Banana Milk

Ingredients:

(Serves 1)

 

5-10 ripe bananas 

1 litre water

Peel bananas and add to blender with the water. Pulse until combined. Add ice if desired. Delicious!

Datorade!

Ingredients:

10-30 dates or 10 medjool dates 

Pitt and add to blender with 500 ml - 1 litre water. Blend on full until frothy. Add an ice cube. 

B12 Supplement - Highly Recommended for Everyone

This isn't a recipe today but a little recommendation for all of you out there seeking true health. We need B12 for oxygen transport and for our nervous system. B12 is an essential vitamin which is the waste product of a bacteria found in meat and on plant foods. It is also produced in the intestine near the end of transit. So why would you need a supplement you ask? Well there are three reasons:

1) Plant foods don't contain B12 any more due to commercially produced plant foods. Bacteria produces most of our vitamins and over the decades the soil has become depleted of many bacteria due to pesticides and fertilisers meaning that our plant foods are lower in vitamins than they were only 60 years ago. However, homegrown and organic produce can still obtain plenty of vitamins so definitely try and grow some of your own. 

2) We wash our food. We are lead to think that washing our food will wash off any pesticide residues however this does little use as the food is completely full of the chemicals. In organic homegrown produce B12 clings near stems and in the past people would just eat the produce fresh from the ground, receiving their dose of B12. 

3) It cannot be absorbed by the body. Meat eaters consume enough B12 but aren't always able to absorb it due to the lack of 'intrinsic factor' caused by too much fat in the diet and medication. Therefore, everybody is at risk of developing a deficiency.

Facts from 80/10/10 by Douglas Graham

Courgette Spaghetti and Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

(Serves 2) 

2.5 large Courgettes (zucchini) 

3 large tomatoes 

200g cooked brown lentils

1 lemon 

Spiralize 2 courgette with a spiralizer (found on amazon or different type in lakeland) or just use a peeler for tagaltelli. Then blend up the tomatoes, lentils, half courgette and a squeeze of lemon with a hand blender. Then pour over the spaghetti and enjoy. 

Papaya

Ingredients: 

(Serves 1)

Papaya (30 cm long) *

Chop in half, scoop out seeds and dig in with a spoon. Make sure it is ripe - should be a little squishy on the ends and be turning yellow. 

*If they're from Mallorca or any hot country then they will be 30cm long +, however if you are in the UK then expect 10cm ones therefore eat 2 or 3 :) 

Pineapple and Red Pepper Soup

Ingredients: 

(Serves 2)

1 large ripe pineapple (ripe when the bottom smells fruity and the skin is yellow) 

2 large red bell peppers 

1 tomato and parsley (optional)

Chop up the pineapple as shown in my YouTube video: http://youtu.be/CDFF40PdJ9w

Then add to a blender or bowl. Chop up the bell pepper into strips and add too. Then blend together or use a hand blender. Serve and top with tomato and parsley. 

Charantais Melon

Ingredients: 

(Serves1)

1 whole large charantais melon (or 2 small)

Tip: only eat melon on its own and make sure it's on an empty stomach or you may experience some bloating. Also make sure you haven't eaten a heavy meal the night before for best digestion. This is due to it being a fast digesting food which may run into undigested food and cause a traffic jam. :) 

Plums and Banana Sauce

Ingredients:

(Serves 1 or 2)

4 plums quartered

2 apricots quartered

1 orange

4 bananas

 Chop up plums, apricots and orange and add to a cute bowl ( I've used my melon skin from breakfast). To a separate bowl add the bananas and blend until smooth with a hand blender. Then pour sauce over the fruit and enjoy :) 

Dates and Bananas

Ingredients:

25 dates pitted

3 bananas very ripe

Mix in a bowl and dig in :) 

Watermelon Breakfast

Ingredients:

(Serves 2) 

1 whole medium watermelon 

Slice in half and dig in with a large spoon.

(Separate seeds if preferred) 

Tip: only eat watermelon on its own and make sure it's on an empty stomach or you may experience some bloating. Also make sure you haven't eaten a heavy meal the night before for best digestion. This is due to it being a fast digesting food which may run into undigested food and cause a traffic jam. :) 

Cold Tomato Soup

Ingredients:

(Serves 1 or 2)

6 large tomatoes

1/3 cup tomato purée 

2 handfuls fresh basil

Optional:

4 olives

2 slices red pepper

Dice the tomatoes and add to a large bowl or pan, add the tomato purée and basil. Blend using a blender or hand blender. Blend until well mixed with small chunks. Serve with 2 olives each and a slice of pepper. Enjoy :) 

Purple Grape Heaven

Ingredients:

(Serves 1)

500g Huge seeded purple grapes 

1/2 empty melon skin 

Eat out your melon for breakfast and save the skin. At lunch time get your melon skin bowl and grapes. To remove the seeds hold a grape upright then using your thumbs ease the grape in half. Then pick each seed out the add the grape to your melon bowl. Once your melon if full to the brim grap a folk and dig in :) 

Summer Time Cold Rice Salad

Ingredients:

(Serves 3)

200g white Thai fragrant rice

1/2 yellow pepper

1/2 red pepper

1 large tomato

1 large carrot grated

1 large handful spinach 

Find a large pan and place in the sink, then place the sieve on top. Fill sieve with the rice and turn on the tap to allow the rice to be fully covered. Gently wash with your hands. Then pick up the sieve and pour the pan water down the drain. Transfer the rice to the pan and fill pan with filtered water until about one inch above the rice. Turn on the heat high and cover. Once to the boil turn heat to simmer and leave without stirring for 20 minutes or until all water has been absorbed. 

Whilst the rice is cooking chop up the vegetables and add them to a large serving bowl. 

Once the rice is cooked place the rice straight into the sieve and rinse under cold water. Then add to the serving bowl and mix together. 

Now your done cover with cling film and take to a BBQ or just eat it all by yourself :) 

Corn Pasta Spinach Fullness

Ingredients: 

(Serves one or two) 

3 medium potatoes 

400g corn and rice pasta 

1 large carrot 

2 handfuls of spinach 

Bring to the boil a large pan of water. Add the quartered potatoes let cook for 5 minutes then add the pasta and carrots. Cook for 12 minutes then drain. Place the fresh spinach in a large bowl then pour the pasta and veg on top. Mix together and the spinach will slightly wilt, then dig in. :) 

Immunity Pancakes

Ingredients:
(Serves 1)

1 heaped tbsp Teff*
1 dessert spoon coconut flour
2 tsp immunity mix **
1 clove garlic pressed

Tsp agave nectar
3 tbsp water

Combine the Teff, coconut flour and immunity mix in a bowl. Add one tbsp water until a thick paste forms. Heat a frying pan, when hot, spoon two heaps of mixture and cover with a lid for 2 minutes medium heat. Flip and cook for another 3 minutes covered until golden brown.

In a small bowl mix the garlic and a little agave.
When the pancakes are cooked transfer to a plate and spread with the garlic mixture. Enjoy :)

* http://www.innovative-solutions.org.uk/site/product_5.php
** (http://thewholejourney.com/plan-now-not-to-get-sick-this-winter?searched=Immunity&advsearch=oneword&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1