How to Make Small Changes for a Healthier Lifestyle and Ginger & Apple Oat Muffin Recipe

A couple of weeks ago, I shared some great wellbeing tips; I asked fellow bloggers to share their best tips for maintaining their everyday wellbeing and what they do to be healthy and happy. Keeping hydrated was a high priority when trying to improve wellbeing, together with eating a balanced diet and keeping active.

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Since writing the blog post, I have been trying to be healthier by making small changes to my lifestyle and I can say I feel better and happier.

Keeping hydrated

I must confess I don’t drink much water during the day. I have been keeping a water bottle close to me, as well as drinking more herbal tea throughout the day.

Twinings 5 There are three delicious flavours in the Twinings Freshly Picked Taste range, inspired by tastes found in gardens and the great British countryside: Garden Mint, Meadow Camomile and Root Ginger . Not only are the individually foil-wrapped teabags convenient, they also lock in the flavours and freshness – perfect to help you keep hydrated in a tasty way!

Eating a balanced diet

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it is important to start the day with a nutritious meal. I usually have a bowl of porridge or eggs for breakfast, but have been making oat muffins which are great as breakfast on the go.

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My favourite combination is ginger and apple, which is sweet and spicy at the same time. The oat muffins have no sugar, flour or butter, just pure goodness from oats, apple, raisins and root ginger.

I used a bag of Twinings Freshly Picked Root Ginger tea in the recipe, which is made with ginger root and apple pieces, adding a lovely flavour to the muffins.

Ginger and Apple Oat Muffins
Serves 6
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Ingredients
  1. 60g oats
  2. 50g raisins
  3. 1 apple, grated
  4. 1 egg
  5. 1 tsp cinnamon
  6. 1 tsp baking powder
  7. 1 teabag of Twinings Freshly Picked Root Ginger
  8. 100ml milk
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven at 180C.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together the milk and egg. Add the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, grated apple and raisins.
  3. Open the teabag and add its content to the batter and mix well.
  4. The batter will be loose and wet. Evenly distribute the mix into muffin cases.
  5. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until muffins are golden brown.
  6. Allow to cool before serving.
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The ginger and apple oat muffins are naturally sweet and perfect for breakfast or as a healthy snack throughout the day. They are also a great alternative to regular muffins.

I enjoy mine with a cup of ginger tea, killing two birds with one stone: keeping hydrated and eating healthy!

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Being more active

When trying to be more active, I have walked more instead of driving to places nearby. I spent more time in the park with little man and went for a short walk during my lunch break.

Twinnings Hamper

Lilinha Angel’s World has teamed up with Twinings to offer one of our readers the chance to win a fabulous Twinings hamper, with teas from the Freshly Picked Taste and Steamed Green tea range. For your chance to win, simply RT the tweet below:

T&C’s: There is one prize, a hamper with 4x Twinings tea packs (2x Streamed Green + 2x Freshly Picked), You must follow @LilinhaAngel and RT the message above. The winner will be picked randomly from all valid entries after the closing date on Monday 9th May 2016. Lilinha Angel’s World will contact the winner by Twitter and will allow 3 days for a reply. Open to over 18′s and UK only. If I do not hear anything within this time period I reserve the right to redraw a winner. Lilinha Angel’s World decision is final.

What are your best wellbeing tips?

This post has been written in collaboration with Twinings.

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