Munching Monday: Amazeballs recipe packed with superfoods

These little balls of heaven seriously are “amazeballs”!  This is my take on Jess Ainscough’s recipe which you can find if you click here.  They are sooo easy to make, taste delicious and give your taste buds a bit of a party on the way down too.  The best thing about them is that they are guilt free!  If you are looking for something sweet to snack on that is going to be good for your body, make a batch of these and keep them in the fridge for your next “snack attack”.  Here’s the recipe:-

Thought provoking Thursday: 4 “agreements” to make with yourself

Each day I get a dose of ‘Daily Love’ straight into my inbox from Mastin Kipp who is the creator and founder of ‘The Daily Love’.  The daily quotes and bits of advice are sometimes just what I need to keep me focused and inspired.  The below came into my inbox on Monday and I really enjoyed reading it, I’m sure you will do too.

7 things to think about before starting a juice cleanse/fast

This post is a follow-on from the free 3 day juice fast menu I posted a few weeks ago.  If you missed it, you can access it here.  A few of you emailed me to ask me to do a post on things to think about when considering a juice fast.  There are a few things you need to be aware of which I have listed below, but the main thing I would advise is to “listen to your body!”.  If your body is severely reacting to your cleanse, then stop it or ease back on the juices to half of what you are currently consuming and then ease back into what you were doing before.  There will always be a few mild side effects to a juice cleanse (like headaches and irritability) because your body is detoxifying amongst other things, but the side effects should not be debilitating and if they are stop or ease back immediately.  Here are some tips:-

Tipsy Tuesday: 1 tip that relieves 6 different health complaints & doesn’t cost a cent

Can you guess what it is??  I am a big fan of Dr Libby Weaver.  Dr Libby is one of AustraIasia’s leading nutrition and weight loss experts.  She has a passion for empowering people to make optimum health choices.  I read her book ‘Rushing Women’s syndrome’ and felt like the book had been written for me.  Since reading that book and using the knowledge that I gained from the book, I have begun to teach myself to slow down, started making a point of nourishing myself regularly and paid attention to my mind and what type of thoughts I have daily.  This is one of the keys to ensuring complete/true health on an ongoing basis.  Even if you have not had a health dilemma, paying attention to these things will improve the way that you feel and improve your life dramatically.  So, what is the one thing that can help elevate PMS, mood swings, anxiety, brain fog, poor sleep and stress?  Read on to find out:-

Munching Monday: a recipe for a quick snack packed with fibre & protein

I love making my own home-made hummus.  Firstly its so easy to whip up in a flash, the ingredients you use are ingredients you would normally have in your pantry anyway, and it is great to use as a healthy dip alternative for crackers and chips when guests come round.  Chickpeas are high in fibre and protein with a low glycemic index which means your blood sugar levels won’t spike (which leads to cravings).    Another great thing about making your own hummus is that it is not laden with all those nasty preservatives and/or artificial flavourings, added salt etc that you find in store bought hummus.  If you make your own you know exactly whats in it and you can adjust the flavours to taste.  Start off with a base (as below) and then add whatever you want to it to give it your own personal touch.

Ingredients:  2 cans of chickpeas (or buy dry chickpeas and boil them on the stovetop).  A pour of olive oil, a squeeze of lemon, 1 tsp of ground cumin, 2 tbsp unhulled tahini.  Salt and pepper to taste.  Have a play around with the proportions, if you find its too dry, add more olive oil, if you want more taste add more salt (preferably sea salt!) or cumin.  I like to add some rocket leaves or parsley or even tumeric to the above depending on what’s in the fridge.

Method: slam it all into the food processor and blend your little heart away!  And there you have it, scrumptious good for you home made hummus in a flash!

Enjoy!