' In Ayurveda, recipes that stick to the ribs build ojas, which is well-formed, well-nourished tissue.
Proteins are an important part of the alchemy in Oatmeal with Milk and Almonds. They build stamina and ojas. Vata people should start every day with adequate proteins.
AYURVEDIC DIET? Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. An Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body type and the specific imbalances you are working with at any given time. Ayurveda shows you your specific body type’s needs and what should be favored in your Ayurvedic menu. Watch as you eat less but feel more satisfied because what you are eating truly nourishes you. Since Ayurveda believes all disease begins in the digestive tract, food is your first medicine. By eating a healthy diet that’s ideal for your body, you experience optimal health.
Herbal Actions of Cinnamon Oatmeal with Almonds & Milk.
GOOEY Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.
EASY Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.
SWEET Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
Digestion:
DIGESTIVE
Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.
Bowel Health:
GENERAL-LAXATIVE
Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.
Energy Vitality: STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
FOODS / HERBS BUILDS-STAMINA Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.
NUTRITIVE An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.
Skin Care & Beauty:
DIAPHORETIC
An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
DEMULCENT Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.
Respiratory-Health: SOOTHES-THROAT Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.
DECONGESTANT
An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes.
Heart & Circulation:
HEMOSTATIC
An herb that stops bleeding.SEE ALL 'HEMOSTATIC' FOODS / HERBS
Weight Loss:
LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR
An herb that lowers blood sugar.
Reproductive Health: GALACTAGOGUE Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis.,
EMMENAGOGUE
Herbs which stimulate menstruation. Emmenagogues are used for scanty menstruation, to relieve menstrual pain, and improve blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus.
Strength, Muscle Health: Antispasmodic
*Recipe from the Joyful Belly.
https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/recipe/Cinnamon-Oatmeal-with-Almonds-Milk/894
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