Chocolate overnight oats with plum and berries

Ingredients

50g porridge oats

50ml chocolate soya milk

1 plum

handful of berries

1 tbsp chocolate sauce

Method

1. Add the oats and milk to a bowl or jar and mix together.
2. Leave in the fridge overnight.
3. Either serve cold adding the plum slices and berries, or warm the oats in the microwave before.

 

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Banana and Matcha Pancakes

TIME: 10 MINUTES

DIFFICULTY: EASY

Ingredients

1 banana

2 eggs

1g matcha powder

Optional:

Handful of berries

Chocolate Sauce

Method

1. Mash the banana until lumps are removed.
2. Add the eggs and the matcha powder and stir together.
3. Spray a non stick pan with oil and warm to medium heat. Cook each pancake (about 2 tbsp batter) for 30 seconds each side.
4. Serve with any added extras, such as chocolate sauce and berries.

Mango and Peach Ice Lollies

 

These natural ingredient ice lollies are so easy to make and are a great healthy treat during the summer!

TIME: 10 MINUTES

DIFFICULTY : EASY

You will need : Ice lolly moulds

Ingredients

80g mango chunks

1/2 a tin of peaches in juice

25ml water

40ml rice milk

Method

1. Put all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. pour into the moulds and put the moulds into the freezer.
3. Leave the lollies to freeze for at least five hours.
4. Enjoy!

Blueberry and dark chocolate muffins (made with coconut flour)

DIFFICULTY : MEDIUM

TIME: 45 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS

85g coconut flour

100g blueberries

3 tbsp melted butter

3tbsp honey

1 tbsp stevia

1/4 tsp baking powder

3 eggs

3 squares dark chocolate

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2. Add the eggs, honey, stevia and butter to a bowl and stir until smooth.
3. Sift the flour and baking powder into the wet ingredients and mix together.
4. Break the chocolate into small chunks and add to the mixture with the blueberries and stir.
5. Line a muffin tray and add the mixture evenly.
6. Bake for 15-18 minutes checking it is cooked through. Leave out to cool before serving.

 

Turmeric Chicken Salad with Teriyaki Sauce

DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM

TIME: 45 MINUTES

Ingredients

1 Chicken breast

1 tbsp Turmeric powder

1 spring onion

1 red pepper

1/5 of a whole cucumber

handful of lettuce leaves

For the teriyaki sauce:

3 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp of honey

1 tsp garlic powder

Method

1. Make sure the chicken breast is defrosted. Season the chicken breast with turmeric and cook in the oven for 30 minutes at 180°C. Check the chicken is cooked through.
2. Chop up the onion, pepper, cucumber and lettuce.
3. To make the teriyaki sauce, add the soy sauce, garlic and honey to a pan over medium heat. Stir until the mixture completely blends to a sauce. Serve over the chicken salad.

Mango Salsa

DIFFICULTY : EASY

TIME : 5 MINUTES

Ingredients

200g tomatoes

150g mango

1 red onion

1/2 red pepper

2 spring onions

juice of 1/2 lime

Method

1. Dice the mango, tomato, peppers and onions.
2. Stir together in a bowl and squeeze the lime juice over the salsa.

Watermelon and Mint Lemonade

DIFFICULTY : EASY

TIME: 2 MINUTES

This refreshing summer drink is full of vitamins and so easy to make! It’s also great as a non alcoholic cocktail if you’re cutting back.

Ingredients

500ml Diet Indian Tonic Water

1/2 cup watermelon chunks (de-seeded)

Handful of fresh mint leaves.

Method

1. De seed the watermelon and cut into chunks. Put into a blender with the tonic water and blend until smooth.
2. Pour into a cup and serve with fresh mint.

Honey roasted sweet potatoes with garlic and basil yoghurt dip

Time : 35 minutes

Difficulty : Easy

Ingredients

1 Sweet potato

2 tbsp honey

1 tbsp paprika

For the yoghurt dip

2 tbsp natural yoghurt

1 tsp basil

1 tsp garlic salt

Method

1. Chop up the sweet potato into wedges. Preheat the oven to 180C
2. Line a baking tray, and pour on the honey and paprika and mix with your hands making sure all the wedges are covered.
3. Cook for 30 minutes or until the wedges are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside.
4. Mix the yoghurt, basil and garlic salt together and serve.

Chocolate overnight oats with raspberries

Difficulty : Easy 

Time : 5 minutes

Ingredients 

50g porridge oats

50ml chocolate soya milk

2 squares espresso dark chocolate

handful of raspberries

Method

1. Add the oats and milk to a bowl or jar and mix together.
2. Leave in the fridge overnight.
3. Either serve cold adding the chocolate and raspberries, or warm the oats in the microwave before.

Creamy broccoli chicken with butternut squash pasta

Ingredients (per person)

1 chicken breast

75g Butternut squah noodles (ready prepared or spiralised.)

1/2 cup of broccoli

1/2 cup of green beans

2 tbsp garlic and herb soft cheese

1 tbsp natural yoghurt

1 tbsp salsa

1 tsp basil

1 tsp parprika

1 tsp of black pepper

1 tsp garlic salt

Method

1. Make sure the chicken is defrosted and diced. Throw into a pan over medium heat with some olive oil.
2. Pre boil the broccoli and green beans for 5 minutes to soften them slightly then add to the chicken.
3. Add the soft cheese, yoghurt and salsa until you get a sauce consistency, adjusting the ingredients if necessary.
4. Cook and stir until the chicken is cooked through (check with a fork) and then add your butternut squash noodles.
5. Cook for a further 3-4 minutes.