Warming, substantial yet incredibly healthy and simple to make. Great for winter evenings. 1 sweet potato, washed 1 red onion, sliced 1 box (150g) chesnut mushrooms, washed and sliced 1 stock cube (vegetable Kallo is my fave) 1 tin baby tomatoes 1 tsp marmite Dried rosemary, about 1 tbsp 250g minced beef (5% fat) (to…
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Cauliflower shawarma and houmous
I love the shawarma spice mix and created this super tasty little number with a few bits from the fridge, but it’s so good, I’m sharing it with you. Ingredients in bold, but pick and mix with what you have in the fridge. You could add chick peas to make it more substantial. Add these…
Mushroom, rice and greens
This was really tasty and so I’m posting it as an idea for your dinner Ingredients in bold – but these can be changed depending on what you have in! Boil some wild rice, black rice, wholemeal rice, or carmargue rice in a pan. Drop some broccoli stems in for the last 5 minutes of…
UPF: an overview
The news is full of them. Here is a quick and easy guide to what they are. https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1497/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1497/pub/1497/page/54/article/NaN Alternatively search: What you really need to know about ultra-processed foods – before you take a bite. Telegraph.
Healthy waffles
I created this recipe after being begged by the kids for sweet treats at breakfast. These waffles feel indulgent and treaty, but are actually super good for you; packed with omega 3 rich milled linseed and fibre boosting wholemeal flour and oats. Give them a try. I simplified the recipe as most require beating eggs…
Cauliflower pizza
I love, I mean LOVE pizza. The stringy, melted cheese… But it does not love me. This is a brilliant alternative. You need to do the three stages, otherwise it will be a soggy mess, but it’s easy and delicious and won’t leave you feeling bloated and uncomfortable. Base 1 x cauliflower, between 600 –…
Homemade UPF free ice cream
Decadent, creamy, easy to make and ultra processed food free. Never again will I buy shop bought imitation ice cream. 600ml double cream 300g full fat Greek yoghurt 1/4 cup date syrup, or quality honey 1/2 cup raw cacao, rainforest alliance is best. Buy in bulk from Amazon. Whisk the cream until it forms stiff…
UPF free hot chocolate
Having listened to Ultra-Processed People by Dr Chris van Tulleken, I now have a name for all the foods I felt were bad but couldn’t connect as to why: ultra-processed food. Home made, zero processed, real food is the way forward. I refuse to give my body to capitalism as an experiment in making profit…
Fruit and nut chocolate brownies
No cook, no fuss, super healthy sweet treat. Adapted from the Cycling Chef cookbook. Put all of the following into the mixer and whizz until a smooth paste forms. Actually it clumps like a giant ball and gains a shiney surface. 1 x 400g tin chickpeas drained and rinsed 250g dates, stoned 120g crunchy peanut…
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