This week I share my homemade muesli recipe - full of lots of goodies and very easy to make. Also trending on the blog is upcoming events and new products on the Nourishing Hub.

1. My Homemade
Muesli + other
Nourishing News
By: Simone Denny

2. My Homemade Muesli
Muesli is a funny thing. Making it is a bit like playing Chinese whispers: you pass on a
recipe but everyone has their own iteration of it and somehow the end product is
always quite different from how it originally started. I actually like this evolution and
I'm always interested to try someone's batch when they tell me they made 'my' muesli.
I struggled with what to call this recipe because in fact my muesli is an evolution of my
Mum's muesli that she made as we were growing up. Her recipe was quite legendary
and also well travelled. During my years of living in the States, London and Hong Kong
my Mum (or any of her friends she could rope in) always arrived with a batch of her
homemade muesli - it was a little piece of home I always savoured.
My version of my Mum's muesli is perhaps a bit more 2014 (in terms of ingredients
and price) but the basic recipe remains the same - i.e. coconut oil replaces olive oil,
pure maple syrup or agave replaces honey (although honey works perfectly well) and
gojis replace raisins etc, etc. I will leave it up to you to choose what you opt in and out
of for this recipe.
Why make your own Muesli
 You can control the sugar! Store bought muesli is notorious for having added
refined sugar, often significant amounts. In this recipe you can use a range of
refined sugar replacements and manage the sweetness to your liking.
 It's cheaper (depending on the ingredients). It might seem expensive when
shopping for the ingredients but one shop does tend to make a huge batch and
probably still works out cheaper than buying it off the shelf.
 Muesli is nutritionally dense, if you want it to be. You can add all kinds of seeds,
nuts, fibre and superfoods.
 It's flexible - you can make nut free varieties by omitting nuts, sugar free by
using rice syrup, or gluten free by replacing the oats with a gluten free
substitute - I encourage you to experiment :)
 My recipe uses oats rather than wheat or corn. Oats are a slower digesting grain
(meaning you feel full longer) and the larger sized oats are low GI (more so than
quick oats).

3. Homemade Muesli Recipe Click Here
Freebie
If you missed it on facebook (don't forget to like us there) this week we gave away
a free copy of the Thermie Living Magazine App. A great magazine for healthy
Thermomix lovers. Take a read of my article on Sneaky Sugars in Kids Foods. e
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4. Events
Think Outside the Lunchbox
Needing some inspiration for healthy school lunches? Think Outside the Lunchbox is a
wonderful workshop held in Sydney and hosted by the lovely Brenda Janschek and
Maria Bozic. Take advantage of the early bird special by booking here
Read more about Brenda's workshops here
Events
Think Outside the Lunchbox
Needing some inspiration for healthy school lunches? Think Outside the Lunchbox is a
wonderful workshop held in Sydney and hosted by the lovely Brenda Janschek and
Maria Bozic. Take advantage of the early bird special by booking here
Read more about Brenda's workshops here
Events
Think Outside the Lunchbox
Needing some inspiration for healthy school lunches? Think Outside the Lunchbox is a
wonderful workshop held in Sydney and hosted by the lovely Brenda Janschek and
Maria Bozic. Take advantage of the early bird special by booking here
Read more about Brenda's workshops here

5. Bali Renewal Yoga Retreat
Join vinyasa and yin yoga teacher Chantal O'Sullivan (www.chantalyoga.com) for a life-
changing yoga adventure in one of the most beautiful places in the world: Bali,
Indonesia.
Experience transformation in your body and soul. This is 7 days you'll never forget.
Read more about the retreat here

6. March 27 to April 2, 2014
Desa Seni, Bali, Indonesia
Shakti's Holistic Retreat
You have heard me talk about Shakti's Superfood - which I am a big fan of. Shakti (a
woman of many talents) is holding a Holistic Retreat next month, which is well worth
checking out. Read more about it here. Bookings do need to be made asap for this
one.

7. New Products
We have some lovely new organic and natural products at the Nourishing Hub this
week.....

8. Loving Earth Organic Coconut Nectar
Loving Earth's Organic Coconut Nectar is a delicious, low GI (35), mineral-rich
sweetener tapped from coconuts trees on the island of Java in Indonesia. Mmm
delicious!
Niulife Coconut Barbecue Sauce
A healthy alternative to Soy Sauce with 60% less sodium. Made from coconut blossom
nectar, Niulife Coconut BBQ sauce is a low GI alternative for marinades.
Natures Lift Anti-cellulite Cream
100% Natural and Certified Organic ingredients. The secret behind the Organic
NATURES LIFT cellulite treatment is it's miracle cocktail - a supercharged mix of
vitamins, minerals and botanicals that are the heart of this intensive Cellulite
Treatment Cream.
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Wishing you all a very Happy Valentines Day today!
Simone @ the Nourishing Hub