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  1. Weekly Tip - Healthy Christmas Cookies

    If you are looking for a healthy alternative to your usual sugar cookie or ginger bread man recipe give this one a go! Tasty with no refined sugar!
     
    Ingredients
     
    250g almonds
    1/2 cup cake flour
    1 egg
    1 teaspoon bicarb
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon ginger (optional)
    1/4 cup maple syrup
    2 tablespoons coconut oil
     
    Method
     
    • Pre heat over to 180degrees 
    • Add the almonds and blend until they are a fine crumb, then add all the other ingredients to a blender and blend until at a smooth consistency. The dough should come together.
    • Place the dough in-between two sheets of baking paper, using a roller - roll
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  2. Weekly Tip - Sweet Potato Soup

    There is nothing better on cold rainy evening than a delicious bowl of sweet potato soup. This tasty soup is packed full of nutrients and the perfect meal to warm you up.
     
    Ingredients
    • 2 large sweet potatoes
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • 1 diced onion
    • 1 stem of celery diced
    • 2 cloves of garlic minced
    • 2 cups chicken bone broth
    • 1/2 can coconut cream or milk
    • 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    Method 
    1. Preheat oven to 200degrees. 
    2. Cut sweet potato into halves and rub with olive oil and sprinkle of salt. 
    3. Place
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  3. Weekly Tip - Bone broth

    Bone broth is a stock made by simmering beef, chicken, fish or lamb bones with vegetables and herbs over a period of time (ideally over 24hours) Its not expensive to make (you can use the scraps of bones from your next Sunday roast) If you don't have time or desire to make your own bone broth you can buy it online and have it delivered to your door. Just make sure its organic and grass fed. Bone broth may seem like an old fashioned remedy for helping fight illnesses, but it works! Its soothing, easy to digest and packed fill of nutrients - just what the Doctor ordered.
     
    It is in my opinion the healthiest homemade “supplement” that you can add to your diet and we would all benefit greatly from including it in our day to day life. It can be heated up and as enjoyed as a hot drink, added to soups, gravies, rice, couscous or pasta while they cook. The gut health benefits from bone broth alone should be enough of a reason for everyone to include it
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  4. Smashed avo on toast

    A quick, easy nutritious breakfast that can be spiced up anyway you like.
    Avocados are and excellent source of potassium. Studies have shown that food rich in potassium can lower blood pressure. They are loaded with monounsaturated fats which can help decrease inflammation and lower your risk of heart disease. Another bonus is they are completely cholesterol free! Spread them on your toast instead of butter!
     
    Ingredients
     
    -1 avocado
    -2 slices of your favourite toast
    -1 lime
    -Salt and pepper to season
     
    Method
     
    While your toast is cooking, cut the avocado in half and remove from the skin.  Add half to each slice of toast and mash it up. Squeeze a drizzle of lime juice on top and season with salt and pepper.
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  5. Weekly tip - bone broth

    here is something soothing about a hot bowl of bone broth on a cold rainy day. It’s easy to digest and delivers a whole load of nutrients to our gut (which makes up most of our immune system).
     
    Bone broth is a stock made by simmering beef, chicken, fish or lamb bones with vegetables and herbs over a period of time (ideally over 24hours) Its not expensive to make (you can use the scraps of bones from your next Sunday roast) If you don't have time or desire to make your own bone broth you can buy it online and have it delivered to your door. Just make sure its organic and grass fed. 
     
    There are many ways you can add it to your diet, you can cook your rice or pasta in it, add to soups or gravies or enjoy it in its most simplest form.
     
    Give my chicken bone broth recipe a try. You can freeze it in ice trays so you always have a nutrient booster t
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  6. Spinach - top 3 benefits

    When you think of healthiest vegetables…spinach definitely always comes to mind. And for good reason too! One of the most nutrient dense foods around, packed with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. 

    Including spinach in your diet regularly has many health benefits and as it’s not the most strongly flavoured vegetable it can easily be added to many dishes (even raw in smoothies) with out altering the flavour!

    Top 3 health benefits of spinach 

    1. Eye health - Spinach is packed with a healthy dose of vitamin A in the form of carotenoids. Studies have shown vitamin A to help keep our eyes healthy and slow down macular degeneration. 
    2. Help protect against cancer - Studies have shown that spinach (along with other green leafy vegetables) can help protect us from different types of cancer. Spinach antioxidant properties reduce the levels of oxidative stress and inflammation in our body. Spinach also contains chlorophyll whi
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  7. Spinach, goats cheese and caramelized onion tart

    A delicious meal to be served with a leafy salad, or cut into small squares as a popular appetiser.

    Once all the ingredients are prepared its really quick to put together and only needs 20minutes in the over.

     

    Ingredients

    Caramelized onions (see below for ingredients)

    4 handfuls of spinach

    1 tablespoon olive oil

    1 garlic clove mashed

    1 tub of soft goats cheese

    1 roll of ready rolled puff pastry.

     

    Caramelized onion ingredients

    2 onions sliced

    1 tablespoon butter

    1/2 tablespoon sugar

    500ml water

     

    Method

    1. Add the sliced onions to a saucepan along with the butter, stir until butter is melted and coating the onions.
    2. Add the water and sugar and bring to a simmer.
    3. Leave to simmer for around 40minutes.
    4. Once all the water has boiled down stir the
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  8. Weekly Tip - Ginger lime and coconut drizzle loaf.

    Following on from my last post I thought I would share this delicious way of adding ginger to your diet.

    Ginger contains a wide range of important vitamins and minerals. It also contains gingerol an active chemical component that is related to capsaicin and pipeline, and it’s what gives chilli peppers and black pepper their spiciness. Gingerol is a potent antioxidant with anti inflammatory benefits.

    Ingredients 

    • 180g softened butter
    • 150g caster sugar 
    • 6 limes
    • 3 eggs beaten 
    • 125g plain flour 
    • 100g desiccated coconut 
    • 1 tsp baking powder 
    • 3 thumbs ginger grated
    • 100g icing sugar 
    • 50g candied ginger
    • 50g coconut chips

     

    Method

    1. Preheat the oven to 180˚C.
    2. Prepare a loaf tin by lining with baking paper.
    3. Using a food processor be
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  9. Healthy muffins

    These healthy muffins are so simple to make and an excellent on the go snack. Store in your freezer and just pop in the microwave when needed. Full of health boosting nutrients and fibre.

    Ingredients

      • 2 bananas
      • 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
      • 1/2 teaspoon bicarb of soda
      • 2 tablespoon chia seeds
      • 4 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
      • 20 almonds
      • 2 tablespoons honey
      • 1 egg
      • 1 cup flour
      • 1/2 cup raisins

    Method

    • Preheat oven to 180degrees.
    • Line a muffin tin with cases.
    • Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blend.
    • Once well combined stir in 1/2 cup of raisins.
    • Spoon into muffin cases to around 3/4 full.
    • Bake in the oven for 30minutes.

    Enjoy! X

     

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  10. Cranberry and Orange muffins

    Following on from my last weekly tip ‘the health benefits of cranberries.’ I thought I would share this delicious recipe as another way to get this super nutritious fruit into your diet.

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup butter (at room temperature)
    • 1/2 cup castor sugar
    • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 1/2 cup plain yoghurt
    • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
    • 3 tablespoons on orange zest
    • 1 and 3/4 cups plain flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 3 Tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
    • 1 Tablespoon milk
    • 1 and 1/2 cups frozen cranberries
    • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

    Method

    • Preheat the oven to 180degrees
    • Prepare muffin tray by either spraying or adding muffin cases
    • Add butter and sugars to
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