Forget complex juicing and sugar-laden fruit smoothies. This is as quick as it gets to make a nutritious start to the day, or a quick lunch on the go. It really only takes 30 seconds. Try it.
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons oatmeal (natural porridge oats – not the jumbo ones)
100ml Natural Live Yoghurt
Method:
1 In a food processor, blend the oats for ten seconds (this reduces them down to be more powder-like).
2 Fold in the NLY until you have a smooth, paste type texture.
3 Scoop out and serve.
Serves 1, Phase 1
Option: For a similarly quick Phase 2 variant, add some strawberries or blueberries to the smoothie.
Tip: Make a larger batch and keep in the fridge for an even quicker version.
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I really love my oatmeal with fruit. Isn’t that possible, since it is all a carb meal?
fine in Phase 2
I successfully followed phase 1 & 2 approx. 4 – 5yrs ago and not only lost 2 stone plus but also felt extremely healthy and eliminated a lot of joint pain. I did however have trouble sustaining / progressing to phase 3 once I achieved my ideal weight and I’ve tried on a number of occasions to start a fresh
Since this time, I have also found out I am Diary & Egg intolerant and although I am not a Vegetarian, I do only eat Chicken and Fish so would be grateful of some guidance as to how the Harcombe Diet can be adapted
Hi Angela. There are plenty of meal variations that you can adapt to chicken and fish. Some people find they can manage Yoghurt while dairy intolerant, so that may be worth trying too.
Hi I didn’t know it’s supposed to be low fat nly. I thought you advocate fat and I also thought low fat yoghurt has sugar instead?
You can use either, but it would be a ‘mixing’ meal if you use full-fat. If you want a straight carb meal, use low(er)-fat versions.
Hello i have finished phase 1 and lost 5.7 pounds.I start today phase 2.My books though didnt arrived yet.Please can you inform me if its okay to mix my oats with pear fruit and 0% dairy milk? Also how much is my allowance for milk? Thanks
That mix would be fine in Ph2 as a carb meal. We don’t specify quantities or allowances in ph2. Eat what you need to keep you going between meals without snacking.
Hello I’ve been following harcombe for 2 weeks now 100% I have just got weighed and haven’t lost a pound? How can this be?
There can be many reasons for no weight loss to cover in a short reply. Are you a club members? If not, drop me an email through clubadmin and we’ll help you out through there. If you are, please post a note in ‘Ask Zoe’
Please can you tell me why you can have porridge and NLY on phase 2? I thought this would be mixing?
Use low-fat NLY if you’re mixing with porridge and that works fine
Hello, just about to commence the Phase 1 journey – can I use Kefir instrad of NLY?
Yes.
I am starting phase 2 and as I have an easiyo yoghurt maker can you tell me if it is ok to use this for yoghurt or not
Should be fine, as long as the basic ingredients are.
I think the only ‘suspect’ ingredient in the Easiyo packets is the lecithin (from soy), but this is in tiny quantities. Obviously the flavoured packets are full of sugars from the fruits – I use the “Natural, Unsweetened” (full fat) version.
Hiya. I’m phase 2ing and enjoying myself, nearly shed a stone in three weeks. Can I use full fat NLY with this or do I need low fat NLY. Does the inclusion of berries or cinnamon make a differences? Cheers!
Full fat NLY is fine, and by far the tastiest. A couple of berries added during Ph2 is usually fine, but don’t go overboard with either.
I’m currently a week into phase 1. I’ve been having porridge oats with my NLY on a morning. Should this be a low fat NLY? thank you
yes
Hi …I have been on the diet since last Monday and have lost 3 lb which is great. I have about 4.5/5 stone to loose …how long should I stay on phase 1?
You can stay on Ph1 for as long as you like. 5 days is the minimum and many people find 2-4 weeks works for them when they get into it.
I am dairy intolerant, can I use soya yoghurt in all of the recipes that call for NLY and soya milk instead of skimmed?
Hi Kim,
we wouldn’t recommend anything soya based. You could try goats yoghurt, which some can tolerate, or leave out or skip those recipes.
Can you add cinnamon to this smoothie sounds good if you can
Yes. And it’s delicious.
thanks – lining this up for brekkie tomorrow. Am doing well so far moving into day 8 tomorrow and 9lb down to date. Hoping reintro-ing more carbs doesn’t halt progress too much which i what I have found previously. Keeping a tight eye on them and trying to stick to fat based meals at the moment
I am on week one and am looking at the recipes. On day 7 we are told to have a Harcombe Protein Shake. I looked up the recipe – it features decaf ground coffee, which I cannot stand. Is there any other ingredient I can use to make the Harcombe Protein Shake? Thank you for your help.
You could leave out the coffee or try this oatmeal smoothie (above).