This is a real simple, quick but impressive recipe.
For those who hate oily fishes or those that have a stonger state, seabass is the perfect fish and perfect way to keep up with your omega 3 vitamins.
This pistachio filled lemon cake is delicious extremely moist, fluffy and best of all for those who have a lactose intolerance it is also dairy free.
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This recipe can be altered to suite your choice of protein, so will work perfectly with chicken, beef, turkey or pork. For the vegans and vegetarians this is also perfect, follow the recipe and leave out the fish / meat and can replace with more vegetables.
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This recipe which uses coconut cream rather than dairy cream is another perfect quick go to if you’re ever in a rush but want something rich, healthy and satisfying.
Perfect for those who are lactose in tolerant and goes down a treat for those who follow the Keto diet!
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Plantains are the less-sweet, starchier equivalent to the banana. I would personally call them the bananas vegetable cousin.
They are grown in African and South American countries, and very common in their diets. Plantains are fantastic as they are pretty much as versatile as potatoes if not even more. They can be enjoyed fried, baked, roasted, grilled, boiled or steamed.
These plantain chips are a treat, healthy low fat, suitable for vegans and those on the paleo diet. You can have them as a main on their own with a salad or have them as a side with chicken, fish, beef you name it!
Read MoreThis recipe is a remake of the traditional Caribbean rice n peas. This is lighter version of cous cous n peas. Served with grilled Chicken & a tomato and avocado salad.
The best way to avoid eating unhealthy food is to plan or prepare your meals in advance. This is not only great for cooking in advance but you can also easily prepare all the ingredients and cook once you return home from work / or studying its a 30 minute dish and you honestly cannot go wrong with the flavours you get at the end
Read MoreWhy order a greasy take out when you can make yourself some of these delicious guilt free crispy baked wings that are full of flavour, extremely moorish and will satisfy that Friday night take out cravings.
Read MoreThis recipe is one of my favourite easy and quick go to’s. I tend to have with with some baked Sweet potatoes or roast plantains. After a long day it’s so ideal when your dinner can be made in one pan, everything cooked at the same time and it’s super convenient because you don’t have tonnes of washing to do as well!
Read MoreGnocchi are a small, dense pasta like tiny dough balls usually made from mashed potatoes (70%), eggs and flour.
Gnocchi can be purchased ready-made from grocery stores or they can be handmade. Their preparation is similar to pasta, as they are cooked by boiling them in water and then they are served with a sauce.
This is a perfect quick, healthy and easy go to meal for anyone who is restrained with time to make good dinner. Feel free to use your own choice of protein as well.
This recipe is a family favourite because the flavours that you end up with are somewhat mind blowing believe me! The chicken is succulent and crispy, the rice is moist and fluffy bursting with all the flavours from the juices that drip down from the chicken, the herbs and spices used. It’s truly amazing.
All the ingredients used here are real foods, nothing processed so your body gets to extract all the good good from fresh vegetables, proteins and grains used.
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This one pan dish is a perfect shout after a long and busy day that has been spent out of the home. You come home and realise you still have things to do as well as make dinner!
Its ideal if it has been prepped earlier but nonetheless still relatively easy to put together and stick in the oven while you get on with your evening duties.
Only real ‘foods’ used in the process of making this dish and really that’s what we should strive for daily. Eating living foods that have been plucked from the earth or killed. There are so many nutritional benefits you get from this one pan, from the omega 3 vitamins found in the fish to the antioxidants in the sweet potatoes.
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This recipe is perfect for those who adapt to a pescatarian lifestyle. This could be your very own spaghetti bolognaise dish with fish that is!
Although this will take just over an hour to prepare the joy of it is that is very light on the manual work side. The majority of the time will be spent slow cooking the sauce which I promise you is most definitely worth the wait.
Also if you are not a fan of the fishes I used (cod & makeral) feel free to use whichever fish you prefer or whatever you have available, it will still be a hit.
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This recipe is a perfect alternative to your usual breakfast, if you wish to give grains and cereals a break or if you simply wish to treat yourself or a loved one to a fancy breakfast. You cannot go wrong by starting your day filling up on iron rich kale, sweet potatoes which are full of antioxidants and the good proteins that you will get from the red kidney beans and chicken.
Another easy to follow recipe that you can achieve in no more than 30 minutes. Feel free to to use your protein of choice if you prefer not to have chicken or for a vegetarian / vegan option leave the meat out and it taste equally as good.
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Whenever you think of chips or even chicken wings your imagination goes straight to oil dripping from the chicken or chips glistening so bright because it has been bathing in a deep fryer for several minutes right?
However, both the main ingredients made from the traditional fast food chicken and chips are so full of nurishment and what a better way to make use of all those vitamins than cooking it a better way huh?
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The green smoothie is one of my family’s favourites! We tend to have this a few times a week, but I particularly love it not just because of its great taste but the nurishment that is filled this cup of green goodness.
On a usual day I would have it on its own but when I do have more time like the weekends I like to beef it up a little with a base of chia pudding, as pictured above!
Below I have listed all the health benefits that each of the fruits and vegetables I use in this smoothie have.
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This recipe is a fantastic alternative to the traditional meat based meatballs, as well as the use of pasta / wheat based spaghetti. With the fish balls you can choose to have whatever fish you fancy, it doesn’t have to be the cod and prawns. If you are a pasta lover this also works great with pasta. I have chosen to have this with sweet potato spaghetti because it is ever so light, and doesn’t leave you feeling overfull and sluggish which is what tends to happen after a heavy bowl of pasta.
For those who suffer from gluten intolerance this is a perfect dish for you as all of the ingredients are naturally gluten free. Its also great for those who live adapt the paleo, whole 30 diet or pescatarians.
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These Savory pancakes are a delight when you feel to give yourself a lovely treat with breakfast or end as a side for lunch. They are light, fluffy and guilt free made with wholemeal spelt flour which is a healthier version of white flour you would normally use to make pancakes.
To find out a bit more about spelt flour and why you should try using them more click here to read up what i wrote about it in my previous blog post.
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Spelt is ancient grain, from the same family as wheat, barley, and rye. With the rise of industrial agriculture and efficient farming, wheat has become our grain of choice.
For general health the spelt grain is also more water-soluble than wheat, which makes it easier for the body to digest. Due to the many minerals and vitamins spelt contains, it can help regulate metabolism, increase circulation, improve the immune system, lower blood sugar, and reduce bad cholesterol levels.
These Pancakes are light fluffy and extremely moreish. If you wish to make the savory version of these all you need to do is leave the banana and blueberries out of the batter.
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The high amount of potassium found in plantains are essential for maintaining the cell and body fluids that control your heart rate and blood pressure.
Plantains are also a good source of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). A cup of sliced plantains gives you roughly 34 percent of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA). This vitamin helps decrease homocysteine levels which are often associated with coronary artery disease and stroke.
Plantains contain roughly 32 percent of the recommended amount of vitamin C in a single cup. This vitamin acts as an antioxidant and helps build up your immune system.
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I began making my own salad dressings at home for various reasons: firstly, it really is cheaper to do it yourself and majority of the time you have the ingredients already laying about in the pantry or the fridge!
Secondly, I get to control what goes in there and how much of it I want. I found that after looking at the back of the labels of some of the dressings I was buying from the supermarket, I found artificial colours and flavours that didn’t need to be there not to mention the amount of unnecessary sugar and salt that would be put in them.
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