Bit of a long stretch but we cannot wait to hear the Mixtape!
Here’s a track off the mixtape to listen to:
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Make And Eat Baked Sweet Potato Fries in under 25 mins
Serves: 2 people (1 if you’re really hungry) Time: 25 mins Effort Level: Easy
Ingredients
Olive Oil, for mixing
2/3 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
House Seasoning (see below)
1/2 teaspoon paprika
House Seasoning
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Chop sweet potatoes into fine long bars (cut as thick as you could like to)
In a large bowl – mix sweet potatoes with just enough olive oil to coat, along with House Seasoning and Paprika. Spread sweet potatoes in single layer on prepared baking tray. Bake until sweet potatoes are tender and golden brown, turning occasionally.
Baking time: Around 20 mins
Let it cool for about 5 to 10 mins before serving
ENJOY!
Big thank you to my sister Andrea Rodrigues, who helped me make this! I have been really busy with exams and you have helped me keep my blog going for people to enjoy! So thanks again!
What Happens When You Mix Avocado and Hummus Together?
‘hummous, hommos, humos, hommus and hoummos’
There are loads of ways of pronouncing it – I know! But to say that I am obsessed is an understatement! I eat them in different ways and always serve it as a dip to anyone who comes over!
So a little history.
I’m just going to call it Hummus – is a Levantine and Egyptian food dip, of mashed chick peas blended with olive oil, tahini, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is popular throughout the Middle East (including Turkey), North Africa (including Morocco), and in Middle Eastern cuisine around the globe.
Crackers:
I love using crackers for the dip, it gives that crunch a snack is supposed to give and they’re pretty healthy, in my opinion.
Carrots:
Carrots are a particularly good source of beta-carotene, fiber, vitamin K, potassium and antioxidants.
& they actually taste good!
Avocado:
This is my special creation! Avocado and Hummus!!! A weird but great combination! I always have
avocado in my fridge and I always have hummus in my fridge so I though why not mix them together and the final result blew me away. It’s a perfect combination of the light sweetness you get from the avocado and the heavy sourness you get from the hummus. Works well with carrots and crackers! You could also make a guacamole using onions and other ingredients (click here to see guacamole recipe in my other post)
So to answer the question…
What Happens When You Mix Avocado and Hummus Together?
A great mix of happiness and taste. That’s is it!
I WON AN AWARD!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you *Dila Toplusoy (dilaland.com) and *Chrissa Simone (simoneyesblog.com) for nominating me for a Liebster award, it means a lot. Their blogs are amazing, both lifestyle blogs and both soo unique and different.
The rules for the bloggers who are nominated are as follows:
- Make sure to thank the blogger who nominated you and link him on your post.
- Show the Liebster Award on your post.
- Answer the 10 questions you are being asked and then create your own list of 10 questions.
- Nominate other bloggers and make sure to notify them.
Here are Dilas questions:
What makes you smile the most?
When people you do not expect displaying random acts of kindness. I was in central London once during the summer and saw a homeless man sitting on the other side of the road. As I waited for a friend, I watched men and women dressed in suits holding brief cases ignore the homeless man in a race to be the first on the train platform. After a while, a young man (or youth as the media refers) with headphones on, skinned head, large hooded black bomber jacket and baggy trousers stopped and offered the man his energy drink, a walkers crisp (chips if reading in america).
How did you come up with your blog name?
I wanted to be healthy and I love junk food, soooo…why not find ways to make that happen?
Where is your dream destination?
BORA BORAAAAA!
What is your biggest source of inspiration?
Music – without a doubt.
Which language would you want to learn if you could learn it in a day?
Spanish – my name is Xavier Rodrigues and I’m Indian. I’m tired of the same explanation I have to give.
What is your favorite dessert?
Creme brulee
What are your 3 favorite places in London?
My home, my university (University of the Arts London) and Oxford Circus/Regent street area.
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
Jesus, I have a lot of questions.
How do you spend your free time?
I really like my bed… but the better answer is – I go to University 3 times a week, Work on music projects for two days with my amazing creative team and work on the weekends. I don’t have ‘free time’ but the time that I do have I snuggle in my bed and watch a Marvel film.
What is your motto?
Someone in the world is happier with less than what you have.
Here are Chrissas questions:
What is your daily inspiration?
