Banana bread has always been a favourite of mine. Therefore I was determined to make a low sugar, grain free version that I could have without the sugar crash that comes about with the real deal. This is seriously good!! The best thing about it is that it doesn't contain any strange expensive ingredients so you more then likely have all the ingredients in your pantry already! Give it a go... like yesterday.
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I was scrolling through Facebook the other day (as I do all to often) and came across an article which annoyed me more than it probably should have. It was suggesting that eating red meat is literally killing you and that avoiding red meat will see you live longer, happier, smarter, slimmer …you get the idea. Basically bottom line, if you eat red meat.. you will get cancer… and you will die. So first lets look at why everyone thinks this is the case. Numerous organisations around the world have said that eating red and processed meats can increase risk of some cancers. For starters, putting fresh red meat and processed meats into the same cancer causing category is ridiculous.. But more on that later. Serves 1 - 2 eggs - 2T coconut flour - 1 serving protein powder (I use chocolate flavoured Nuzest Clean Lean Protein) - 1/8 C milk of choice (I use coconut milk) -1/2 banana (optional) - Handful of spinach - 2T Pure Coco Cacao Nibs (optional) - Coconut oil (for frying) Put everything except the Cacao nibs into a blender and blend until smooth. Stir through the Cacao nibs. Melt coconut oil in a large non stick frying pan. Cook pancakes until bubbles start to form and then flip (approx. 3 mins each side). Serve with coconut yoghurt, berries and coconut chips. Enjoy! ANZAC biscuits are my favourite biscuit of ALL. TIME. These are a much healthier version of an absolute classic. I have tried to keep them as similar to the real thing as possible as there is nothing more disappointing then being promised a delicious healthier version of a childhood favourite only to find they resemble the texture of a paper back book. Because of this they do still contain a small amount of oats and sweetener so are definitely a treat but life is all about balance and I'm not lying when I say these are as good as the real thing!! The consumption of ‘heart healthy’ vegetable and seed oil has increased drastically over the past few decades. People have shunned natural fat sources such as butter and lard in favour of these oils that are produced in something that looks more like a meth lab than your grandmas kitchen. So why is everyone telling us that these oils are good for us if they aren’t? They are cheap as dirt to produce. Who here is scared of kale? For anyone who has Facebook you no doubt would have recently seen numerous articles announcing the ‘dark side’ of kale- I’m not even joking here- one was literally titled ‘the dark side of kale’ as if to say it sneaks out of your fridge at night while you sleep and murders your family…. If nutrition wasn’t confusing enough, kale has literally gone from a ‘super-food’ to a ‘health warning’ overnight. So is there any truth to these claims or is it just another media storm in a teacup? 'Healthy' baking whilst always delicious can sometimes have more sugar than the real thing! This slice however is actually pretty low in sugar (less than 2g per slice), tastes delicious and is super filling!! It freezes well so you can make it in bulk and then just pull it out when you feel like something sweet. If it lasts that long! You have been good all week. You managed to get to the gym every day and you even managed to abstain from the cookies that winked at you every day in the staff room at work as you got your salad out of the fridge. You weigh yourself on the Friday and so far so good, your weight loss efforts are on track (this story is going somewhere I promise). The weekend is here and Friday night calls for pizza, in bed, in your pyjamas (hey we’ve all been there). One meal, no big deal right? You hop on the scales on Saturday and bam- you have put on 3kg. THREE KILOGRAMS OVERNIGHT… is that even legal?! |
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February 2017
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