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Posted on April 28, 2015

Coconut Chia Pudding

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coconut chia pudding

Chia seeds have been a staple food in the health and fitness world for quite some time. They are loaded with antioxidants, have a good amount of protein, and they also have a serious amount of calcium in them – gotta look after those bones!

For this recipe, you only really need two ingredients to make a basic chia pudding: chia seeds and milk. But because chia seeds can be quite bland, there is a lot of room for variety. You can add your favourite toppings or flavours to give it that extra bit of goodness!

Without further ado, here’s how you make a basic chia seed pudding:

Ingredients:

  • 50g chia seeds
  • 120ml coconut milk
  • 1 tbs honey (optional)
  • Cinnamon (optional)

Directions:

  1. Put the chia seeds into a glass or a jar.
  2. Add in the milk and mix it together with a fork.
  3. Add in honey and cinnamon, if using and then mix again.
  4. Refrigerate overnight.
  5. The next morning you should have a thick and creaming chia pudding with a little bit of a crunch.

chia pudding

You can have the chia pudding on it’s own, or you could chop up some fruit to give your pudding some life! I didn’t add honey or cinnamon to my mixture, so my pudding was in desperate need of life! I diced a mango and put the pieces over my pudding.

chia pudding mango

Then, I drizzled some honey and coconut milk over it.

chia pudding mango honey

Finally, I sprinkled some milled chia seeds over the pudding and dug in!

chia pudding done

What I love the most about this recipe is that it can be made to your own preference. If you don’t like coconut milk, you can use almond or rice milk, and if you don’t like mangoes, you could use berries!

If you do decide to give this recipe a go, send me a tweet over @FilomenaKaguako, would love to know how you got on! 🙂

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Posted on April 21, 2015

Healthy homemade granola

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healthy homemade granola

When it comes to granola, I’ve always thought that making it at home was far better than consuming the store-bought stuff (like most things, I suppose).

Ready-made granola tends to be packed with sugar, unhealthy fats/oils and unnecessary ingredients. Homemade granola allows you to have full control of what you put in and how much of it you want – you are the boss here!

This recipe takes no more than 20 minutes to make and if anyone around the house is a fan of nuts and oats then most likely, you will have most of the ingredients at home!

So let’s get started….

Ingredients:

  • 200g organic oats
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 25g sunflower seeds
  • 3 tbsp seasame seeds
  • 2tbsp cinnamon powder
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 55g dried fruit

Directions:

  1. Heat the coconut oil in a large pan and then add in oats, nuts, seeds, cinnamon powder and honey. Gently stir until everything is well incorporated.granola 1
  2. Cook at a medium heat for about 8-10 minutes or until the oats are golden brown in colour.granola 2
  3. Remove from heat and allow to cool on a baking paper.granola 3
  4. Once cool, stir in the dried fruit and store in an airtight container.granola 4

Tip: Once you get the swing of things, you can switch up the nuts and add your favourite seeds – make it your own! Serve with Greek yogurt or in a smoothie bowl, enjoy 🙂

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Posted on April 16, 2015

3 Green smoothie recipes

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green smoothies
I’ve been asked on several occasions to to do a few smoothie recipes on my blog. If you follow me of Facebook or Twitter, you would know that I am big into making smoothies (they’re just so refreshing!)
Lately, I’ve been trying to add some  vegetables into my recipes and after a series of trial and error, the three smoothies that made it to the finish line are…..
3. Banana and avocado smoothie
Since bananas are naturally sweet, this smoothie doesn’t need an additional sweetener!
If you really have a sweet tooth, you can add some honey (nobody’s judging you…)

 

green smoothie
2. Avocado and spinach smoothie
This green smoothie makes for a great post-workout snack! Since it has spinach, it helps increase muscle growth – Popeye had it right all along!
green smoothie
1.Spinach and apple smoothie
I particularly like this one because even after 48 hours in the fridge, it still tastes amazing! You can make it at night, bottle it up and have it for breakfast! (for two consecutive days if you’d like)
green smoothie
I’m still experimenting with kale and a few other vegetables, but for the moment, I’m liking these three! Let me know if you decide to try any of them!

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Posted on April 7, 2015

5 simple no-cook breakfast ideas

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5 simple no cook breakfast idesas

‘Breakfast is the most important meal of the day’ – These are words that have been drilled into us from the very beginning of time. Yet even as adults, we manage to deprive our bodies of the fuel it needs to get us through the day.