A’s before Baes
How would you spend a sunny Sunday in London?
My friends and I meet up, go to Camden – eat some street food and then go all round central london. It’s become a tradition.
Coffee or Tea?
Both! I used to hate coffee but I turned into an adult with responsibilities and found that coffee is a necessity for survival.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Beethoven – helps me concentrate.
What is your favorite trend?
I like my big winter jackets.
Eating in or dining out?
Both! I have a family who cook GREAT food however I love eating out at restaurants and trying new food. I also like bonding time I get with my friends which I cherish the most. Dinner over clubbing – 100%.
Where is your favorite place in the world?
London my true love and hometown (or Goa in India, where I am originally from)
Would you prefer living in a busy city or a tropical island?
I was brought up in Goa, India which is basically a ‘beach relaxed life’ and at the age of 11 I moved to London which is completely the opposite. I now have the greatest work ethic and I definitely know how to chillax and live that beach life.
What is your biggest fear?
Being told I cannot be creative again.
What is your favorite social media platform?
Instagram (for now)
The blogs I nominate are:
stylediariesbywh.blogspot.co.uk
My questions for you are:
- What kind of satisfaction do you get from your blog?
- If there’s one thing you had the power to change in this world, what would it be?
- Favorite place to visit?
- What is your guilty pleasure?
- What is your secret to a successful blog?
- How much time do make to work on your blog?
- What have you learnt about the blogging world since you started ?
- What do you eat the most?
- Favorite pop star?
- What is your favorite quote?
*Click name to open link, to view blog.
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Salad Feast!
Protein power, nutritional champion and moderate carb allowance! An easy way to make my lunch or dinner tastey and healthy!
There really isn’t a process in making this – my motto – ‘throw in whatever you want.’
Ingredients:
Tuna (half a regular tin)
Small bag of spinach
Small portion of rice – feel free to add any sauce to your rice for flavouring!
Cherry/baby tomatoes
Capers
Beans (whichever you prefer)
Olives
Avocado
You could add low fat salad dressing if you want but you dont have to!!!
Enjoy!
Eat a bowl full!
Easy Guide To Make The Perfect Barbecue Chicken Burrito
I am obsessed. I could eat a burrito everyday if I wanted to! I find them to be quiet expensive if I buy them so I’m just going to show you how to make them instead with healthy, fresh and tasty ingredients you might have in your kitchen.
Feeds: 2 people Time: 45 mins Effort level: Easy
Ingredients:
2/3 chicken breasts
Half a cup of rice
1 can white beans
2 onions
2/3 chopped tomatoes
1 clove garlic
Lime juice
Fresh spinach
2 Tortilla wraps (see section for more info)
Salt and Pepper
LOADS of barbecue sauce
Lets start with the chicken! As you might want to marinate it and let is rest for a while. 3 easy steps…
1) Marinate your chicken breast in barbecue sauce and
let it rest
2) Bake chicken breasts at 350º F for 25-30 minutes
3) Chop the chicken into bits
Rice: boil half a cup of rice and once it’s cooled down mix with barbecue sauce. This is where the sauce will be mostly recognised and tasted. Add as much rice as you want to your burrito. The great part of a burrito is that the ingredients used can be adjusted on your preference. If you want to add more chicken and lesser the rice portion, you can.
(For those who need additional help with boiling rice do not be ashamed, we all start somewhere: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/videos/techniques/how-cook-rice)
White beans: I used white beans that were in salted water from a tin, as it was most convenient to me. If you’re using fresh beans, soak and then boil your beans on a hob adding salt when beans are nearly tender.
Tortilla wraps: again for convince I bought my seeded wraps ready from the supermarket, however if you want to make them fresh then you absolutely can.
Here is how you make it:
What do you need? 400g self raising flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 300ml warm water, 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and a handful of seeds.
To prepare…
Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl. In a measuring jug mix the (luke) warm water and oil together and add to the flour.
Stir together until all ingredients are well combined and form a dough.
On a floured surface, knead the dough for 2-3 minutes. Divide the dough into 8 balls and roll each one out individualy. Aim for each tortilla to be a similar size to a dinner plate, the dough will shrink back abit when it is resting.
In a large frying pan warm a teaspoon of oil and cook each tortilla for 1 minute each side on a medium heat. Each side should just start to brown on any raised areas.
