Raspberry ruffle smoothie bowl

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!

Raspberry ruffle smoothie bowl Breakfast Grainfree snack vegan
Raspberry ruffle breakfast

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Raw choc moringa covered strawberries

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

Raw choc moringa covered strawberries Desserts Grainfree snack vegan

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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Bountiful Baobab Balls

Bountiful Baobab Balls 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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Creamy dreamy spiced sweet potato soup

Creamy dreamy spiced sweet potato soup 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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