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This is sweet potato chips are just like crisps.  Very crispy but tastier than pre-packed stuff. To be honest it does take a few times to get them right. But once you make them just as crispy as mine you will be obsessed making them! You need sweet potato,  olive oil, spices of choice and a lot of patience! I used: sea salt, black pepper,  paprika, nd chilli seeds First of all you have to slice them super think if you get them thick they will just roast but not crisp! Then place them inside a plastic box or a plastic bag. Add a Drop of olive oil and all the spices and herbs seal it and shake it very well until all spices and oil has gone through all of them! Then place them on a tray one beside another one.  Don't over lap them. Put inside a preheated oven at 250 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes. But as every oven is different you have to continously check they aren't burning.  If you see they are turning black rather than brownie- crispy bring temperature down. After 20 minutes

This is sweet potato chips are just like crisps.  Very crispy but tastier than pre-packed stuff. To be honest it does take a few times to get them right. But once you make them just as crispy as mine you will be obsessed making them! You need sweet potato,  olive oil, spices of choice and a lot of patience! I used: sea salt, black pepper,  paprika, nd chilli seeds First of all you have to slice them super think if you get them thick they will just roast but not crisp! Then place them inside a plastic box or a plastic bag. Add a Drop of olive oil and all the spices and herbs seal it and shake it very well until all spices and oil has gone through all of them! Then place them on a tray one beside another one.  Don't over lap them. Put inside a preheated oven at 250 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes. But as every oven is different you have to continously check they aren't burning.  If you see they are turning black rather than brownie- crispy bring temperature down. After 20 minutes

Before you start any fitness plan always ask yourself where you want to be? What is your ideal look? Would you like to be really muscly or would you be happy with just begin lean and healthy? This question is extremely important as people with different goals should eat slightly different. For example someone who wants to maintain like the second picture above (15 % body fat) might only have one cheat meal a week.  But maybe you are happy having 22% body fat, this means you can relax a bit more and enjoy your food more. So having your goals well set up will help you to research and to know exactly what to eat based on your own goals! My personal ideal is the thirds picture which I am already in there just need to build more muscle to give more definition to my body. When I started this journey I had 40% body fat and now I have 20 % my goal is 17% and is where I would feel on my happier and more comfortable but everyone has different goals. Analise your and work based on those! The perc

Before you start any fitness plan always ask yourself where you want to be? What is your ideal look? Would you like to be really muscly or would you be happy with just begin lean and healthy? This question is extremely important as people with different goals should eat slightly different. For example someone who wants to maintain like the second picture above (15 % body fat) might only have one cheat meal a week.  But maybe you are happy having 22% body fat, this means you can relax a bit more and enjoy your food more. So having your goals well set up will help you to research and to know exactly what to eat based on your own goals! My personal ideal is the thirds picture which I am already in there just need to build more muscle to give more definition to my body. When I started this journey I had 40% body fat and now I have 20 % my goal is 17% and is where I would feel on my happier and more comfortable but everyone has different goals. Analise your and work based on those! The perc

This cookies or biscuits ( I don't really know the difference between those 2) are into going into my favourite recipes!  My boys loved them and my husband (who hates sweet stuff and chocolate) told me he would buy those cookies. So make this babies for the weekend to have as a healthy treat when the sweet craving hits in! Ingredients: 1 cup of hazelnuts 1 cup of ground almonds 1 cup of quinoa 1/3 cup of honey or maple syrup or sweet freedom 1/4 cup of raisins or dates 3 tablespoons of cocoa or cacao. If you do it with cocoa make sure your cacao is 100 % cocoa: no sugar or dairy added! check ingredients) 2 tablespoons of chia 2 tablespoon of coconut oil (melted) Place hazelnuts in a blender or food processor and blend until it becomes flour consistency.  Add raisins or dates and blend until mushy. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend well. Grab a bit of the mix and roll it with both hands then form cookie and place on a tray with non grease paper on it.  Cook into a previously

This cookies or biscuits ( I don't really know the difference between those 2) are into going into my favourite recipes!  My boys loved them and my husband (who hates sweet stuff and chocolate) told me he would buy those cookies. So make this babies for the weekend to have as a healthy treat when the sweet craving hits in! Ingredients: 1 cup of hazelnuts 1 cup of ground almonds 1 cup of quinoa 1/3 cup of honey or maple syrup or sweet freedom 1/4 cup of raisins or dates 3 tablespoons of cocoa or cacao. If you do it with cocoa make sure your cacao is 100 % cocoa: no sugar or dairy added! check ingredients) 2 tablespoons of chia 2 tablespoon of coconut oil (melted) Place hazelnuts in a blender or food processor and blend until it becomes flour consistency.  Add raisins or dates and blend until mushy. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend well. Grab a bit of the mix and roll it with both hands then form cookie and place on a tray with non grease paper on it.  Cook into a previously

