Peanut butter is one of my favorite treats. I eat it straight from the jar for a quick but healthy snack, spread it on toast for a speedy breakfast, and add it to smoothies to add calories after a workout. I LOVE peanut butter! However, not all peanut butters were created equal. Some store-bought brands are made with added sugar and cheap vegetable oils that are actually high in trans fats making them really unhealthy. Making peanut butter is easy when you use your food processor – and if you don’t like peanuts, you can use almonds or almost any…
Author: Sarah
Many weight loss myths often sound like they should be true but then, when you dig a little deeper, you realize that if you follow this piece of advice, you may actually end up gaining rather than losing weight. Many myths have been around so long that they are believed by almost everyone who has ever tried to lose weight! In this article, I want to share with you the five most common weight loss myths and explain to you why they aren’t true. 1. Diet food can help you lose weight Go into most supermarkets and health food stores…
Chocolate and coconut are a match made in heaven and both are bone fide superfoods, more about superfoods on my guide “My Superfoods”! This indulgent shake contains loads of healthy ingredients to start your day right – much better than a bowl of sugary cereal! I like to make this smoothie, put it in a thermos, and drink it on the way to work. Ingredients 2 cups water ¼ cup old fashioned rolled oats 1 scoop Idealshake Meal Replacement Shake – chocolate flavor 1 tablespoon coconut oil 1 tablespoon raw cocoa powder or nibs Method Put the water in your…
This awesome-tasting smoothie is more like a dessert than a breakfast but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a wonderful way to start the day. Not only is it tasty, and filling, it’s also packed with nutritional goodness in the form of raw honey – a well-known superfood. Ingredients 1 cup ice ½ cup skim milk or soya milk or rice milk as preferred 1/3 cup canned pumpkin puree 1 tablespoon raw honey 1 scoop Idealshake Meal Replacement Shake – vanilla flavor (available at IdealShake Official Site) 1 pinch ground nutmeg Method Put all the ingredients into your blender, adding the…
The combination of flavors in this smoothie will make you want to get up early just to make it! The ginger, one of the 10 most important superfoods, is invigorating and is also a fantastic superfood pack with important nutrients. In fact, the taste and healthfulness of this smoothie make it very hard to beat! Ingredients ¼ cup old fashioned rolled oats ½ cup frozen strawberries ½ cup plain, low fat Greek yogurt ½ cup ice ½ teaspoon freshly grated ginger 1 scoop IdealShake Meal Replacement Shake – strawberry flavor – Available at official site. Method Place the oats and…
If you are eating to lose weight, you will undoubtedly have heard of calories. You may well have decided that you need to eat a certain number of calories per day to continue losing weight and even weigh and measure your food to make sure you aren’t eating too many. While this is a useful way to make you more mindful of what you eat, it’s important to understand that not all calories are the same and you need to think about more than just calories if you want to lose weight and be healthy. What is a calorie ? …
Homemade ketchup twice tastier and healthier than any ketchup you can buy out there. Try it and make the change for a healthier life
Do you know how easy, quick and healthy is hummus ? If you haven’t tried you will love it, if you buy it you will prefer this 5 min homemade hummus recipe.
Mayonnaise is seldom thought of as a healthy food but that’s because most store-bought mayo is nothing more than cheap junk! Filled with trans fats and other unhealthy additives, the reason most store-bought mayonnaise lasts for months at a time in your fridge is it is PACKED with artificial additives. With an immersion blender, making your own mayonnaise is easy and a whole lot healthier than store-bought mayonnaise. You can’t store it for very long so you’ll need to make it as needed but as that doesn’t take very long I’m sure you’ll find the little bit of time and…
Pesto is a traditional Italian sauce that is usually used with pasta but can be used in lots of other ways too. Because it can be pre-prepared, pesto makes healthy eating very easy – just spoon pesto over your veggies or use as a sauce for grilled chicken and you’ve got a really tasty and healthy meal in minutes. Homemade pesto is really easy to make and is so much better for you than store-bought pesto, which often included unhealthy oils and too much processing. Making your own is also cheaper. It’s really easy too when you use your food…