Tahini is one of my favorite sauces. I like to dip celery in it or spread it on fresh bread for an extra special treat. With the consistency of smooth peanut butter, tahini is a staple of Mediterranean cuisine and is especially popular in Greece. Those Greeks know a thing or two about food – they gave us Greek yogurt after all! Store-bought tahini isn’t always that great though – heavy-handed processing, cheap oils, and too much salt can make what should be pretty healthy very unhealthy. That’s why I make my own. It’s easy too – when you use…
Author: Sarah
If you want to eat healthily and lose weight, you need to be able to make healthy meals in your own home. Processed and store-bought foods are all too often loaded with calories, packed with trans fats, and weighed down with sugar – none of which will help you lose weight. Cooking can be time consuming and that’s where owning some good kitchen appliances can really help; the easier you make cooking, the more likely you are to do it yourself. Anything that saves time and makes cooking easier is worth its’ weight in gold – quite literally! Of all…
This is an unusual recipe but it’s worth trying because it’s so very light and refreshing. I love this smoothie early in the morning on summer days – especially if I wake up feeling thirsty. The combination of spinach, grapes, and vanilla provides a great combination of flavors which really complement one another and provide a very light and healthy start to your day. Ingredients 1 cup water 1 cup seedless grapes 1 cup baby spinach ½ cup ice ¼ cup coconut milk 1 scoop Idealshake Meal Replacement Shake – vanilla flavor (Available at Official Site) Method Put all the…
Breakfast weight loss shake with coffee and banana. You have to try this.
Weekends, on those warm mornings, an ice cream is a very nice if naughty way to start your day. Although typical, most ice creams contain high levels of sugar and dairy. Instead, let’s use Frozen Yogurt low in sugar with a vanilla flavor that goes perfectly with our chocolate flavor meal replacement shake powder from IdealShake. Ingredients 1 scoop of IdealShake® Meal Replacement Shake 1 scoop of low sugar vanilla Frozen Yogurt 1/2 cup water 2 Ice cubes Directions Put all the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. If you don’t have a powerful blender, I’ve shared my recommendations for…
Fuel your morning with a powerful energizer; banana. Bananas are high in sugar so let’s use only half banana to maximize weight loss (contains approx. 5g of sugar). Bananas, like other fruits (Avocado, Mango) are high in potassium. Potassium helps to: reduce the risk of stroke lower blood pressure reduce the chances of kidney stones build muscle synthesize proteins, thus improving absorption For this shake we’ll use the Vega One All in One Nutritional Shake, because it’s the one with the least amount of sugar (<1g). Ingredients: 1 scoop of Vega One All in One Nutritional Shake, available on Amazon.com 1/2…
Ginger is one of the most powerful natural medicines, “10 Superfoods Good For You”. It has, scientifically, demonstrated several medicinal benefits, but based on my personal experience, the best benefit is how it strengthens your immunological system. When you feel that your body defenses are low, ginger can help you to power-up your immune system and fight of infections. Let’s start our day with this Ginger fighter shake to strengthen your body’s defenses… Ingredients 1 scoop of RAW Organic Meal Vanilla 1 cup Almond Milk 1 tsp ground ginger or 1/2 tsp of peeled and minced fresh ginger Directions I prefer to…
Besides coffee, I love to have fruit in the morning. In the morning, you wake up with a stomach empty and, based on my experience, I prefer to start the day with fruit or vegetables instead of processed food like bread, pancakes, eggs, etc. I’m a berry lover and love this morning shake! If you have the chance to buy fresh and local strawberries and blueberries then that’s perfect but, if not, you can use frozen too. Remember, fresh and locally produced ingredients are always a better option for a healthy meal, “Why you should buy seasonal locally produced food”.…
I love to have my coffee in the morning, so why not have my breakfast together with my coffee? The IdealShake has a chocolate flavor that goes perfectly with the coffee taste. Ingredients 1 scoop of IdealShake® Meal Replacement Shake 1/2 tsp Almond Extract 1 cup cold coffee Directions To sweeten this shake a little bit, I usually add half teaspoon of Almond Extract. Adjust to suit your taste but for one serving half tsp is usually enough. One of the reasons why people prefer Almond Extract over Vanilla Extract is you have to add less to sweeten thus it is…
Before I started 21 Day Fix, my biggest concern was “Does 21 Day Fix really work?“ There’s a general erroneous idea that if you eat less, you’ll lose weight. That’s wrong, not healthy, and you’ll only loose one thing like this; your mind! The 3 most important steps to lose weight are: Healthy meals; nutrition is the most important step for healthy weight loss Avoid constant snacking Exercise your body 21 Day Fix combines these principles with a genius nutrition plan and motivating workouts. Healthy Meals – 21 Day Fix Approved Meals Using only 21 Day Fix-approved food and the…