If you tend to skip breakfast because you feel you don’t have the time in the mornings, then here are some simple meals you might like to try out:

Yogurt Parfait

yogurt parfait

  1. Put a layer of plain yogurt in a cup or bowl.
  2. Add some sliced fruit and then sprinkle with nuts or granola.
  3. Add another layer of yogurt and then repeat until you have a mountain of deliciousness!

Tip: If you stick to one fruit, it makes your job much easier! 

Oaty Smoothie

oaty smoothie

  1. Chop up two or three fruit and toss them into a blender.
  2. Pour in some water and blend until you have a smooth texture.
  3. Add in some oats and blend again.

Tip: Soak your oatmeal in water overnight. This will give you a better blend! 

Fruit Salad

fruit salad

  1. Cut up your favourite fruit and put it in a bowl.
  2. Add in some nuts and seeds.
  3. Dress it up with some honey and orange juice before mixing together.

Tip: If you use a lot of berries, you don’t have to worry about slicing too many things up!

Homemade beet juice

beet juice

  1. Throw two beets, 1 celery and 2 glasses of water into a blender.
  2. Process until smooth.
  3. Filter the contents into a glass using a sieve.
  4. Put whatever is left in the sieve back into the blender and then add some more water.
  5. Blend and repeat process until you have yourself a nice glass of beet juice.
  6. Add a dash of lemon juice and enjoy.

Tip: The good thing about this is you can prepare it the night before!

Oatcakes

oat cakes

  1. Spread peanut butter over two or three oatcakes.
  2. Slice up a banana and evenly spread the pieces on top of each.
  3. For some added fibre, sprinkle with chia seeds.

Warning: You will probably want more than two or three of these, they are addictive!

Hope you like these easy recipes, let me know if you decide to give any of them a try! 🙂

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Posted on February 4, 2015

Healthy peanut butter cups

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healthy peanut butter cups

This 3-ingredient peanut butter cup recipe is to die for! These chocolatey treats are thick and gooey (in a good way) and just melts in your mouth at every bite. They also taste much better than the store bought versions and as always, they’re much healthier too!

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Line a baking tray with 9 paper cases and set aside.
  2. Melt one tbsp of coconut oil in the microwave and then add the cocoa powder.
  3. Mix until you have a smooth chocolatey paste.
  4. If the mixture is too runny, you can add some more powder.
  5. Once the mixture has a smooth consistency, add one spoonful to the bottom of each paper cup.
  6. Put in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
  7. Meanwhile, melt the peanut butter and the remaining coconut oil in the microwave.
  8. Once you have a smooth paste, you can remove the chocolate layered cups from the freezer and put a spoonful of the melted peanut butter on top.
  9. Put back in the freezer for about 30 minutes or until everything is frozen.
  10. Enjoy!

P.S They taste much nicer than they look

pb cups 1  pb cups 2

 

pb cups 3

Let me know if you decide to give this recipe a try! xx

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Posted on January 11, 2015

Turmeric anti-inflammatory juice

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turmeric

If you tried and liked my ginger and carrot juice recipe, then there’s no doubt you’ll like this one too. This anti-inflammatory juice does absolute wonders when it comes to boosting your immune system and supporting your health – lord knows we need it around this time of year!

Each ingredient has its own unique benefit, but since the main one is turmeric, I’ll give you a quick outline of what it’ll do for you (if you do decide to give this recipe a try!).

Turmeric is one of the most powerful anti-inflammatories around. It’s known to have both anti-viral and anti-cancer properties. And while it can do a great job in reducing the inflammation levels in the body, it can also help with  inflammation in the skin and chronic problems such as acne.

Ideally, you’d want to use fresh turmeric.But if it’s not available to you, you could always use the powdered form too!

Ingredients:

  • 1 large piece turmeric (at least 4-5 inches)
  • 1 piece ginger (about 2-3 inches)
  • 5 carrots, cut in halves
  • 2 lemons, squeezed
  • 1 orange, squeezed
  • 1 cucumber
  • ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper powder

Directions with juicer:

  1. Put all the fruit and vegetables into a juicer and process until ready.
  2. At the end, add the cayenne pepper powder.
  3. If you can hack it, you could always throw in some ice and drink it right away!      

