[Recipes] Launch Your Day STRONG With The Coconut Goji Breakfast Bowl

Spin your breakfast in a new direction and launch your day STRONG with our Coconut Goji Breakfast Bowl — an uber nutritious, explosively delicious upgrade on plain oatmeal.

It’s more than just a boring bowl of oatmeal — it’s a dynamic, relentless food experience. The consistency is MAGICAL, combining the crunch of coconut flakes, creaminess of almond butter, and chewiness of goji berries for a unique crescendo of flavor and texture.

Try it, you’ll just know.

Beyond its chromatic vibrance and massive, multi-layered flavor, the CGBB is a balanced nutritional powerhouse. It’s gushing with potent antioxidants, including vitamin A, beta-carotene, and other carotenoids; laced with healthy fats, courtesy of almond butter and coconut; and packed with fiber and 12g of multi-source protein (fit for vegetarians/vegans).

Whether you’re refueling after a body-blasting workout or kicking off the day with a radiant vengeance, it’s a quick-and-dirty way to fit in a bowl of pure, unadulterated healthy bliss. It whips up in about 2 minutes, 38 seconds with only 4 key power ingredients: oats, goji berries, unsweetened coconut flakes, and almond butter.

And if you want to infuse an extra shot of protein, go crazy and toss in a dollop of Greek yogurt. Or add a tall, frosty protein shake on the side. Whatever tickles your taste buds.

The Coconut Goji Breakfast Bowl — Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup instant oats — steel cut oats work, too, if you have more time. I make it with coconut-almond milk (I like Califia) to add a little extra creaminess.
• 2 tbsp (1 oz.) goji berries — I like Navitas Naturals. They’re MUCH cheaper/oz. on Amazon (sometimes half as expensive). Buy a bag online, you’ll save money.
• 2 tbsp (1 oz.) unsweetened coconut flakes (I like Bob’s)
• 1 tbsp almond butter — peanut butter works as a sub also.
• 1 dash of cinnamon
• 1 dash of salt

The Coconut Goji Breakfast Bowl — Directions:

Total Time: 3 minutes | Servings: 1

• 1. Throw 1/2 cup of instant oats into a bowl, add 1 cup of water (or coconut-almond milk, almond, skim, etc.), and pop it into the microwave for 1 minute 45 seconds.
• 2. Add goji berries, unsweetened shredded coconut, and a dollop of almond butter.
• 3. Dust the entire bowl with cinnamon and a dash of salt.
• 4. Mix and enjoy.

The Coconut Goji Breakfast Bowl — Nutrition:

• Calories — 390
• Total Fat — 15g
• Carbs — 54g
• Fiber — 9.5g
• Protein — 12.5g
• Vitamin A — 140%
• Vitamin C — 20%
• Vitamin E — 25%
• Iron — 17%

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Bryan DiSanto

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Bryan DiSanto is the Owner & Editor-in-Chief of Lean It UP, a Chef from Le Cordon Bleu – Paris, NYU graduate, ex-fat kid, and all-around fitness junkie.

He also contributes to Men's Health Magazine.

When he’s not working on his (or somebody else’s) abs, whipping up Eggocados, or running a Tough Mudder, he’s probably off yelling at a Carolina Panthers game somewhere.

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