This parfait is an easy-to-prepare and tasty breakfast. Consider making it the night before and chilling it in the fridge overnight for a quick, healthy start to your day. It also makes a light dessert.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 cups low-fat (1 per cent milk fat or less) plain or vanilla yogurt
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 cups mixed berries, fresh or thawed
½ cup slivered almonds
Method
In a small bowl, combine yogurt, honey and lemon zest.
In four parfait glasses, layer berries, almonds and yogurt mixture.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serves 4.
Nutritional information
Per parfait: 222 calories, 11 grams protein, 9 grams total fat (1 gram saturated), 27 grams carbohydrate, 4 grams fibre, 2 milligrams cholesterol, 93 milligrams sodium
Excellent source of: vitamin C, magnesium
Good source of: calcium, potassium
Low in sodium, saturated fat and cholesterol
High source of fibre