"YES" OR "NO" Protein Powders

Why are we buying protein powders? Because it's easy right? How easy is it to make  your own without preservatives, fillers, and sugars?

Turns out...... Super Easy!

Powdered milk or dried milk is manufactured dairy product made by evaporating milk to dryness...... 

Wow. ( Does NOT sound HEALTHY)

Whey is the watery part of milk that remains after the formation of curds.

Hummm. ( Why not use yogurt or kefir for more benefits?)

Vegan "Protein Powders" are made up of nuts. seeds, hemp, quinoa, chick peas, and yellow peas.

Stop.... with the powders people! It's super easy and healthier to make your own "Protein" or Greens" Powders! AND CHEAPER!

Here is one of my recipes I use in the mornings

For all you sleepy heads that need it ready to go, make up a batch and store in the fridge or by your blender a week in advance.

Protien Powder Recipe (bulk)

Cup of YOUR CHOICE Green Lentils, Brown Rice, or Oats

Cup of Chia Seeds

Cup of Raw Unsalted Sunflower Seeds

Cup of Hemp Seeds

Cup of Flaxseeds

Pulse in the blender and keep in an airtight container for a week or use one or two scoops daily.

Add the following in increase the protein content, since these all have extra amino acids

* Spirulina

* Cacao

* Oats

* Pumpkin seeds

* Almonds

* Quinoa

* Coconut flour

* Sunflower seeds

Add the flavor of ch0ice

* Maca

* Mesquite powder

* Acai

* Camu Camu

* Cinnamon

* Ginger

* Goji 

Add for greens

* Spinach

* Kale

***Your kids won't even notice!!!

Boost your smoothies up with spices, herbs, fruit and veggies of your chioce!

My personal favorites are:

Blueberries

Cacao

Kale

Cinnamon

Vanilla

and Cardamom :)

ENJOY your SMOOTHIE without the BADDIES!

→ 🌝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

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! 

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

☆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!

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.

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"

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

Pumpkin Hazelnut Chai

I'm a CHAI FIEND...... I LOVE my CHAI! I this doesn't put you in the Christmas Spirit I don't know what will!

Ingredients
1 tbsp hazelnut butter
1 tbsp pumpkin spice
2 tbsp pumpkin puree
1 tsp black tea or 1 tea bag
270 g coconut milk or milk of choice
* optional 1 piece of ginger root 1"

Directions
Put all ingredients in food processor or blender for 1 minute or until smooth. Transfer to sauce pan and heat for couple minutes. Use a tea strainer to strain mixture. Poor into a cuppa, sprinkle a little cinnamon on top and enjoy!

Pumpkin Spice

Pumpkin Spice

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp ground ginger

1/8 tsp ground cloves

If you want to make your own from whole spice

2 cinnamon stick

1 nutmeg

1 tbs ground ginger

1 tbsp of whole cloves

Put in a food processor and keep in airtight container.

Hazelnut Butter

Hazelnut Butter

1 cup of Hazelnuts

1-4 tbs of oil.  You could use macadamia, olive, walnut are nice.

 

Put Hazelnuts in Food processor and blend for 1 minute and scrape down the sides. Do this 2 more times then slowly add oil to get to desired consistency. I like mine on the thicker side. Like a spread.

Put in an airtight container. Will last 3-4 weeks.

Pumpkin Pizza

I haven't met anyone that hasn't liked this pizza. Guaranteed success with everyone in the family!

a whole butternut pumpkin with give you about 12 whole slices
shredded tasty or mozzarella cheese
pizza Sauce
toppings of choice

Preheat oven at 180C.
Peel the pumpkin
Cut the end with no seeds very thinly across the pumpkin to make round pieces.
Put in oven for 8 minutes on each side or until the pumpkin is soft.
Take out of the oven and turn on the grill/broil mode on the oven.
Put pizza sauce, cheese and toppings on pizza.
Put back in the oven for 3-5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
Take out of the oven put on a plate and serve hot!
Sweet & Salty! YUM

Golden Paste

Turmeric - Golden Paste

1   3 inch turmeric root
1   1 inch ginger root
1   tsp lemon juice
1   tsp apple cider vinegar
1   tsp black pepper
1   tsp chile flakes
3   tsp turmeric powder
1   tbs butter
1   cup creem cheese (click to see how easy it is to make)
1   tsp honey
1   tbs EVOO

chop garlic set aside
chop turmeric, ginger
heat butter turmeric root, turmeric powder, ginger root, apple cider vinegar, for 10 minutes. Add olive oil, raw chopped garlic, honey & lemon juice. Fold together. Put in a glass jar and keep in the fridge for 1-3 weeks.

Homemade Cream Cheese

How can it be so easy?

You need :
One liter container of full fat organic plain yogurt
Nut bag or thin dish towel
Medium bowl
string or spoon

You need to:
Lay the nut bag over a bowl and put yogurt into nut bag.

Pull the ends of the nut bag and secure with rubber band or tie a knot with a spoon in the middle to hang from the bowl.

Leave to drip into the bowl for 12 hours. Make sure the nut bag does not touch the liquid whey.

Whey will keep in a glass jar in the fridge for 6 months. What is left is the cream cheese.

Put it in a glass container and keep in the fridge.

Use the whey to make other fermented recipes.

