Struggling with hot flushes or finding your weight shifting around your middle?
Sarah Di Lorenzo reveals how everyday foods could help support your body through menopause, as she opens up about her own experience.
Ingredients
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Serves 1. It takes 5 minutes to make and sets in the fridge overnight, with no cooking. It fits well on TV because you can make it live and then show a finished jar.
½ cup rolled oats
¾ cup soy milk
½ cup plain Greek yoghurt
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
½ tsp cinnamon
½ cup mixed berries (frozen is fine)
1 tbsp chopped walnuts
Method
1. Stir the oats, soy milk, yoghurt, chia, flaxseed and cinnamon together in a jar.
2. Cover and refrigerate overnight, or for at least 4 hours.
3. Top with the berries and walnuts just before serving.
Why It Works for Menopause
Soy: soy milk gives the phytoestrogen point a gentle mention.
Protein: Greek yoghurt and soy milk support muscle.
Fibre and low GI: oats, chia, flaxseed and berries keep blood sugar steady and feed the gut.
Plant omega-3: chia, flaxseed and walnuts.
Calcium: fortified soy milk and yoghurt set up Tuesday’s bone segment nicely.
Approximate nutrition per serve: about 24g protein and 13g fibre. These are my rough estimates, so check them before quoting them on air.