(http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2902681/flour-tortillas)
Then all you need to do is wrap the burrito and fold in silver foil ready to eat!
Now here’s the tricky part!!!
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What On Earth Do Personal Trainers Eat? A Super Delicious, Super Healthy Recipe By Personal Trainer Will Brown
Super Delicious, Super Healthy Stir Fry
Will Brown Personal Trainer at Lifestyle Fitness Gym Wembley shares one of his healthy meals with HealthyJunkFoodBlog
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I put together this recipe because I’m always being told, “I’m busy, and I don’t have time to eat healthily.”
This simple stir fry is aimed at busy people because it’s:
- Quick to prepare
- Can be easily scaled up for bulk cooking (perfect if cooking for more than one person or multiple meals)
- Keeps for a few days
- Great value – super cost effective
- PACKED full of vegetables
- Contains healthy fats
- Low carb (and easy to add carbs if necessary)
- Flippin’ delicious
Let’s get cooking!
Start by preparing your vegetables.
Cabbage makes a great base – it’s super cheap and bulky. I like to really shred mine. Green veg is great because of their anti-oestrogenic properties. Our modern world contains so many oestrogenic chemicals from plastics, fertilisers and cosmetics that it’s great to tip the balance to a more favourable oestrogen profile lowering your risk of breast cancer or for the guys, moobs!
Onions give your stir fry texture and crunch as well as their distinct flavour. These babies are high in anthoxanthins which have been shown to lower the risk for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cancer and heart disease. I’m slicing these fairly finely to match the cabbage.
Broccoli is another vegetable from the brassica family, like cabbage with the same anti-oestrogenic properties. It’s also a great source of organosulfur which has been shown to reduce oxidative stress. Basically, eating it will help slow and potentially reverse the ageing process. Chop this into smallish florets.
Carrots are going to provide more crunch to your stir fry, but I like to shave mine with a peeler and have it just wilting in the background. Thanks to the carotenoids like Beta-carotene it’s got a wonderful orange colour and this is going to boost immune function and help improve vision (mum was right! Carrots help you see in the dark… sort of).
Mangetout have a decent serving of fibre, keeping you, ahem… regular, whilst still providing you with the vitamins A, B, C and K essential to healthy processes.
Pop these all in a huge bowl together and mix them up well. We’re only going to cook what we need so the rest can be covered and go into the fridge for another meal.
Get your wok on a medium high heat, and whack a tablespoon of coconut oil in there. Coconut oil is high in saturated fat (generally thought of as ‘bad’) however it’s well documented that the type of saturated fat in coconut is particularly heart healthy. Rates of heart disease in countries eating relatively high quantities of coconuts tend to have significantly lower rates of heart disease.
Also, when you’re not cooking with it, it’s great for you skin and hair (but let’s leave that for now).
Bosh your veg into the wok and get it moving around. We want to just cook the veg without overdoing it which will help to keep in the best of the nutrients.
Let’s take a look at our protein… prawns (mine are already cooked, but if you want to cook yours from fresh, do this first).
They can be a bit boring by themselves so we’re gonna funk them up a bit.
Find your smallest grater / zester and zest a lemon into a bowl. Next take a couple of cloves of garlic and finely grate them into them same bowl, followed by a half thumb-sized piece of ginger (grated).Add some fresh chili if you like a bit of heat. Put this on hold for now and go back to your pan.
Add a knob of grass-fed butter to the pan. Grass-fed butter is an unsung superfood. Studies have shown that BUTYRic acid found in butter aids the gut through bacteria regulation, bowel regulation and water concentration regulations.
Pop your protein (prawns, but chicken would work nicely here too) into the pan. All I’m doing with the cooked prawns is warming them.
Add your flavoursome lemon/garlic/ginger/chili mix and let your nostrils enjoy a symphony of aromas.
Lemons, ginger and garlic have great anti-inflammatory properties – think about any cold remedy you can find in a shop, and it’ll contain these ingredients. They’ve even been shown to reduce muscle soreness after exercise.
All that’s left is to plate this up, and I’ll leave that to you.
Let me know how you get on in the comments section below, and don’t forget if you take a picture for Instagram to hashtag it #healthandperformance
To contact Will Brown, check out his website www.mypersonaltrainerwembley.co.uk
Or check out his Facebook page www.facebook.com/mypersonaltrainerwembley