"Golden Chai Latte"

This is my go to every morning when I wake up. It blows my mind how many health benefits it has!

Here is a special blend I make:

Turmeric Powder - Anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Control Weight
Turmeric Root
Cinnamon - Kill Bacteria, Halt fungal infections, Kill viral infections
Black Pepper - Improve digestion, Promote intestinal health
Sodium Bicarbonate - Relieves heartburn, Indigestion
Matcha - EGCg, Boosts metabolism, Detoxifies, Calms, Rich in chlorophyll, Vitamin C,                            
                      Selenium, Chromium, Zinc and Magnesium.
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

Blend all ingredients in a food processor and store in a airtight container.

To make:
Put 1-2 teaspoons turmeric mixture

in teapot with hot coconut milk. Strain and pour into tea cup.
or
Put ingredients in Vitamix or Thermomix heat up the milk and add 1-2 teaspoons turmeric mixture. Add fresh ginger and turmeric and blend on high for 30 seconds. Strain and pour.

Creamy Delicious Coconut Milk

Coconuts are rich in fibre, vitamin C, E, B1, B3, B5, and B6. Minerals including iron, selenium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorous.


1.  first you have to open the coconut. http://lovepeacehollyom.blogspot.com.au/2017/08/how-to-open-young-coconut.html

2.  spoon out all the flesh with a spoon.

3.  put the flesh in high speed processor or blender

4.  add 3/4 cup of water per large coconut

5.  pour the mixture through a nut bag and SQUEEZE it all out

6.  pour a glass of creamy delicious coconut milk....... Enjoy!

Bone Broth

This has got to be the easiest thing to make in the kitchen and it has so many yummy health benefits to add to your active life.



Health Benefits of Bone Broth
1.  Bone Broth Boosts Immunity
Amino acids in bone broth, like arginine, glutamine, and cysteine, have been shown to boost immunity.
2.  Bone Broth Alleviates The Common Cold And Bronchitis
UClA professor Irwin Ziment found chicken soup naturally contains the amino acid cysteine, which chemically resembles the bronchitis drug acetylcysteine.
3.  Bone Broth Fights Inflammation
Studies show amino acids reduce inflammation and L-hlutamine reduces gut inflammation.
3. Bone Broth Improves Hydration
Bone broth can rehydrate and replace electrolytes.
4.  Can release joint pain
5.  Can help normalize stomach acid

Ingredients:

2 kg  Organic, grass fed beef bones

3  carrots

3  celery stalks

3  onions halved

2 tsp salt

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 

Cover with filtered water and set on high for 24 hours. Use a strainer to separate the liquid and the bones. Pour into cup cake molds and put into freezer. Remove and store in the freezer in a airtight container.

*You can also add bay leaf, parsley, garlic, rosemary, and other herbs of your choice.      

  

Sunny Bliss Balls

"Good Morning Sunshine!"

These heathy snacks are a go to in my family! Great for school lunch boxes, picnics and with cup of tea!

Ingredients:
100-120 g   sunflower butter
25 g   rolled oats
40 g   desiccated coconut
30 g   cacao nibs
20 g   dark chocolate chips
10 g   sesame seeds
1 tsp  extra virgin coconut oil
2 tsp  honey or to taste
25 g   puffed quinoa

Directions:
Combine all ingredients by hand except the puffed quinoa, leave that for the end so it doesn't get broken.

NO Nut Butter

Would you like a health snack for your kid's lunchbox? Most school's won't allow to bring nuts and nut butters to school because of all the allergies kids are have these days.
Sunflower butter is a no nut butter that your child will enjoy instead of traditional peanut butter.
This recipe so easy to make and last for couple weeks in refrigerator.

Sunflower Butter Recipe 
200 g sunflower seeds
10 g ground linseed/flaxseed* optional
60 g olive oil

Directions:
Put sunflower seeds in food processor or high power blender. Grind until it becomes powder. Add linseed powder, salt and combine. Last add in your olive oil slowly until smooth or desired consistency.
*Adding ground linseed will give the sunflower the omega 3

Benefits

• High in Protein.
• Loaded with Vitamin E.
• Loaded with Magnesium. 

Morning High Smoothie

Get your family off to running start with this super food smoothie!

1     young coconut juice
2     frozen bananas
1     cup of frozen organic strawberries
1/2  cup nut butter of your choice
3     tbs of cacao powder
2     tbs of L.S.A.
2     tbs of acai powder
2     tbs green superfoods of your choice*
2     tbs maca powder

Blend in blender until smooth!

*  some suggestions are:  spirulina, chlorella, alfalfa, organic green vegetables
~  Big people can add shot of matcha or coffee!
                                                                                                   

Natural Coconut Pudding

Do you want to be Naughty or Nice? I little bit of both......... right??? This healthy desert will make you feel like your being naughty without the guilt!

Flesh of two young coconuts
1/2 cup of young coconut water or coconut milk
2 tbsp of cacao powder
2 tbsp of honey or to taste - I usually put in less but a know some people like it sweeter
1 tsp of vanilla

Blender all ingredients for 2 minutes, scrape down sides and blend again until smooth.
chill for couple hours and serve!


If you need help opening your coconut check this out!
http://sproutingyogis.blogspot.com.au/2017/08/how-to-open-young-coconut.html