Nurse Fuel.

Do you skip breakfast before a morning shift, or grab a slice of plain toast as it flies out of the toaster to munch on the drive in? Me, too. This often results in the mid-morning DONK when your energy falls to zero and you get the fine-motor colly-wobbles. Well, you know how to fix that don’t you. Here is my own favourite recipe for Bircher Muesli. A filling and nutritious Nurse Fuel that you can have hot in winter and cold in summer and only takes a few extra minutes to transfer to your tank. Bircher Muesli was first introduced in hospitals in the 1900’s by a Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner. It was based on a meal that the had been served whilst hiking in the Swiss Alps, and he thought it might provide a good source of fresh fruit for his patients. My own version of Bircher Muesli is stupidly simple to make. I have listed the ingredients below, but the amount if each is totally up to you. Ingredients: Dry Rolled Oats. I use Uncle Toby’s quick oats. Low Fat Natural Yogurt. You can use one of the popular flavoured yogurts if you prefer but that packs in the calories. Milk. Full cream or low fat, your call. Sultanas. Finely chopped apple. Green apples are best. Some recipes suggest grating the apple, but I like chunks of food in my muesli (for the extra mouth textures). Blueberries. An essential ingredient. Unless you have an anaphalactoid reaction to blueberries. Banana. Don’t use overly ripe or really green ones. You want them to add just a hint of sweetn...
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