Overindulgence before and over Christmas is a common visitor of mine. Every year I keep telling myself I won’t walk into the sugar trap that is made of Christmas cake, Stollen, gingerbread, Christmas cookies and mulled wine – I could go on. The holidays seem like the perfect excuse for gorging on sweets that have…
Category: … healthy stuff
Black Bean and Walnut Burger with Pumpkin Wedges
Burgers can come in so many varieties, especially when they are not made from minced meat. I find vegetable burgers absolutely delicious! When I go out for a burger meal with friends or family I often choose the non-meat option, because some flavour combinations seem more enticing than the meaty counterpart. People who don’t know…
Breakfast in a Jar
I have to admit, after creating my breakfast in a jar with all its colourful layers I was really chuffed. The colours work so well together and the flavours complement each other perfectly. I have been baking cakes with pumpkin for years now, my absolute favourite! I love the combination of pumpkin and cinnamon –…
Party Picks
It’s my birthday weekend! So, what could be better than having a party, nibbling away on yummy food and dancing the night away? This recipe is certainly something for creative individuals. I had such good fun with this recipe, picking and mixing the flavours. Also, you don’t need exact measurements! Of course, you don’t have…
Savoury Seed Crackers
This recipe is for satisfying my savoury cravings and I can make wonderful use of my well-assorted pantry of nuts and seeds! As a base for the seeds I use buckwheat flour, however, for those who find the taste as too strong I would recommend substituting it for almond meal or whole meal rice flour,…
Sugar-free Tea Infusions
I have never been a huge fan of fizzy drinks. When I was little, though, I loved to drink cold Ice Tea in the summer, but it came usually from a box and contained a horrific amount of sugar. Therefore, I came up with a sugar-free alternative to quench my thirst. And no, I am…
Healthy Snacks: Sweet and Savoury Oatcakes – Recipes
When you feel like nibbling on something but don’t want to fall into the calorie trap by gorging on chocolate bars and the like, try the following healthy snack ideas to keep your munchies in check. Over the years of my weight going up and down and up and down, since third grade to be…
Yoghurt
Yoghurt is an incredibly versatile food, to be consumed as a dessert, added to savoury dishes and even to function as a skin care product. Certainly, I am not talking about those sugary, fruit-flavoured concoctions, but simple and plain probiotic yoghurt. Still, there is wide variety – full-fat, low-fat, creamy, strained, Greek-style, organic, non-organic and…
Healthy snacks
For this week I am giving you two examples of healthy snacks that will be your alternative to a sugar-laden cookie. The first is crudités (raw vegetables) to boost your vitamin levels, such as carrots (rich in beta-carotine, fibre, vitamins C and E, calcium and potassium) which can help to protect your eyesight and against…
Chocolate & Almond Energy Balls – Recipe
Before I mixed the ingredients in kind of a trial and error experiment I hardly anticipated them to be so addictive! I have always been drawn to a nice box of chocolates and had the hardest time not to eat the whole box in one go. These energy balls are similarly moreish – they even…
An Energetic Approach to a Sugar-laden Life
Is your job stressing you out and leaving you depleted of energy, especially in the afternoons? Is this rainy summer weather getting you down? Do you experience pangs of hunger and cravings for sweets hours before finishing time? If so then you could certainly do with a nice energy boost that doesn’t leave you feeling…
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