Showing posts with label healthy eating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy eating. Show all posts

Friday, 23 October 2015

Smoothie Bowls

I'm like a year late to the trend now, but how pretty are smoothie bowls? It's the kind of food that you just have to instagram before eating. I'm not really a huge fan of smoothie's generally speaking but I think this is a great way to eat them, especially with some yoghurt swirled through them then topped with loads more pretty fruit, seeds and granola. Over the summer I made a couple using whatever fruit my local Tesco had reduced which often included pomegranate seeds, mangos and kiwis. Tinned fruit like peaches and pineapple also work really well. I always try to add chia seeds to my diet wherever I can to give a protein boost so usually sprinkle a few on top too. Then I try to add some other super foods such as dried goji berries and blueberries. The important thing really is to vary the texture in my opinion, using crunchier toppings works best, such as granola and seeds.
I'm really not sure what this post was meant to be, I think I just wanted to show ya'll pretty pictures really, so enjoy the aesthetics guys.

Friday, 19 June 2015

Infused Water


Fruit infused water is everywhere right now, all over tumblr, We Heart It and Youtube, so I thought I'd throw my two cents into the mix and show you some of my favorite combinations. First up is the obvious Strawberry and Mint which is always a winner, especially when I have a mint plant in the garden to use. Strawberry has anti ageing properties and mint aids digestion and adds sweetness to the water without the sugar.
Another option is Raspberry and orange, the raspberries and orange contain strong antioxidants such as vitamin C and oranges also help lower cholesterol as they are full of soluble water.
And finally not pictured is my personal favourite- Kiwi and Orange. Orange is good for the immune system so helps fight illnesses whilst kiwis are full of vitamin A which is great for your skin and eyes and vitamin E to help repair damaged cells.

Other great things to add to your water are...

  • Lime which helps curb appetite
  • Cinnamon to help stabilise blood sugar levels.
  • Lemon helps detox the liver
  • Cucumber is hydrating and flushes out toxins
  • Pineapple is an anti-inflammatory
  • Watermelon helps the body flush out toxins by helping the liver and kidneys filter out ammonia.

For those of you that will ask the detox bottle with the little basket for holding fruits in is from Ebay and you can buy it here for less than £5! Hope you found this post helpful...