Zyklusfood – Kuchen Edition

For men until ovulation: Vegan Lemon-Blueberry Cheesecake

Sounds good right? It tastes like that too! Blueberries provide valuable antioxidants, vegetable curd provides you with proteins, lemon provides vitamin C, nuts contain important fats and oat flakes contain numerous other valuable nutrients in addition to fiber. All in all, a perfect combination for your first half of your cycle. The whole thing is sweetened with agave syrup. How much of it you ultimately use is of course a matter of taste and a question of how much sugar/fructose you want to include in your diet. On special occasions it can definitely be a little more. For the less sweet version, you can mix 2 tablespoons into the vegan skyr.

Zubereitung

Preheat oven to 180°C. Process dry oat flakes into flour in a blender. Then mix with almonds, walnuts, coconut oil and milk to form a fairly dry dough. Place in a loaf tin lined with baking paper or greased and press onto the bottom.

For the cheesecake part, mix the plant-based quark or yoghurt with the vanilla pudding powder well. Then add the agave syrup, grated lemon and lemon juice and finally stir in the blueberries. Finally put it in the baking pan and bake for about 40-45 minutes. The cheesecake should appear slightly browned on top.

Be sure to let it cool down briefly before removing it from the mold and, ideally, put it in the fridge for a few hours before eating.

For the luteal phase: apple and sweet potato crumble cake

Yes, you read that right. This dough contains sweet potatoes. Why? Because sweet potatoes contain many valuable vitamins and minerals, just like bananas, oat flakes, nuts, etc.

In addition, it is particularly beneficial in the luteal phase to keep blood sugar levels stable. You probably know it yourself, but cravings and food cravings are usually much more present in the second half. So what can you do? You can eat meals and foods that keep your blood sugar stable. You can achieve this with balanced meals consisting of fat, carbohydrates and protein. Oatmeal together with sweet potato, banana and nuts is just such a combination. In addition, B vitamins are good companions during this time, as they u.a. have a positive effect on your mood and are important for your hormones.

Zubereitung

Cut the sweet potatoes into small cubes and cook/cook in the saucepan for about 15 minutes. In the meantime, process the dry oat flakes into flour in the mixer. When the sweet potatoes are ready, preheat the oven to 180°C. Mix banana, sweet potatoes, milk and sugar together. Then add the flour and stir in. Finally fold in the walnuts, sunflower seeds and apple. Pour into the baking paper-lined or greased pan. To make the streusel, simply mix the various ingredients together to create a dough that you can use to form streusel. Spread the streusel on the dough and put it in the oven for about 40-45 minutes. Let it cool briefly and then the cake is ready to eat. It tastes particularly good warm. Even better with a little nut butter on top.