June 18, 2012

Awesome crayfish salad

Salad with crayfish, veggies, strawberries and soy dressing

Ah, verry awesome summer salad! Almost all the greens are from my own garden, so proud! One of the many things I really love about summer - my wonderful garden! It has all different kinds of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, chili, onion, fresh herbs.. Just amazing! (: This salad was so great! The combo with fresh strawberries, crabfish and soy was verry delicious, definitely going to make that one again. The colors are simply gorgeous too, so bright and vibrant! For veggies, I just used what I had, but feel free to use whatever you like. Also, crayfish is a great source of protein and doesn't contain any fat at all.
Today, my vacation finally started, it just feels so amazing, i've waited too long for this day to come! (:

Ingredients
1 serving

The salad

Crayfish (you can also use prawns)
Mixed lettuce: Romaine, spinach, rucola etc.
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Zucchini
Carrot
Red onion
Strawberries
Fresh herbs: Basil, dill, coriander etc.

Dressing
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp lime or lemon juice
Fresh chili
Fresh coriander
Garlic
Pepper

June 17, 2012

Chili beans!

DINNER Kidney beans and veggies in tomato sauce 

This was a great dinner! Verry healthy, aromatic and tasty, yum yum! I just used the veggies that we happened to have in the fridge, but you can use whatever you want, it's all up to you! (: It's really easy to make: Just throw all the ingredients into a pot, and let i cook for about half an hour. That's it! Serve with some toasted wholeweat bread, and enjoy! (:

Ingredients
2 servings

1 can of kidney beans
1 can of tomatoes
1 cup of water

1 cup of sweetcorn
1 big carrot
2 peppers
1 onion

Half a zucchini
Cumin
Chili
Paprika
Cayenne

Sugar
Fresh basil
Salt and pepper

June 16, 2012

Spinach smoothie!

Green smoothie made with spinach, pear and banana

Aw, look at that! I had this amazing smoothie for lunch, really filling and so damn HEALTHY! Spinach is a great veggie that has so many awesome health benefits. The pretty green leaves are packed with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. These helps prevent heart diseases, helps your immune system and prevents cancer. Yes please! (: Here are the ingredients:

Ingredients
1 serving

The smoothie
A big handful of spinach
1 small banana
1 pear
water
0,25 cup of orange juice
A squeeze of lemon

The topping
A handful of cashews
A sprinkle of flaxseeds
A sprinkle of sunnflower seeds

Raspberry oatmeal

BREAKFAST Raspberry oatmeal topped with nuts and raspberries

It's finally weekend, so why not celebrate it with this lovely bowl of wonderful, tasty and healthy raspberry oatmeal?!  Just looking at that dark pink gorgeous color makes me happy, and the taste was even better (: The weather today is so good here in Denmark, the sun is shining and the sky is blue, so i think i'm going to take a good long run after posting this. Nothing better to kickstart the day, it leaves me with so much good energy and positivity. Tonight i'm planning a trip to the cinema with some of my best buddies, really looking forward to get some time with my girls, I miss them alot! We really haven't seen much to eachother during the exams, to busy studying. I'm so glad that it's over verry soon! I wish you all a wonderful, happy and healthy weekend - Much love! (:

Ingredients
1 serving

The oatmeal
0,5 cup of rolled oats
1 cup of raspberries (I used frozen)
1 cup of water or milk
Vanilla extract
Sweetener (Stevia, honey etc.)

The topping
A couple of raspberries
A handful of mixed nuts


Start by heating up the berries in the microwave, until the consistency is nice and smooth (about 1 minute). Now, mix the rest of the oatmeal ingredients into it, and put it in the microwave again for about 2-3 minutes, until the consistency is the way you like it. At last, top it with a bit of raspeberries and nuts. There you go - ready to be enjoyed!


June 14, 2012

Coconut oatmeal

BREAKFAST Coconut oatmeal topped with banana, coconut and flaxseeds

I really love experimenting with my oatmeal at the moment, and this must be one of my favorites! I really love coconut, and toghether with the sweet banana it really brings out all the amazing flavours! It actually reminds me of the beach, verry exotic and yummy (: Coconut is also super healthy for you. It's verry rich on lauric acid, which is known for being verry antibacterial and antifungal. It also contains zero trans fatty acids, which is pretty amazing! I put half of the banana in the porridge, and use the other half as topping. If you want to, you can add some extra sweetener such as honey or stevia. I cook my porridge in the microwave, super easy and just as good! Cook it for about 2-3 minutes.

