#1: Porridge

Porridge is a great way to start the day, especially if you’re planning on having it right after a fasted workout.

Estimated meal price: €4.50

Below find instructions and ingredients for a recipe that falls part of a three meal a day plan for a person consuming 2,000 calories per day (that means each meal is roughly 650 calories).

Instructions

First measure around 50 g of whole grain steel cut oats (€0.12) and place them in a cooking pot with 1 tsp of cinnamon.

Add 60 g blueberries (€0.70), 30 g walnuts (€0.92), 180 g apple, diced (€0.48) and 200 ml of Alpro unsweetened unroasted almond milk (€0.45).

Cook on low heat.

Add 1 scoop of Optimum Nutrition, Gold Standard Pure Unflavoured Whey (€1.83) and add water to the consistency of your preference.

Keep stirring the pot.

When the desired consistency is reached, turn of the heat and eat warm.

Nutritional Information

665 calories:

  • 37g protein

  • 60g carbohydrates

  • 28g fat

Calorie Breakdown

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Gianluca is a certified and registered specialist in exercise and nutrition science. He is also a journalist and avid researcher on a mission to find the healthiest lifestyle, even while living on the fattest island in Europe.

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