This vegetarian mushrooms are fabulous. Definitely the perfect meal to enjoy on a Saturday night with a good glass of wine and hubby as I did! So if you fancy doing this babies here is recipe : Ingredients 6 giant mushrooms 1 carrot peeled and chopped small 4 tablespoons of  chopped onion 1/4 yellow pepper chopped 1/4 red pepper chopped 1/2 leeds chopped 3 big handful of spinach 300 grams of feta cheese Sauté all vegetables ingredients (except mushrooms)  in a frying pan with a drop of olive oil.  Once vegetables are soft add cheese add condiment well with sea salt, pepper and few herbs such as parsley or rosemary. Peel and clean mushrooms. Never wash them as they are as a little sponge and will absorb the water and they will shrink and won't stand. Place the vegetable mix on top and cook in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.  Serve and enjoy. I served with a butternut squash soup and 2 slices of wholemeal seeded bread from Lidl.

This vegetarian mushrooms are fabulous. Definitely the perfect meal to enjoy on a Saturday night with a good glass of wine and hubby as I did! So if you fancy doing this babies here is recipe : Ingredients 6 giant mushrooms 1 carrot peeled and chopped small 4 tablespoons of  chopped onion 1/4 yellow pepper chopped 1/4 red pepper chopped 1/2 leeds chopped 3 big handful of spinach 300 grams of feta cheese Sauté all vegetables ingredients (except mushrooms)  in a frying pan with a drop of olive oil.  Once vegetables are soft add cheese add condiment well with sea salt, pepper and few herbs such as parsley or rosemary. Peel and clean mushrooms. Never wash them as they are as a little sponge and will absorb the water and they will shrink and won't stand. Place the vegetable mix on top and cook in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.  Serve and enjoy. I served with a butternut squash soup and 2 slices of wholemeal seeded bread from Lidl.

Hey guys. Today beign Friday is like our appetite increase as the weekend go by. That is why every Friday we should prepare ourselves with healthy snacks to munch when craving something sweet. And this balls hit the spot to kill the cravings.  They are a raw vegan treat and they are delicious.  You guys should try them! You can convert this babies on protein balls if you add only 1/4 cup of almond ground and add a scoop of whey protein. You make about 10 balls. Ingredients: - 1/2 cup of raisins - 1/2 cup of ground almonds - 1/4 cup of peanut butter - 2 teaspoon of cocoa powder (100% cocoa no sugar or dairy added. Or else add cacao) - 2 tablespoons of chia or flaxseed Blend raisins I'm food processor until very mushy. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until you get a paste like consistency. Place your mix into a bowl and start rolling. Mixture is very sticky but is fine just roll them and then roll again on toppings of choice. I rolled some on hazelnuts and some in coconut.

Hey guys. Today beign Friday is like our appetite increase as the weekend go by. That is why every Friday we should prepare ourselves with healthy snacks to munch when craving something sweet. And this balls hit the spot to kill the cravings.  They are a raw vegan treat and they are delicious.  You guys should try them! You can convert this babies on protein balls if you add only 1/4 cup of almond ground and add a scoop of whey protein. You make about 10 balls. Ingredients: - 1/2 cup of raisins - 1/2 cup of ground almonds - 1/4 cup of peanut butter - 2 teaspoon of cocoa powder (100% cocoa no sugar or dairy added. Or else add cacao) - 2 tablespoons of chia or flaxseed Blend raisins I'm food processor until very mushy. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until you get a paste like consistency. Place your mix into a bowl and start rolling. Mixture is very sticky but is fine just roll them and then roll again on toppings of choice. I rolled some on hazelnuts and some in coconut.

