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Sustained Energy All Morning

28/3/2017

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Hormone Balancing Breakfast Ideas (for one person)
These meals should sustain your energy all morning without needing caffeine or a snack before lunchtime. The secret is to get adequate protein, fat and fibre at each breakfast.  Remember to drink water or herbal tea between meals.

Farm Breakfast (1)
Protein & Fat:  Ground lamb patties (3 ozs total ) or 2 natural sausages (no MSG, wheat, sugar or nitrates), cooked in ghee or coconut oil 
Fat & Fibre:  1/2 Avocado 
Greens:  Handful of fresh baby greens or 1/2 cup cooked greens (e.g. spinach, kale)
Dash of apple cider vinegar and olive oil for greens
Fermented Food:  1/2 cup sauerkraut or kimchi or brined olives

Farm Breakfast (2)
Protein & Fat:  Chicken Soup (no potato) made with Homemade Broth
Fibre:  1/2 cup pre-cooked long-grain brown rice or quinoa added to soup
Greens:  Steamed Baby Bok Choy (or cook into soup) and Scallions for soup
Fermented Food & Fat:  1/2 cup coconut yogurt or organic plain full fat yogurt (no added milk solids or gums)
More Fat:  Lemon and dash of olive oil or unrefined sesame oil for soup or greens

Farm Breakfast (3)
Protein & Fat:  2 Ground Turkey Patties (3 oz total) (choose non-lean meat), cooked in ghee or coconut oil
Fibre & Fat:  1/2 cup cooked whole grains:  brown rice, buckwheat, quinoa with ghee or coconut oil
Greens:  1-2 cups mixed salad with fresh fennel, thyme leaves, parsley, red onion
Fermented Food:  1/2 cup sauerkraut or kimchi, or brined garlic pickles (e.g. Bubbies), or 1 cup hot water with 1 Tablespoon Miso (Barley, Organic Soy, or Rice)
​Fat:  Olive oil and lemon for salad

Seafaring Breakfast (1)
Protein & Fat:  Salmon steak (3 ops) (fresh cooked or leftover) 
Greens & Fat:  Dollop of pesto
Greens:  1 cup fresh arugula or watercress
Dash of lemon or balsamic vinegar for greens
Fermented Food:  1/2 cup sauerkraut or kimchi
Fat & Fibre:  1/2 Avocado

Seafaring Breakfast (2)
Protein & Fat:  1 can Sardines with bones, in water
Fibre:  Whole Grain Sourdough or Sprouted Grain Toast:  Organic Whole Wheat, Rye, Buckwheat
Fibre & Fat:  1 Avocado
Greens:  1/2 cup fresh sprouts:  Broccoli, Radish, Mixed Sprouts
Fermented Food:  1/4 cup brined olives
Dash of lemon for sardines and avocado




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The Remedy for Everything

30/1/2017

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Chia Pudding -- Well maybe not the remedy for everything but certainly a remedy for quick breakfasts, cravings, weight loss, hormone balancing, constipation and other digestive problems, mid-morning brain fog, inflammation, and more.   The secret is in the healthy fat of the coconut milk but also the omega-3 essential fatty acid of the chia seed and also it's high fibre.  

​Sooooo easy to make.  Always keep some on hand, especially for times when you want to binge on junk food - have chia pudding instead! 


Chia Pudding Recipe (Basic) 
Makes approximately 4 servings
​1 can organic coconut milk
​     or 2 cups liquid coconut milk

​1/4 cup chia seed (1/2 cup if you like it thicker)
1 Tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients in a bowl.  Add any extra flavourings (see opposite).  Allow it to set in the refrigerator overnight until the chia seed has gelled.  


You can get really creative with this recipe.  To the basic recipe you can add such yummy things as frozen or fresh berries or other fruit, dried fruit, raw cacao powder or raw cacao nibs, pecans, unsweetened coconut shreds, matcha powder, pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin pureé, or replace half the coconut milk with swiss decaf coffee if you're a coffee fan (the less caffeine the better for your adrenal glands).   

​For an extra protein boost for breakfast or weight loss, add 2 Tbsp almond butter.  It won't look as pretty but your metabolism will love you. 


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Blissful Energy Truffles

14/12/2015

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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Yields: 10-15 balls   Serving Size: 1 ball

If you’re looking for a scrumptious high energy, high-protein snack (spirulina, hemp hearts and tahini sesame paste) that will also help balance your third and fourth chakras, this is it!  How does it do that?



Third Chakra (solar plexus, digestive organs)  Coconut oil will improve your digestion and increase your metabolism.  Tahini is full of minerals and methionine which aids liver detoxification. spirulina (a blue-green algae) is an amazing food that is very high in detoxifying chlorophyll.  And as the toxins are removed and our metabolism is increased, we have more energy.

Fourth Chakra (heart)  Coconut oil is also excellent for the heart because of the lauric acid which prevents high cholesterol and high blood pressure.  Knowing that coconut oil is so good for you will also bring happiness to your heart and expand your heart chakra :) 

Truffle Balls
        1 cup tahini (sesame paste) (preferably organic) 
        4 tbsp hemp hearts
        2 tbsp coconut oil (melted gently, not too hot)
        3 tbsp maple syrup
        1 tsp spirulina (or 2 tsp other greens powder such as BarleyLife (you can get that from me!)
        1 tsp cinnamon
        1 tsp vanilla extract
        Couple pinches sea salt
Instructions:  
In a bowl stir together all the ingredients.  Roll approximately 1 tablespoon of the mixture in your hands to create a roundish ball shape.  Freeze the balls for 5 minutes on a parchment lined plate or container ensuring they do not touch each other.  Meanwhile make the chocolate coating sauce. 

Chocolate Coating Sauce
        4 tbsp coconut oil or butter
        3 tbsp raw cacao powder or dark full fat cocoa powder
        3 tbsp maple syrup
        1/2 tsp vanilla extract
        Couple pinches sea salt
Instructions:
Melt the coconut oil or butter on low heat until just melted (not hot).  Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients.  Remove the balls from the freezer and one by one dip them into the chocolate sauce until they are completely covered and place them back on the parchment.  Because the balls are cold, the chocolate will harden quickly.  The first dipping will create a thin layer of chocolate.  Place the balls back in the freezer for a couple of minutes.  Repeat the dipping and freezing process three times until a thick layer of chocolate is achieved.  Finally, freeze the completed balls for about 15 minutes. 

Voila!  You now have Blissful Energy Truffles!  Store the Truffles in the fridge. They can be layered if you put parchment paper between the layers.
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