Cup of Yoga
Fill your Cup of Yoga everyday with Inspiration, Wisdom, and Health. This blog is about heathy food choices, Yoga, Meditation, Healthy & Happy Children. Be inspired on how to get where you want to be!
Friday 17 August 2018
Wednesday 20 June 2018
→ 🌝Happy Chai Tea🌛 ←
This is my go to every morning when I wake up. It blows my mind how many health benefits it has!
Ingredients
Ingredients
1-2 liters of milk
4 organic black tea bags
2 cinnamon quills
1 tsp whole back pepper
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1 vanilla bean opened and scraped
4 whole star anise
1 tbsp cardamon pods
1 tbsp cloves
1 inch ginger grated
1-2 nutmeg opened in half
*Optional matcha or turmeric
adding nut butter for creamy texure, hazelnut, almond, cashew
Spinkel cinnamon on top!
adding nut butter for creamy texure, hazelnut, almond, cashew
Spinkel cinnamon on top!
Directions
To make: on stovetop with large pot
1-2 liters organic milk cocoquench, almond milk
Put all ingredients in the pot to simmer for a 1-2 hours. Strain and serve. YUM
Makes the house smell like pure happiness!
Cinnamon - Kill Bacteria, Halt fungal infections, Kill viral infections
Black Pepper - Improve digestion, Promote intestinal health
Fennel - High fibre, Lower total Cholesterol in blood
Vanilla - Antioxidants
Star Anise - Antioxidant, Anti-fungal, Antibacterial, Joint pain, Coughs
Ginger Root- Alleviate indigestion
Cloves - Anti-oxidant, Anti-inflammatory
Cardamon - Digestion, Depression
Sodium Bicarbonate - Relieves heartburn, Indigestion
Matcha - EGCg, Boosts metabolism, Detoxifies, Calms, Rich in chlorophyll, Vitamin C, Selenium, Chromium, Zinc and Magnesium.Turmeric - Anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Control Weight
Wednesday 6 June 2018
☆Banana Sushi☆5 Minute Munchie
What kid wouldn't LOVE these!
Funny you should ask. I took them to a kids birthday party. The mom's had them gone before the kids had a chance!
☆5 Minute Munchie
Ingredients
2-3 bananas3/4 cup of nut butter (your choice of peanut, sunflower, or almond butter)1/2 cup of tahini1/2 cup of shedded coconut1/4 cup of cacao nibs
Directions
Take the nut butter and tahini and mix together in a large shallow bowl or plate. Then mix the shedded coconut and cacao nibs together in a large plate.Roll or spread the nut butter mixture on the banana then roll in the coconut mixture. Cut and serve!
Wednesday 30 May 2018
Beeswax Molding Clay
Want to know what to do inside this winter with your kiddos?
This is a really fun and easy project that you can make for your kids!
☆ Its chemical free
☆It's a sensory experience that has a vitalizing effect on the child
☆Can impove focus
☆Creates a fun time of closeness for parent and child
☆Working with the hands trains ovservation and awareness
☆Beeswax give a qualities of warmth
Ingredients
1 cup beeswax
1 tsp of lanolin
2 tsp jojoba oil
Supplies
double boiler*
silicone muffin
Directions
Put water in the bottom pan. Add all the ingredients to the double boiler in the top pan. Keep an eye on the mixure. Use an old steinless steel spoon to stir up the indredients. *Put your color in. You can use the colors list down below.
*I have tested differnt ways to mix these colors so the color will not seperate. Simply make a paste with the colors you are using some jojoba oil and mix well over heat before you add to your beeswax.
*Colors
Colors very so you can use more or less. The nice thing is with the oven safe silicone you can melt down the wax and add more pigment to make them brighter or softer colors.
Orange: 1 tsp saffron
Green:1 tsp super greens powder, french green clay
Red: 1 tbsp Australian clay
Pink: 1/2 beetroot powder
Purple: 1/2 manganese violet, acai powder
Blue:1/2 ultramarine blue powder
Brown: 1/2 tsp coffee powder, cocoa powder
Black:1/2 activated charcoal
Yellow:1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Off White:1 tbsp ginger powder
Bright White: 1 tbs titanium dioxide for white or dilute colors
*Prevent the wax from burning using a double boiler.