This stew is not only delicious. Is handy remake for meal preparation as this recipe would give you enough for a few days. Also it doesn't have to be vegan if you don't want to.  You can add some chicken if you wished. I personally think you don't have to eat animal protein all the time. I know very fit people who combines vegan and non vegan diets. In my opinion plant based diet is the healthiest.  So is nice to every now and again have meals that are free of animal protein. Ingredients: 2 cans of chickpeas (400 grams) 1 carton of passata (500 ml) 5 carrots peeled and chopped 30 mushrooms peeled and chopped 1 onion peeled and chopped 10 salad potatoes 400 ml of boiling water (or vegetable stock) 2 teaspoon of turmeric 2 teaspoon of grounded cumin 1 teaspoon of paprika 2 tablespoons of olive oil Instructions: Add olive oil in a big saucepan (I used one of those heavy ones used for slow cooking). Add carrots, onion and mushrooms. Add paprika,  turmeric and  cumin. And cover

This stew is not only delicious. Is handy remake for meal preparation as this recipe would give you enough for a few days. Also it doesn't have to be vegan if you don't want to.  You can add some chicken if you wished. I personally think you don't have to eat animal protein all the time. I know very fit people who combines vegan and non vegan diets. In my opinion plant based diet is the healthiest.  So is nice to every now and again have meals that are free of animal protein. Ingredients: 2 cans of chickpeas (400 grams) 1 carton of passata (500 ml) 5 carrots peeled and chopped 30 mushrooms peeled and chopped 1 onion peeled and chopped 10 salad potatoes 400 ml of boiling water (or vegetable stock) 2 teaspoon of turmeric 2 teaspoon of grounded cumin 1 teaspoon of paprika 2 tablespoons of olive oil Instructions: Add olive oil in a big saucepan (I used one of those heavy ones used for slow cooking). Add carrots, onion and mushrooms. Add paprika,  turmeric and  cumin. And cover

Today I was craving a brownie so bad that I had to do a healthy version of them! This is a very healthy option as they contain no sugar, no dairy, no fats, no oils and they are fully vegan!  So to make this brownies you'll need: 600 sweet potato (raw) 1/2 cup ground almonds 1/2 cup of oats flour 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder (100% cocoa,  no sugar or dairy added) 3 tablespoons of honey or agave or maple (they all work) 100 grams of dates 75 grams of walnuts (optional, I added them to add crunchiness) So first let's preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius. Then peel the sweet potato and boil it until very soft. Meanwhile in a bowl mix the flours, cocoa and walnuts. Once sweet potato is soft place it in a blender or food processor and blend with the dates and honey.  You might need a little drop from the boiling water to get the blender going as sweet potato is very thick. Once that mixture is well blended incorporate into the bowl with the rest of the ingredients and pour mix in

Today I was craving a brownie so bad that I had to do a healthy version of them! This is a very healthy option as they contain no sugar, no dairy, no fats, no oils and they are fully vegan!  So to make this brownies you'll need: 600 sweet potato (raw) 1/2 cup ground almonds 1/2 cup of oats flour 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder (100% cocoa,  no sugar or dairy added) 3 tablespoons of honey or agave or maple (they all work) 100 grams of dates 75 grams of walnuts (optional, I added them to add crunchiness) So first let's preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius. Then peel the sweet potato and boil it until very soft. Meanwhile in a bowl mix the flours, cocoa and walnuts. Once sweet potato is soft place it in a blender or food processor and blend with the dates and honey.  You might need a little drop from the boiling water to get the blender going as sweet potato is very thick. Once that mixture is well blended incorporate into the bowl with the rest of the ingredients and pour mix in

So I have been getting a few e-mails asking me about posting a weekly shopping list.  So here it is! You Can Print this and use it as a template. Obviously A LOT of the things on the list aren't to buy weekly like beans, lentils, couscous stuff like that is handy to always have in the press to try new recipes and do different things  aiming to eat healthy 80-85% of the time.  And for example I find that having cans of tuna and couscous are a must when you would not bother cooking. Couscous is ready in 2 minutes and no saucepans needed! you simply boil water, pour it over it and open a can or tuna add a few chopped raw vegetables and you have a great meal in 5 minutes!  So make sure you re-fill this type of things as you go.  There is a few vegetables or fruits that I didn't include because I might just buy them if they are in season. But doesn't mean that just because they aren't on the list I don't eat them. Things like pitta bread and wholemeal wraps I don't b

So I have been getting a few e-mails asking me about posting a weekly shopping list.  So here it is! You Can Print this and use it as a template. Obviously A LOT of the things on the list aren't to buy weekly like beans, lentils, couscous stuff like that is handy to always have in the press to try new recipes and do different things  aiming to eat healthy 80-85% of the time.  And for example I find that having cans of tuna and couscous are a must when you would not bother cooking. Couscous is ready in 2 minutes and no saucepans needed! you simply boil water, pour it over it and open a can or tuna add a few chopped raw vegetables and you have a great meal in 5 minutes!  So make sure you re-fill this type of things as you go.  There is a few vegetables or fruits that I didn't include because I might just buy them if they are in season. But doesn't mean that just because they aren't on the list I don't eat them. Things like pitta bread and wholemeal wraps I don't b