Why do we continue to believe that being overweight is due to a lack of willpower?
More than half of the people in Belgium and the Netherlands are overweight. Yet conventional nutrition theory tells us that it’s mainly a matter of discipline. In *The Smartest Kitchen*, I challenge that way of thinking.

It's not people who are the problem, but the food that throws our bodies out of balance.

This book isn’t about counting calories, forcing yourself to exercise self-control, or constantly fighting temptations. The problem isn’t with you—there’s nothing wrong with you! You’re fine just the way you are. This book is about working with your body. It shows how certain foods literally make our bodies more ravenous. The smart recipes from *The Smartest Kitchen* take this into account. They’re designed so that your body reacts differently to food, causing hunger, cravings, and the urge to eat to naturally subside. In this way, this approach helps you experience more peace and control when it comes to eating. And, if you’re overweight, these dishes will help you lose weight sustainably without feeling hungry.

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Do you love coffee and chocolate? Then this is a super-quick and delicious breakfast for you.

Prep time: 10 minutes – cooking time: 30 seconds – resting time: overnight

 

FOR 2 SERVINGS:

60 g rolled oats (4 large tablespoons)
300 g Greek yogurt (or more)
2 espressos (or 2 packets of espresso powder + a little water)
40 g chocolate pearls (at least 70–80% cocoa) (about 2 tablespoons)

The Smartest Kitchen

Overnight Oatmeal with Espresso and Chocolate

You prepare it the night before, and it's ready the next morning.

Put the oatmeal in a bowl and mix it with 2 tablespoons of yogurt and the espressos. Stir with a small spoon until smooth. Is it too wet?
Add some extra oatmeal. Is it too dry? Addsome yogurt.

Divide between two glasses.
Spoon a few tablespoons of yogurt on top to form the next layer. In a separate bowl, mix 3 tablespoons of yogurt with the chocolate pearls.
Microwave this for 20 to 30 seconds. Stir well until you have a nice chocolate sauce, then pour it over the yogurt layer. Place in the refrigerator and let it set overnight.

Finish off your breakfast the next morning with some extra chocolate pearls. That way, you can enjoy a nutritious breakfast and a delicious treat.

TIP: CHOCOLATE LAYER RATIO

For the chocolate layer (serves two) I mix about 70 grams of yogurt with 40 grams of chocolate pearls.
Put it in in the microwave (20 to 30 sec.) and stir well; at first it may seem to curdle, but just keep stirring.
If the mixture , then you’ve let the chocolate get too hot
By the way, this is also delicious as dessert!

The Smartest Kitchen: Don't Go Overboard

This tastes like a dessert, but it's actually nutritious and very filling. That is, if you don’t go overboard with the chocolate. I use chocolate with 80% cacao, which in other words: 20% sugar. So even though you don’t add any sugar yourself, there’s still sugar in the chocolate. If you stick to the amounts I specify, that comes out to about 5 grams of sugar per person.