6-Flavor Slimming Breakfast Sundae

By Hollywood

Ayurveda is all about balance, and this breakfast parfait is the perfect balance of key flavors – sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent, and astringent. The first four are quite common, but ayurvedic medicine also considers pungent and astringent tastes very important to treat cravings in a healthy way. Making sure all 6 flavors are incorporated into every meal helps to ensure brain signals are adequately met and you’re left feeling satisfied.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup of oats
• 1/4 cup freshly ground flax seeds
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 20 crushed almonds
• 2 tbsp raisins, chopped dates or prunes.
• 1 1/2 cup 2% yogurt
• 1 banana sliced
• 1 cup berries, frozen or fresh if in season (blackberries, blueberries, or raspberries)
• Mint for garnish
• Pinch of ginger & salt

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the dry ingredients together.

Use 2 parfait glasses or your favorite see-through cups.

Layer 2 tablespoons, each of yogurt, dry ingredients mixture, bananas and berries.

Repeat layers until glass or cup is full.

Garnish, with mint, add a pinch of ginger & salt.