Ingredients
1 serving

0,5 cup of oats
1 cup of water (you can also use milk)
2 Tbsp of desiccated coconut

1 banana (half in the porride half for topping) 
Flaxseeds, cherries and a bit of coconut for topping
Optional: sweetener such as honey or stevia

June 13, 2012

Chai latte love

DRINK Chai latte with milk foam topped with cinnamon

Aaahh, This is my all time favorite drink, perfect for these cold, rainy days! Chai is originaly an indian tea made with milk and lots of gorgeous indian spices. It's just so creamy, yummy, aromatic and healthy! I always make my chai on non fat milk and stevia, but of couse you can use whatever sweetener you want. I'll bet it would be great with honey too, yum yum! for the milk foam, I whip a bit of milk in a bowl, and when its all fluffy an voluminous, it's done! For the chai, I just throws all the ingredients into a pod and then bring it to a boil. Then I remove the spices, and there you have it! Super easy and super delicious!

Ingredients
1 serving

5 cardamom pods
7 cloves
4 peppercorns
1 star anise
2-3 inches of a cinnamon stick
a piece of fresh ginger
1 tsp of black tea
0,5 cup of water
1 cup of milk
Sweetener (stevia, honey, syrup or whatever you like the most)

Dreamy chocolate oats

BREAKFAST Chocolate oatmeal topped with banana, raspberries and sunflower seeds

Good morning! Just wanted to share this amazing breakfast with you guys. Actually, it's the first time i'm trying the famous chocolate oats, and i am not disappointed! It was so chocolaty, creamy and yet still verry healthy. Cocoa is actully a fruit, and a verry healthy one! It's packed with antioxidants and flavonoids, which helps prevent cancer, diabetes and heartdiseases. Plus, it's high on fibers and protein, not bad! I will definitely be making those again! I didn't add any sweetener, i just used the sweetness from the banana, which worked just fine. Yum yum, I can still taste the creamy dreamy chocolate in my mouth, love it! (:

Ingredients
1 serving

The oatmeal
0,5 cup of rolled oats
1 cup of water or milk
2 tsp of cocoa powder
1 banana
Optional: sweetener such as stevia or honey

The topping
A handful of raspberries
Banana slices
A sprinkle of sunflower seeds

June 12, 2012

Shake it up!

BREAKFAST Smoothie topped with oats, flaxseeds, almonds and cherries
DRINK Watermelon shake with ice cubes

Yum yum yum! This was so great! In the breakfast smoothie i have raspberries, banana, salad leaves, milk and limejuice. I almost always add some kind of veggie to my smoothies, it really makes them so much more healthier, and you really can't taste it. In this one i used a verry light green sort of salad (can't remember the name), so it didn't ruin the pretty pink color (: But you can use any greens you want: Kale, spinach, carrots etc. Especially kale is incredibly healthy, so go ahead!
The watermelon shake was sooo great to! When i was in Thailand last year, we drank these everyday while lying at the pool. So delicious, healthy and refreshing! Perfect on hot summer days. The only ingredients are watermelon and ice cubes. Just throw it all into a food processor for a minute or two, and there you have it!

June 11, 2012

French salade nicoise

DINNER French salade nicoise with tuna, eggs, green beans, lettuce, tomatoes and olives

Hey lovelies! I just wanted to share this lovely dish with you guys! My mom maked this amazing salad for dinner, and it really was so tasty and verry healthy! Love the combination with tuna and eggs! Real yumminess. We ate it with a balsamic and olive oil dressing and some homemade wholewheat bread. Now, i will enjoy a HUGE cup of green tea while i'm watching some episodes of friends! Bye bye (:

Green power smoothie!

LUNCH Crackers with cottage cheese, ham and veggies
DRINK Smoothie with spinach, banana, pear, limejuice and applejuice


This smoothie tastes fantastic, and then it is so amazingly healthy! Packed with Vitamin C, A, E, B and K, magnesium, antioxidants, flavonoids, calcium, folate, iron, zinc, iodine, fibres and MUCH more! This lowers cholesterol, helps your skin, your hair, your nails, your mood, your heart, your blood pressure, your digestion, your brain, your bones, your mussels.. And i could go on and on and on! So drink up! (:


June 10, 2012

Pancakes n' Chai

BREAKFAST Wholegrain pancakes with blueberries, raspberries, bananas and honey

DRINK Chai latte

SNACK Hummus with veggie sticks

Today i have, guess what? Studied even more, i feel like my brain is starting to melt! I am sooo looking forward to get all these exams done! Thought i wanted to share some of todays food with you guys, it really was great (: The pancakes was super healthy, tasty and a great way to start out my day. I used wholegrain flower, baking powder, cinnamon, eggwhites, salt and skimmed milk. A great recipe, i will be making them again verry soon. The Chai latte was fantastic too, so creamy, this must be one of my favourite drinks! In the hummus i have chickpeas, garlic, olive oil, yogurt, chili, cumin, garlic, salt and pepper. It really was amazing with the beautiful veggie sticks, a great way to get those veggies! yum yum (:

June 9, 2012

Food for studying

BREAKFAST Oatmeal with peach, banana, cherries, walnuts and cinnamon

LUNCH Chickpea salad with apple, tomatoes, cucumber, zucchini, spinach, carrot and basil

DINNER Veggie stir-fry with smoked trout topped with fresh basil and flaxseeds

Hello everybody! (: Today i have been studying even more, got another examination on monday, great.. At least, I got some awesome food during the day to keep me fresh! The cherries are from my own garden, so delicious and sweet! I think that is one of my all time favourite fruits, yum! The lunch was great to, i love the combination with chickpeas and apple, so amazing! I really have a thing for fish at the moment, just can't get enough of it, and this trout i got for dinner was truly fantastic, so tasty and healthy! In the stir-fry i used what we had in the kichen: Broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, carrot, zucchini and tomatoes, seasoned with basil, thyme, chili and limejuice. Now, i will continue with my studying, bye bye, have an awesome weekend!

June 8, 2012

It's friday!

BREAKFAST Non-fat mango, passionfruit and ginger yogurt with oats and almonds
DINNER Salad with spinach, cucumber, tomatoes, pears, walnuts and fresh basil

Here are some pictures from my friday, starting with an amazing breakfast. That yogurt was so terrific, need to buy that again! after breakfast, it was time for an examination, i was pretty nervous, but it really went so well! I got top marks, so proud! (: After the examination, it was time for work, 6 hours in a clothing store, gosh, my legs are hurting! At least i got some exercise, which probably is pretty good with all that candy i am going to eat now, haha.. can't help it, it's friday! For dinner we had this amazing salad, some of my homemade fish meatballs and quinoa. The pears and walnuts tastes so amazing together, you guys really need to try that combination out! Now, i will enjoy my candy, while i'm waching some episodes of ''friends''. Bye, have a great friday! (:


June 7, 2012

Lovely lunch and snack

LUNCH Fish meatball with cottage cheese, wholeweat bread and a salad

A verry nice, healthy, easy and tasty lunch. In the salad i have spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, zucchini and fresh basil. Yum! I seasoned the dish with salt, pepper, chili and limejuice. Simple but tasteful (:

SNACK Apple and carrot sticks with homemade peanutbutter

This was really awesome! An other blogger (justaddcayenne) told me about mixing carrot sticks and peanutbutter, which i really wanted to try (: And wow, it is SO good, a verry tasty and healthy snack. Dipping the apples in PB also tasted amazing! It's really easy to make homemade peanutbutter, and it really tastes even better than the ones you buy! Just put some peanuts and a bit of oil into a food processor, and there you have it!

- Hugs!

Yummy Yogurt!

BREAKFAST Non-fat greek yogurt with blueberries, bananas, almonds and cinnamon

Good morning to all you lovely people! In these days i'm studying for examinations, so i need some good and healthy energy that lasts throughout the day. And this lovely breakfast really was a great way to start out my day! I got some healthy protein and calcium from the yogurt, some good fat from the almonds and some lovely vitamins and fibers from the berries and bananas. Yummy! Yogurt is one of my favorite things for breakfast, it really fills me up for a long time, and then it tastes soo good. (:
What is your favorite breakfast at the moment?

- Hugs!

June 6, 2012

Chai latte on a rainy day

SNACK Chai latte and wholeweat bread with peanutbutter, peach and banana

This was so good! while the rain was falling down outside my window, i enjoyed this amazing snack between lunch and dinner. I simply love Chai latte! So creamy, so delicious and so perfect on these rainy days! I used 200 g. of non-fat milk, 100 g. of water, 1 tsp of black tea, 4 cm of cinnamon, 4 cardamom pods, 8 whole gloves, 4 peppercorns, 1 anise and 1 cm of fresh ginger. I also added some stevia, but you can use the sweetener you like the most (: I just put all the ingredients into a pot, and when it boils, its ready! Remove the spices, and there you have it! I also love the combination of peanutbutter and fruit, soo yummy and healthy. But, be sure to use a whole natural peanutbutter, one without added sugar! Peanutbutter do contain a pretty big amount of fat, but its the good kind, the kind our bodies needs. Enjoy in moderation. Bon appetit!

Sandwich-Ham n' egg

LUNCH Wholeweat sandwich with ham, egg, mustard and veggies

Hello there! This was todays lunch. Verry yummy, filling and healthy! For veggies i used fresh lettuce from my own garden (yay!), tomatoes, cucumber and carrot. I just loove all the beautiful colours in this! For me, the look is just as important as the flavour. Now, i will continue my studying for examinations.. hmh.. But thanks to this lovely meal, i have all the energy i need (:

- Hugs!

