This week Kanwal Ullah shares with our Ajnabee friends her own recipes for Ramadan Sehri, those wonderful pre-dawn meals that are eaten during the Holy Month of Ramadan as the first meal of the day. I will definitely take advantage of such wonderfully nutritious recipes even in my Italian Catholic lifestyle, since breakfast should always be the most important meal of the day. And now, over to the fabulous Kanwal!

Ramadan Mubarak to all! With Ramadan in full swing it’s important to get your nutrition in during the pre-dawn meals, especially since this is what will be holding you up for 15 hours! My sehri meals usually consist of some healthy fats, fiber and protein. I will also have a cup of coffee and two glasses of water with a multi vitamin. My only issue is that at 4:00am in the morning I am not too motivated to be cooking for a long time. So, I developed some fast, filling sehri meals that will keep you focused and full throughout your day. These meals are so nutritious and filling that I would continue to have them even after Ramadan is over!

PEANUT BUTTER AND FRUIT

Ingredients:

Two slices of high fiber, whole wheat bread
Thinly sliced fruit slices (I like apples or peaches)
Two tablespoons of peanut butter
One teaspoon of cinnamon

Preparation:

Spread the peanut butter and cinnamon on both pieces of bread. Top with fruit slices.

DATES AND NUT OATMEAL (This can be made the night before)

Ingredients:

1/2c. of oven toasted oats
1c. almond milk (I like the unsweetened kind by Silk)
1tsp. cinnamon
2 dates sliced
10 almonds chopped

Preparation:

Cook the oatmeal according to the directions, using almond milk instead of water. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until cooked.

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