Berry Blast Smoothie

Berry Blast Smoothie

Ingredients:

6 oz. organic vanilla yogurt

4 ripe strawberries (organic please) can use fresh or frozen

½ cup blueberries (organic please) fresh or frozen

1 Tbsp. oat bran or flax meal

4 oz. organic unsweetened cranberry juice

1 Tbsp. raw honey

1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice

Ice optional

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.  Serve in a chilled glass!

 

Baked Chicken with Date & Quinoa

Baked Chicken with Date & Quinoa

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups of quinoa

2 ½ cups of water

3 cloves of garlic, crushed

½ cup toasted nuts of your choice

¾ cup of dates, halved

Rind of 1 lemon

Dash of sea salt & black pepper, or cayenne

4 skinless chicken breasts, or 8x200g chicken thighs & bone-in

2 cups of parsley or cilantro

A little olive oil

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. or 200 degrees C.
  2. Place the quinoa, water, garlic, nuts, dates, lemon peel, salt & pepper in a 38cm x 38cm baking dish and mix to combine.
  3. Rub the chicken with olive oil, sprinkle with salt & pepper and add to the tray.
  4. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the chicken and quinoa are cooked through
  5. Top with parsley or cilantro.
Healthy Pancakes

Healthy Pancakes

Ingredients:

3/4 cup of cooked quinoa

¼ Tsp. baking powder

¼ Tsp. cinnamon

Pinch of salt

1 packet stevia (optional)

¼ Tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

Instructions:

  1. Heat a large skillet (or griddle), sprayed with cooking spray or coated with coconut oil, over medium heat.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients.
  3. Pour batter onto skillet (or griddle), making 4 pancakes.
  4. Allow pancakes to cook slowly over medium heat for about 3-5 minutes on the first side, until pancakes are set. Flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
  5. Serve with raw honey, nut butter and/or fresh fruit.
Superfood Protein Balls

Superfood Protein Balls

Ingredients:

4 Tbsp. protein powder (I use plant protein)

½ stevia (optional)

3 Tbsp. coconut oil or coconut butter

1 Tbsp. raw cacao

2 Tbsp. hemp seeds

2 Tbsp. flax meal

2 Tbsp. shredded coconut

¼ Tsp. cinnamon

1/8 Tsp. maca (optional)

Instructions:

Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl.  Stir until ingredients are combined and mixed well.  Once they are mixed well, roll into 6 even balls.  Serve or store in the fridge.  I like to eat them after they have been in the fridge for an hour or so.

Homemade Almond Milk

Homemade Almond Milk

Ingredients:

1 cup of almonds soaked overnight

3 cups of water

A nut milk bag or cheesecloth

Optional:

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

2-3 dates – I like Medjool

Few drops of stevia (optional)

I like to add a dash of turmeric or ginger

Instructions:

  1. Soak the almonds overnight in a bowl of water, so that they are completely covered.
  2. In the morning strain the liquid.
  3. Blend together with 3 cups of fresh water in a high speed blender.
  4. Strain through a nut milk bag or cheesecloth. Save the almond pulp to use in baking (as almond flour).
  5. This can be kept for 2-3 days in the fridge.
Yummy Lentil Burgers

Yummy Lentil Burgers

Ingredients:

1 large carrot, finely grated

1 cup kale, finely chopped

2 stalks celery, finely grated

1 cup onion, finely grated

1 cup lentils, uncooked

¼ cup coconut oil

1 cup almond meal/flour

6 ounces cremini mushrooms, or mushrooms of your choice

2 cloves garlic

4 Tsp. mustard – I like apple cider vinegar but Dijon is fine

1 large egg beaten

Dash salt & pepper

Instructions:

Soak lentils overnight.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Pour coconut oil in pan along with onions, sauté for 5 minutes then add mushrooms, carrots, celery, garlic and kale.  Cook for 5 minutes.  Add lentils and cook for 10 minutes.  Remove from heat and add almond meal, mustard, beaten egg and salt & pepper mix together and form patties.  Lightly grease baking sheet with coconut oil and add patties.  Bake for 25-30 minutes.  You can also sauté them.  They go nicely with the kale salad.