Make your own muesli.

Ingredients:

Coconut oil
Honey
Oats (porridge or jumbo oats)
Flaked almonds
Copped hazelnuts
Broken walnuts
Pumpkin seeds
Dried apricots, diced
Dates (soak for 30 mins minimum beforehand)
Raisins

Melt one or two tablespoons of coconut oil and half honey to coconut oil.

Add the oats:

And the rest:

Make sure the mixture is dry enough, add more oats and nuts at the end to ensure it's the right consistency.

Take a large baking tray and pour in the mixture, do not flatten down make sure it's broken up.

Put in the oven on 160 for approx 15 - 20 mins or until slightly brown.

Wait until cool and then store in an air tight jar:

And enjoy for breakfast :-)

Super salad bowls...

EAT MORE GREENS

On an ideal day I will have a salad for lunch and a salad for dinner, I LOVE salads.
They really can be the most exciting thing to make as anything can go in them.
Here are some of my favourite salad ingredients which never fail to make a delicious crunchy bowl:

Avocado
Raisins
Nuts and seeds
Lightly steamed brocolli/green beans
Pesto
Apple
Beans
Lemon juice/ Olive oil/ Pinch of salt - dressing
Egg free, flax oil mayonnaise
Cold brown rice


And plenty more..

Here are a couple I made earlier :-)


Ingredients:

Very lightly steam the sugar snap peas/green beans - they need to be crunchy.
Dice the avocado
Pour butter beans into serving bowl, add the avocado and greens - stir in some pesto as dressing.

And, this one I made from left overs...

Mixed herb salad
Tomato
Cold brown rice
Cold sugar snap peas (previously steamed)
Cold broccoli (previously steamed)
Olive oil/lemon juice and a small spoon full of flax oil egg free mayonnaise - stir in for delicious dressing.

EAT MORE GREENS :-)

Sweet treat.

This concoction is great for breakfast or desert or anytime you fancy something sweet..

You will need:
Fruit (chopped banana my favourite) I use blueberries in this one.
Bio live natural organic yogurt.
Honey
Pumpkin seeds
Raisins
Good quality muesli (avoid brands such as Alpen which contain the dreaded whey powder, always read the label and go for the most natural looking one... Or make your own from oats, barley etc - recipe on its way!)

Find a nice tall glass and fill the bottom with your fruit, pile on the yogurt leaving space for...
Some honey
Sprinkle on some seeds then raisins
Finish with muesli.

Oranges

Have an orange every evening for a vitamin C boost, the vitamin C will work well at night whilst you sleep leaving you fresh for the next morning and day ahead!

Vitamin C is the only vitamin that our body cannot store for long periods of time therefore a daily intake of citrus fruit is important and oranges are delicious :-) 

Keep a large bowl in your kitchen stocked up!

Remember - Try not to eat anything at least two hours before going to bed. Your digestive system needs to rest so your body can detox, heal and rejuvenate itself; it will also enable you to drift into a deeper more restful sleep ..zzzzz

Healthy Hummous

This is one of my favourite foods! I have it with carrot sticks or as part of a salad.

You will need:
1 tin of Chick peas
Extra virgin olive oil (Lots, add until creamy texture)
Two or three garlic cloves
Veg stock half (one small teaspoon)
Tahini (1 -2 tablespoons)
Half a juice of a lemon

Food processor (I use a Magimix).

Whizz up until smooth texture.

Yum!

Lentil bake (own recipe).

Tasty lentil bake, great if you are on a budget!

You will need:

Red lentils

Vegetable stock

Onion

Coconut oil

Tomato or tomato puree - optional, sometimes I make without tomato.

Goats cheese  - small handful of grated coats cheese, can also make without.

Ryvita, or breadcrumbs for topping

Pumpkin seeds for topping.

Melt one small teaspoon of coconut oil in a pan.

Dice onion and sauté until transparent.

Put in approx one pint jug of  dry red lentils (I never measure!)

Add a freshly chopped tomato or two – optional.

Prepare approx one and a half pints of veg stock – pour over mixture – put on lid and turn to a low heat to simmer (do not boil) leave for approx 20 – 40 mins until mixture has thickened – If too thick add some more water.

Add a little goats cheese – optional.

Pour into dish.

Sprinkle with broken ryvita or breadcrumbs, pumpkin seeds and a little goats cheese.

Put in the oven on 160 for approx 20 mins or until golden brown.

Serve with a large green salad or steamed broccoli .

Enjoy!

Fats that make you healthy...

Some of the good fats:

Avocados

Nuts (raw and unsalted)

Seeds

Olives

Olive oil (unheated)

Coconut oil 

Incorporating some of these good fats into your diet every day (along with plenty of fresh vegetables) will make a difference to your health. Fats are vital for your health and cell turnover so (unless you are detoxing) include these everyday, most of these ingredients are included in my quick and easy recipes so stay tuned...

I never count calories or limit my fat intake, as these are the foods that make me feel full and give me strong skin, hair and nails.

For recovery from cancer and degenerative diseases it has been said that avoiding ALL fats is good for recovery, I am not an expert but take a look at Gerson therapy: http://gerson.org/GersonTherapy/gersontherapy.htm.