Apple Cinnamon Yogurt Bowl and The Benefits of Fiber #sponsored
This conversation is sponsored by the Calorie Control Council. The Calorie Control Council provided compensation for me to create this recipe and discuss dietary fiber. The opinions and text are all mine.
After a challenging summer, I’m starting over. My health habits have diminished and I’m building them back up from managing my caloric intake, upping protein and adding in more fiber. My downfall has been snacks and so I’m brushing up my knowledge and sharing with you a healthy snack idea: the apple cinnamon yogurt bowl.
At night time my sweet tooth calls and lately it’s been a whole lot of ice cream and chocolate, in fact it’s been too much (which would help explain the fifteen pound weight gain). So like I said, I am starting over and doing my best to remember what my habits were when I was healthier and felt like a whole different person.
One of my favorite snacks was this apple cinnamon yogurt bowl.
The apple cinnamon yogurt bowl is beneficial in providing healthy fats, protein and fiber.
Why Fiber?
Fiber benefits can vary, so having a variety of different fiber in your diet is highly beneficial, here are a few benefits:
- Reduced Constipation
- Promotes a healthy colon
- Lowers cholesterol, blood pressure, and the risk of cardiovascular disease
- Improves blood sugar
- Aids in weight loss
- Increases mineral absorption
- Increases immune support
Where can you get fiber?
The most common sources of fiber are from non-digestible carbohydrates. Think along the lines of whole grains (oat, wheat, barley, rice), beans, fruits and vegetables. This is my favorite way of adding fiber in my diet because it’s incredibly filling and it uses whole foods.
There are products that are enriched with fiber and (accord to U.S regulations) to be qualified as a “good source of fiber” it must contain at least 10% of the daily value or 2.5 grams of fiber per serving. High fiber claims must have 20% (or 5 grams) of fiber or more per serving.
How much fiber do you need?
It’s recommended that a daily serving of fiber is 25-35 grams, but most people do not reach this recommendation. I started tracking my fiber intake using MyFitnessPal and was amazed just how little I was getting. Foods enriched with fiber are a great way to increase the variety as well as amount of fiber consumed daily.
Apple Cinnamon Yogurt Bowl
This recipe for apple cinnamon yogurt bowl is delicious as a snack or a dessert and it has a total of 11g of fiber.
Apple Cinnamon Yogurt Bowl
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup 0% plain greek yogurt
- 1 granny smith apple
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsps chopped walnuts
- Optional: 1 tsp pure maple syrup or raw honey
Instructions
- In a bowl add the yogurt and then lay out the rest of the ingredients.
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Here’s a delicious tip: heat up the apples with the cinnamon in the microwave before you add it to the yogurt, it reminds me of apple pie and ice cream.
For more information on fiber and how it can make a difference in your health, please visit FiberFacts.org.
I need a reset too. This looks delicious. I love apples and cinnamon together. Yum!
I have been seeing these breakfast bowls all over the place! They are a great way to get a lot of food necessities checked off and sounds like a yummy snack as well!
Amazing photos and looks delicious! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I need to make a habit of eating healthier snacks- thanks for sharing this one!
This looks so delicious! I need to start eating better, and this looks like a treat I would try!
This looks delicious and the photos are so beautiful!
Thank you Kelly. It’s a great snack!
Oh this sounds like the perfect snack time bowl!! Fiber FTW <3
Thanks Ashley. Your Apple Walnut salad sounds delicious as well, I’m off to check it out.
Love this combination!! So yummy! Pinning!
It’s a delicious combo for sure! Thank you for coming by and pinning 🙂
This looks wonderful for a fall morning breakfast!
and snack and lunch and dinner 😉 haha
Hi! This sounds delicious! Thanks so much for sharing it at The Wednesday Roundup!! ~Angela~ LeMoine Family Kitchen
This looks so good! I really need to be eating more fibre and will try this.
This is a great bowl! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
This looks delicious! I know I need more fiber, and a better way to do breakfast in the morning! Thank you for sharing at Dream. Create. Inspire. Link!
Cat
Well this just looks like a great little bowl of goodness!! Must try 🙂
It’s delicious! I’m sure you’ll love it.
I’ll be dressing up my morning yogurt tomorrow morning…thanks for the great idea!
I’m always looking for a healthy snack that my very picky palate will like. This looks so yummy! I especially love the idea of heating up the apples so it tastes like apple pie and icecream! That’s my jam right there!
This looks so tasty and it’s so easy to make! Thanks for the idea.
What is the container breakdown for 21 day fix?
Thx
You would just have to use the portions for the containers so:
1 red, greek yogurt
1 purple, apple
1 blue, walnuts (or the amount given in the book, I think it’s a set number)
1 tsp of optional honey.
Enjoy!
This was amazing! I’ll be adding it to our breakfast rotation! My almost two year old loved it too, so a definite win in my books!
Hi! Can I substitute Greek yogurt for a dairy free yogurt to make it as a vegan bowl? It looks extremely yummy snack:)
Thank you!!