by Siobhan | May 5, 2016 | Breakfast, Grainfree, snack, vegan
Similar to a popular chocolate bar yet this contains better for you, healthier ingredients including raspberries and cacao making a satisfying, guilt free breakfast!
Recipe
-75g raspberries
-1 Tbspn shredded coconut
-1 Tbspn cacao nibs (or save for a topping)
-3/4 tspn cacao powder
-half a small banana
-200ml milk (any)
Optional: 1 heaped Tbspn hemp seeds (or other seeds), 1 brazil nut (for selenium content)
Blend together the above ingredients, pour into a bowl then top with any combo of the following: coconut, cacao nibs/dark choc chips (DF as needed), berries, sliced banana. I also added a drizzle of Sweet freedom’s choc shot for an extra choccy hit!
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by Siobhan | Apr 19, 2016 | Desserts, Grainfree, snack, vegan
A simple, classic treat with the option of the added twist of moringa* powder for an extra kick of nutrition for the health warriors (but trust me, you won’t taste it, I served these up to my family and they didn’t suspect a thing!).
*Do not use moringa if you’re pregnant-consult a doctor first
Even if you choose to leave out the moringa (in which case reduce the syrup to 1Tbspn) but make your own chocolate, this is still an awesome treat as the chocolate will then retain a lot of its goodness when compared to the heavily heated/processed varieties.
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by Siobhan | Apr 7, 2016 | energy balls, Grainfree, Health, snack, vegan
I love baobab (pronounced
bay-oh-bab) and after reading about the
#MakeBaobabFamous attempt, I really wanted to promote it so that African families can get a better income.
Incase you don’t know what baobab is I’ll briefly describe it here.
Baobab is a powdered fruit that grows in Africa which tastes sweet and citrusy. Personally I find it so versatile as I can use it in porridge or smoothies and one of my favourites is mixing it with coconut oil and lemon juice to make a lovely citrusy
baobab frostingThe biggest nutritional punch in this fruit is the Vitamin C and antioxidant capacity mainly found in the pulp.
Per 10g of baobab (depending on the brand/batch) it has approx. 28-37% of your RDI of vitamin C!! The leaves and other parts of the fruit contain other nutrients eg. magnesium and calcium but it is mainly the pulp that forms most powders.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10408390701856330?journalCode=bfsn20I also think it’s a great ingredient that adds depth of flavour to food and increases diet variety, so I encourage anyone to consider consuming organic baobab powder & not to be afraid of it because of its funny name. Remember, the more we demand good, natural products from companies the more the supply will have to increase, making it easier in the future for healthy products to be more readily available, plus you’ll be helping African families get a
better income.
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by Siobhan | Nov 2, 2015 | Dinner, Grainfree, Uncategorized, vegan
This sauce is so great for health but I especially love the addition of the sprouts, this ingredient makes the recipe super annoying for cancer cells as sprouts have up to 20 times more sulforaphane (SFN) than bigger cruciferous veggies like broccoli & cabbage etc.
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by Siobhan | Oct 26, 2015 | Grainfree, Lunch, snack, vegan
Turmeric & black pepper roasted chickpeas!
This little snack is so handy for keeping in your drawer at work for when the hunger strikes or you’re trying to avoid the big batch of leftover buns lying in the office conference room.
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by Siobhan | Oct 2, 2015 | Dinner, Grainfree, vegan
This recipe is great for the skin as the sweet potato is loaded with beta carotene which is the precursor of Vitamin A which is a strong antioxidant & fat soluble vitamin therefore you need fat in the meal to absorb it hence the benefits of the coconut milk combo.
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