Directions without juicer:

  1. Peel the ginger and the turmeric.
  2. Put into a blender with the rest of the ingredients and add some water to facilitate the blending.
  3. Process the mixture until there are no hard pieces from the carrots etc.
  4. Use a sieve to pour the mixture into a large jar and put whatever is left in the sieve back into the blender.
  5. Repeat process until you have enough juice.
  6. Drink immediately or store in the fridge.

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Posted on December 6, 2014

Dairy-free Maple Pecan Glaze

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pecan maple

Most seasonal baked goods call for processed dairy, white sugar and all those things we try our best to avoid over the holidays, but fail –every single year.

This maple pecan glaze isn’t something that will make you feel bad for enjoying: pecans are full of vitamin E and maple syrup is an excellent source of zinc. This is definitely a glaze that you can indulge in guilt-free!

You can have it over your homemade pancakes, muffins or your favourite flourless cake.

Ingredients:

  • 125g pecans
  • 82g pure maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 60g water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Directions:

  1. Mix all the ingredients in a blender and process until thick and smooth.
  2. Add more water (a teaspoon at a time) if the mixture is too thick.
  3. Once the glaze has the consistency you’re looking for, it can be used immediately.
  4. Store in a fridge after use.
  5. Keep for up to 4 days.

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Posted on November 25, 2014

Healthy Chai Latte (Vegan & Sugar-free)

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healthy chai latte

Since I’m slowly getting into the holiday spirit, I thought I’d be the perfect time for me to share a warming recipe that might get you to jump into the bandwagon as well – sorry, to all the Grinches out there!

This Chai latte is comforting, festive and you can even experiment with your favourite spices. Although it doesn’t have much nutritional value, your body won’t hate you for having one or two – especially since most Chai’s are saturated with sugar, dairy and calories.

So if you’re a Chai lover or a Chai-virgin, then do give this recipe a try! It doesn’t take very long to make, it’s pretty tasty and apparently Chai lattes are meant to be an aphrodisiac (do as you please with this information) J

Here’s what you need to get started:

Directions:

  1. Put the water in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
  2. Add in the grated ginger, along with all the spices and stir while heating up.
  3. Turn down the heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Remove from the heat and allow to steep for about 15 minutes or until the liquid takes on the flavour of the spices.
  5. Return the saucepan to the head and boil.
  6. Add the tea bags, stir and then remove from the heat.
  7. Allow to brew for about 6 minutes (or longer, if you want the tea flavour to be strong).
  8. Use a sieve to strain the tea into a separate saucepan and then discard the tea bags and any spice residue.
  9. Mix in the honey and almond milk and then return to a medium heat.
  10. Serve after 5 – 6 minutes.

Notes: If you have a milk frother, froth the milk before putting adding it in. Let the tea cool down before putting into an airtight container. Keep refrigerated for up to 6 days.

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Posted on November 12, 2014

Flourless Chocolate Cake

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flourless chocolate cake

Since my homemade Nutella recipe did so well, I decided to share another healthy chocolate treat for you. This flourless chocolate cake is rich, fudgy and free from refined sugars and flour . It only takes 5-ingredients to make and it’s definitely more decent than most cakes out there!

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Ingredients:

  • 110g baking chocolate
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 105g coconut oil, melted
  • 20g cocoa powder
  • 255g of honey

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C and then grease a 8″ pan with coconut oil.
  2. Put the chocolate in a safe-oven bowl and melt in the microwave until completely smooth.
  3. Combine the melted chocolate with the cocoa powder, honey and eggs and then whisk well until you have a smooth batter forms.
  4. Pour the batter into the greased pan, and then smoothen the top of it with a spatula.
  5. Bake at 190C for 20-25 minutes. Once the centre looks firm, remove it from the oven and then allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
  6. Remove the sides and allow to cool completely before serving.
  7. Enjoy!

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Posted on November 5, 2014

Homemade Nutella

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healthy nutella

All you Nutella fans are probably reading this with disgust and thinking ‘How could any homemade chocolate spread compare to the one you buy in the shop – especially to Nutella.

Believe it or not, it is possible to find a good recipe for a homemade chocolate spread that tastes even remotely like the store-bought stuff.  If you ever dared to search for a recipe online, you’d find that there are more than just a few floating around the net that don’t quite cut it.

This recipe however, is probably the closest you’d get to the real stuff and best of all, it is dairy-free and refined sugar-free too!