Exotic smoothie

BREAKFAST Smoothie and toasted wholeweat bread with chocolate and banana

Good morning. Today i started out my day with this delicious breakfast, super healthy and i'm ready to go! I made the smoothie of mango, grapes, papaya, pineapple, orangejuice and mint - really a great combination! I love the little twisted flavour that the mint gives. Soo good. The chocolate on the bread melted so nicely and created a wonderful creamy texture, uhm! (: The whole meal gave me about 350 kcals, which is just perfect for a good, balanced breakfast to kickstart my day.

- Hugs!

June 5, 2012

Quick and healthy lunch

LUNCH Wholeweat bread with peanutbutter/banana and ham/veggies and a salad

This was what i got for lunch today. Verry easy to make, verry healthy and of course: Verry tasty (: Peanutbutter and banana is a great combination and compliments each other so well! But, be careful with the peanutbutter, especially if you are trying to lose weight. It contains a lot of calories, but mostly from the good and healthy fat. The salad is made of half an apple, a handful of spinach and some slices of cucumber. For seasoning i used dried basil, salt and pepper. Verry delicious!

- Kisses!

Healthy fruit salad!

SNACK Fruit salad with vanilla cottage cheese

UHMMMM! This was so tasty! Can't believe that it is also extremely healthy - win win (; i just chopped up half an apple, 1 pear, 1 peach and half a banana, and mixed it with 50 g. of frozen blueberries. Then i mixed some cottage cheese with these lovely vanilla seeds, but you can use extract, it's just as good. I also added some non-fat yoghurt to the mixture for extra creamyness. at last, i decorated the dish with a little mint leaf - so pretty! And then - ready to enjoy! This portion really filled me up thanks to all the awesome fibers from the fruits and the protein from the cottage cheese and yoghurt. Perfect as a snack, but also as a healthy dessert (:

-Kisses

Protein omelette!

BREAKFAST Omelette with veggies, spices and cottage cheese

Good morning guys! (: Today i started out my day perfectly with the amaaaaazing omelette - omg sooo delicious!! I used what we just happened to have in the kitchen, and it really turned out great. I just mixed up all the ingredients and decorated with the tomato and zucchini. You can also eat this for lunch, maybe with a piece of wholeweat bread. Yum yum! This recipe is filled with protein, which will keep you full throughout the day, i'll promise that!

Here is what i used

1 whole egg
1 eggwhite
50 g non-fat milk
100 g. cottage cheese
1 small carrot
1 small handfull of spinach
A bit of Red onion
1 tomato
1/4 zucchini
Paprika
Chili powder
Salt
Pepper

- Hugs!

June 4, 2012

Chocolate love

SNACK Extra dark chocolate 85% and a cracker with banana

Yep, thats right. Chocolate, and i loove it! This was a verry delicious snack that i had between lunch and dinner. The chocolate is as dark as it gets, and it gives it some amazing health benefits! You shouldn't think so, but it actually contains lots of healthy fibers, a ton of the healthy fats, antioxidants and flavonoids. It lowers the blood pressure, prevents heart disease and even slows down the aging process! The dark chocolate is also REALLY filling, and keaps me full for a verry long time, try it out! But remember, it needs to be the dark ones, at least 70%, and not too much! With this verry intense dark chocolate, i had a cracker with banana slices. The flavours complimented each other perfectly, and i felt really satisfied (: It really killed my horrible sugar cravings!

-Kisses

Be You


Tuna-salad for lunch

LUNCH Tuna-salad with cottage cheese, veggies and herbs

Hey lovelies (: For lunch today i had this amaazing, tasty and healthy tuna salad, a real protein bomb! For veggies i used what we just happened to have: Carrrot, spinach, tomatoes, cucumber and onion. For herbs i used dried basil, chili powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Then i just added 1 can of tuna (in water) and about 100 g. of cottage cheese: And voila! A super quick and healthy lunch is ready to be enjoyed! (:

- Kisses!

oatmeal, so filling!

BREAKFAST Oatmeal with pear, apple, almonds and cinnamon

Hello (: this was what i got for breakfast today, yum yum! I just looove oatmeal, so healthy and delicious. The fruits gave it a lovely sweetnes, the almonds some healthy fats and the cinnamon added some extra flavour. Actually, cinnamon also boost your metabolism, awsome! i used about 50 g. of oatmeal and 200 g. of water. Then i cooked it in the microwave for about 2,5 mins, and then topped it with 1 pear, halv an apple, a little handfull of almonds (10 g) and a sprinkle of cinnamon on the top. And there you have it, Ready to enjoy!

- Hugs!


June 3, 2012

June 2, 2012

Hello lovely people!

This is going to be a blog packed with inspiration and motivation for all of us who wants to live the healthy lifestyle! I'm looking forward to share my healthy little tips and tricks with you guys and of course post a lot of pretty, delish and  lovely healthy foods (:

Btw, im sorry about the spelling, im from Denmark and my english could be better.. haha (;

-kisses!