This is going to sound unreal but I don't like eating fruit.
Am I alone in feeling this way?
For years my mother, God bless her, tried to make sure I got my five a day. The best route she discovered, was to make fruit dessert and lay a slab of ice cream on top. It worked but it wasn't the solution for everyday fruit consumption.
Fruit introduced individually, say in a lunchbox just got ignored and grew old until it was eventually placed in the bin. Either that or swapped for a packet of crisps with another kid. As the years passed my sweet tooth got worse and when I lived on my own for a while I didn't bother with buying fruit as it went off so fast. If I wanted any I'd buy frozen fruit and defrost as I needed it.
Decades later I am finally facing up to the damage a fruitless life has caused to an OK body and I'm trying to eat right.
OK - the tip I offer today is to get your five a day in one hit and first thing in the morning.
Here is my solution - stick with me to the end on this one, OK?
Step one: place porridge and water in a glass jug and set for say 3 minutes 30 seconds in the microwave
Step two: gather your fruit and while the porridge is in the microwave prepare your fruit, slicing it up into small pieces of easy eatable sizes.
Step 3: when the porridge is cooked add the prepared fruit to it and pour a generous portion of honey into the bowl, say a dessertspoonful.
Step 4: sprinkle a generous helping of cinnamon on top of the contents of the jug and mix the lot thoroughly. This has the effect of speeding up the cooling.
For fruit, I have included: a sliced banana, apple, orange (no pips), a pear and 4 dried prunes,
The dried prunes are important for clearing your intestines of any bits of food that may cling to their sides as the food works its way through your body. Click here to read about more benefits of dried prunes.
This is a filling meal and a good way to start your day. It should leave you feeling full until noon and delivers the five a day that your body needs. Honey contains natural sugar but its presence enables me to eat much more fruit than if it wasn't mixed in.
Cinnamon is very good for you - click here to find out more on its health benefits