How to make your own double boiler:
A double boiler consists of a bowl paced on top of a pan of simmering water. The bowl does not touch the water, but create a seal. The trapped steam keeps the top bowl going around 100C. Inside the top bowl you can put your wax to prevent it from burning.
Irresistible Chocolate Muffins ➹GF ➹SF
➹Gluten Free
➹Sugar Free
I try out healthy recipes all the time, but if it wasn't for my food critic living at home I woud make the silly mistake of publishing only something I would eat! Fortunately my 5 year old and I have very different tastes. I know if it passes her test, it must be worth telling all of the mom's out there!
I keep a stash in the freezer so I can pop one in her lunchbox in the morning.
This recipe should make 20-25 small muffins.
Turn of oven 150C fan forced 160C
1 cup of almond meal
1 cup of macadamia meal
or
2 cups of almond meal (if you don't have macadamia)
3 eggs
3 bananas
1 cup of soaked pitted dates (drained)
1/4 cup of coconut oil
2 Tbls of Cacao or to taste
1 organic dark chocolate bar
or
1/4 cup of dark chocolate drops
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp of cardamom
1/2 tsp salt
Bake for 20 minutes depending on how big the muffin trays you are using. Check them with a fork and when it comes out clean they are ready!!!
YUM
*If you have a high speed blender or thermomix you can make your own almond or macadamia meal by blending it until it becomes a soft powder.
*If you soak your dates in hot water for 5-10 minutes and drain them its so much easier to blend.
Sunday 17 December 2017
DIY Christmas Mugs with GF Chewy Choc Chip Cookies
You will think Christmas has come early when you taste these GF CHEWY Choc Chip Cookies. I made these for my daughters teachers and my neighbors last year and it was genially easy and fun to do.
I took large mugs from the store and bought plastic inserts to put the cookies in. This year I found some with lids!
Then took my permanent sharpie pen and wrote my message "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" then sign your families name on the back. You can be super creative and have fun with it! One of my neighbors said she get complaints on hers all the time!
Supplies:
mugs
permanent sharpie pens
plastic inserts to go in the mug
nice bow, ribbon or string for decorating
To make the cookies:
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup of almond flour
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup choc chips
1/2 cup butter *or coconut oil
1 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Preheat 180C
line cookie sheet with parchment paper
Mix everything except chocolate chips then add choc chips last then fold them in
Use a teaspoon to scoop out the mixture into the cookie sheet.
Bake 6-10 minutes. just a little golden on top
You don't want to over cook these. They might not appear to be finished as early as 6 minutes, but if you take them out and let them cool. You'll find it makes them very chewy! YuMMM
Let them cool down..... Should be Nice and soft.
Creating the cups:
Preheat oven on 180C. Write your design on your mugs. When your finished put your cups in the oven for 30 minutes to seal in the sharpie design.
*Not dishwasher proof
P.S. I been told to leave plenty out for Santa
"Happy Holiday's"
Thursday 23 November 2017
Raw Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
Raw Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
V, GF
makes 18 cakes
Ingredients
Crust
1 cup of dates soaked in hot water
1 cup raw almonds
1 cup raw walnuts
1/2 cup hazelnuts
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 tsp of pumpkin pie spice
pinch of sea salt
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
Filling
2 cups raw cashews
3 tbs of raw honey
1 1/2 cups of pumpkin puree
1 cup of dates soaked in hot water
2 tbs of extra virgin coconut oil
1 tablespoon pumpkin spice
pinch of sea salt
Directions
Crust
Drain dates. Combine all ingredients in a food processor or hight speed blender until combines. The texture should be sticky like dough.
In a silicone cup cakes moulds put large spoonful into each cup cake mould and press firmly down.
Filling
Drain dates. Combine all ingredients into a food processor or high speed blender starting with cashews first, then adding remaining ingredients. A high speed blender words better for a fluffier filling. Put filling on top of the crust. Put into freezer and leave 3+ hours. Take out of freezer and store in freezer zip lock bags. Put in fridge 30-hour before eating. Top with cream, cinnamon, nuts or all of them! Enjoy
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