Do more of what makes you happy. Series of healthy, vegan recipes and more.
Rise & Shine and start your day with a happy, energized body n’ mind! Every recipe is packed with healthy goodness for a perfect start of your day.
Ever since i remember i’ve had a thing for blueberry muffins. And carrot cake… but that’s a different post!
There is something in baked blueberries that really does it for me, and admittedly i had missed them now that i’m off dairy and eggs.
So, last Saturday afternoon i decided to put this recipe together and finally enjoy my afternoon coffee with a muffin… or two … or three …. you get the drift!
Apart from the fact that I’m a sacker for pink, this bowl is soooo creamy and tasty, it is really a lovely way to start your day! When I made this i was in a weird kind of ‘leave me alone’ ‘i don’t want to wake up’ ‘i need to get back to bed’ mood! And honestly, it all changed when I tasted my breakfast!
It’s packed with protein, vitamins and healthy fats – so go ahead, reward yourself for getting out of bed!
Honestly, i think this is my favourite recipe in a while! It’s sooo delicious and sooo full of healthy ingredients and sooo versatile – you just have to try it.
You’ve got walnuts, almonds, flaxseed meal, chia seeds and hemp seeds – full of healthy fats, fiber and proteins; coconut, cinnamon, raisins and dates for their beautiful taste.
You can eat it with a spoon, make overnight granola, add your milk or yoghurt or top your dessert or oats!
This recipe was inspired by a very good chef friend of mine – he came up with a sweet for his restaurant with rose water and pistachios and I simply couldn’t resist it! I don’t know if it is our Mediterranean roots and influences, but there is something about pistachios and rose water that is so delicious!
I know it might strike you are odd at the beginning, but trust me it gives such a unique, refreshing taste to your smoothies!
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I swear I can put tahini everywhere. I love the taste and of course the health benefits – high in healthy fats and amino acids, great source of vitamins and minerals, improves skin health etc etc!!
Add some super seeds in there and you’ve got breakfast or the champions! Chia seeds, hemp seeds, flax seeds!
And then, cacao nibs, oats and berries (strawberries are particularly good!)
Are you ready to try it yet?!
I have a thing for these tiny seeds and blueberries, for a number of reasons – to name a few:
Chia seeds: did you know that ‘chia’ is the Mayan word for ‘strength’? They are loaded with protein, fiber, calcium, manganese and magnesium, phosphorus, antioxidants, omega 3 fatty acids! So you have an energy and nutrient packed gem in your hands!
Blueberries: my favourite berries! Packed with vitamin c and k and considered the king of antioxidant foods, they have so many health benefits you simply need to have them in your daily diet!
So, combined these 2 ingredients, gives you a pretty good start to your day or serves as a really good, low calories high energy snack in between meals.
I love it when you try new recipes and they come out better than you expected! This one, we did with my youngest daughter – she loves chocolate, so the choco chips were her idea :). I’ve been wanting to involve my kids in these recipes, because i want them to start eating healthy and thinking about their eating habits and choices.
Luckily she loved them!
So, these cookies are good as an adult and or kids healthy snack or breakfast!
There is something about granola that i simply cannot resist! I love topping my smoothie bowls with it, my nut yoghurt or chia puddings, or just have it with milk. And this recipe gives you so much goodness in every spoon. Almonds, Cashews, Goji Berries, Pumpkin Seeds, Linseed Seeds, Coconut Oil …. need i say more!
I hope you enjoy it!
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