Chicken & Avo Tostada Have you ever found one wrap on the plate to be underwhelming? If you like to eat with your eyes then this is a great meal for you. It gives you the perception that you are eating a lot of food plus it’s fun and different. It’s basically a re-creation of…
Smoked Salmon and Avo Sandwich 2 slices of low GI, wholewheat or rye bread topped with cottage cheese, rocket, avocado, and smoked salmon. can be served as a closed or open sandwich. Recipe Prep time: 5 min Servies 1 Ingredients 50g smoked salmon 2 slices low GI wholewheat/dumpy seed/rye bread 2 Tablespoons plain cottage cheese…
Veggie Packed Moussaka Recipe Cook: 1hr 15 min Prep 10 min Serves 6 Ingredients 2 large eggplants, cut into 5mm slices 1 brown onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 400 g mushrooms, chopped 2 medium carrots, grated 500g packet extra lean beef or ostrich mince 700 g tomato passata 2 tsp oregano, dried 1/2…
If you don’t have a lot of time to cook, thai fish curry is a very easy and quick meal to put together. It shouldn’t take you more than 15 minutes and it will still taste amazing. This is also another great way to include more fish into your weekly diet. Recipe Thai Fish…
This healthy chicken pie is not only packed with nutrition but its also super easy to make and doesn’t take hours to prepare. It’s a bit of a different take on your regular puff pastry pie and probably more of a cottage pie, but it’s just as delicious and a useful way to use…
The best roasted butternut! Butternut, like carrots, is a rich source of beta carotene which gives it that orange pigment. Beta carotene is a form of Vitamin A, an essential vitamin in the body. Vitamin A is needed for growth and development, cell recognition, vision, immune function, and reproduction. It is also a powerful antioxidant. Vitamin A…
Another quick and easy overnight oats recipe! If you love apple pie, then you will love this. The recipe only makes one serving, but if you are meal prepping for the week, then you can make a big batch of this recipe, which is breakfast done for the whole week. Apple Stew Overnight Oats Recipe…
Salmon is good for us for so many reasons but mainly because it’s a great source of omega 3 fatty acids (particularly EPA and DHA), which is essential fat in the body. This fat helps to reduce inflammation and your risk of chronic diseases. Let’s not forget that salmon is also a good source…
This is my version of a healthy butter chicken curry. It is always assumed that curry has to be unhealthy. This is because most curries have a lot of added fat in the form of oil, lard, or cream and the type of protein used in the curry. In my version of a butter chicken curry,…
Chickpeas are a high fiber legume that is also a great source of protein in a plant-based diet. Roasted chickpeas can make a tasty snack option, addition to a salad, or be the star of a meal. To get your chickpeas nice and crunchy, it only takes about 10-15 minutes in the oven so it can be a…
The vegan diet eliminates all animal products including, eggs, dairy, meat and fish. By eliminating these high protein food sources, it means that protein needs to be found from plan based sources. Some high protein plant based foods include soya beans, soya milk, chickpeas, beans, lentils, nuts/nut butters, seeds and tofu. Plant based sources of protein…
As I learn more about nutrigenomics I can’t help but bring these healthy foods into my kitchen and experiment with them to make nutrient packed meals such as this red beetroot and quinoa antioxidant salad. Beetroot contains anthocyanin which is a strong antioxidant and can help reduce oxidative stress in the body. What is oxidative stress?…