What you’ll need:

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 150C, then arrange the hazelnuts on a lined and rimmed baking tray.
  2. Toast the nuts for about 20 minutes and once the skins begin to crack, remove from heat and allow to cool.
  3. Remove as much skin from the nuts by rubbing them in a clean kitchen towel – don’t worry if you don’t manage to get it all off!
  4. Put the peeled nuts in a food processor and then process until creamy. You can stop to scrape down the sides if needs be.
  5. Once you have a smooth butter (usually takes about 5 – 6 minutes with a decent food processor), add the coconut sugar, cocoa powder, coconut oil and 3 tbsp of water and blend, blend, blend!
  6. Taste the mixture once it is well combined and add tbsp of pure maple syrup if it isn’t sweet enough for your taste buds. It will also give your chocolate spread that glossy look Nutella has (as if it isn’t irresistible enough as it is, right?)
  7. Keep processing the mixture until it reaches your desired consistency. If it’s too thick, add one tbsp of water at a time (5 tbsp are usually enough).
  8. Store the finished spread in a sealed container in the fridge for no more than a week.
  9. Enjoy!

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Posted on October 30, 2014

The truth behind unsuccessful dieting

Diets/ Nutrition

dieting fails

Summer is officially over, the New Year is approaching and you’ve already decided that one of your resolutions will be to go on a diet and stick to it – like always.

However, there’s a chance you could be wasting your time and money trying to follow diet plans that will probably never work. I’m not trying to discourage you here or anything but as it turns out, the reasons behind a lot of failed diets go beyond lacking persistence and not having enough willpower.

Instead, much of our dieting downfalls come down to our personality types and more often than not, we set out goals that we are genetically incapable of sticking to.

According to new research, the relationship you have with food actually depends on your ‘eating personality.’ Whether we’re ‘rushers’, ‘pickers’ or ‘socialisers’, our eating personality has a huge impact on whether or not we can stick to diet plans.

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‘Rushers’ are women who don’t make great diet choices because they don’t have enough time – they usually resort to ready-made meals.

‘Pickers’ snack in between meals, and ‘bingers’ are the ones who starve themselves for ages and then down a colossal amount of food in one go – “I had plain greek yoghurt for breakfast and then a carrot for lunch. Then I came home and ate the entire kitchen,” sound like you?

Other personalities include ‘comfort eaters’ (the type I’m all too familiar with), ‘socialisers,’ who put on weight because of their drinking habits and ‘settlers,’ who pile up on the pounds once they’ve gotten into a relationship – the get ‘em and trap ‘em kinda gals!

Although your eating personality affects your dieting, it’s no reason to use it as an excuse to why you aren’t losing weight.  Once you identify your weaknesses and work out what exactly it is that makes you want to eat (besides hunger), dieting becomes a tad bit easier!

I guess there’s always comfort in knowing that a lack of will power isn’t entirely to blame for our bad food choices…….

So tell me, which would-be slimmer do you think you are?

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Posted on October 13, 2014

Healthy cracker recipe

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healthy cracker

If you’re big into snacking, then you might like this healthy cracker recipe. The original ingredients for this recipe didn’t quite tickle my fancy, so I thought I might throw in one or two things of my own.

What you’ll need:

  • 180g flaxseeds
  • 60g sesame seeds
  • 40g sunflower seeds
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 250 ml water

Feel free to add dried fruit or some honey if you’d like.

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2. Combine the flax seeds and sunflower seeds with the water in a small bowl and allow to soak for at least 15 minutes. They will naturally begin to stick to one another – almost like jelly!

3. Meanwhile, heat a clean pan on medium heat and then add the sesame seeds, tossing frequently so they don’t burn and then set aside to cool.

4. Add the olive oil and sesame seeds to the flaxseeds and mix well – at this stage you could add some dried fruit if you’re using any.

5. On a baking tray lined with baking paper, spoon the mixture on and smooth out with the back of a spoon.

seed cracker 1

6. Put in to the oven for about 25 minutes or until nice and crispy. Be sure to check every few minutes towards the end as they burn easily.

7. You will know they are ready when they are nice and crispy, they should snap apart quite easily.

8. Return to the oven if they’re still soft.

9. This makes around 16 crackers depending on what size you break them in to.

10. You can have it on it’s own or with some salmon and tomatoes!

Do let me know if you decide to give this recipe a try 🙂

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