Amazing Client Update!

Amazing update from one of my lovely ladies! Fitness addict but struggling with weight loss. Outstanding results without dieting. Go girrrrrl!

“3 months totally “Tonic” eating – 17lbs off!! Plus I’m feeling better sleeping better than forever!
Haven’t changed my exercise routine – still doing same as before so it’s totally down to diet and I’m definitely eating more than I was!!”

Losing weight or maintaining weight isn’t about diets, extremes or restrictions – or pills, potions and shakes. Just eat the good stuff and lots of it! I can offer private consultations for lifestyle change or I run an awesome little group called Slinky Minxes which is just £20 to join and you’ll get a whole host of lifestyle change and weight loss options.

Plus, I’m just about to redesign everything into an awesome ecourse so all current members will get an automatic free upgrade to the new sparkly course. https://www.facebook.com/groups/slinkyminxes/ so get in quick! Message me for joining details.

Sunny Mega Raw Breakfast Pot

Beautiful day for a mega breakfast pot. Banana, raw coconut flakes, mixed berries, more flakes, walnuts and 85% dark chocolate so not 100 % raw but im ok with some artistic license 😂

What’s on the menu for you today? Get involved and let’s talk food!

Zoodle salad 3 ways

Oodles of Zoodles – raw salad 3 ways.

I love love love raw food. I do get a buzz off it. If you’ll indulge me and allow me to go “full hippy” for a sec, you can really feel the life force glowing off it and nourishing every cell in your body. Ok, hippy time over.

Ok so for the uninitiated, zoodles are zucchini noodles – basically courgette put through a spiralizer. You can put any hard fruit or veg through – carrots, cucumber, sweet potato, apples…anything you fancy making noodles out of or just for presenting your food in a different way. But if you love raw food and have a hankering for noodles – get zoodling.

Salad number 1 is pretty basic – zoodles, cherry tomatoes and walnuts in sea salt, lime juice and garlic powder. Topped with fresh chilli.

Second is that salad but topped with coconut curry sauce. Basically made with coconut milk, coconut curry spices, garlic and ginger.

Third is topped with wakame, which is seaweed. The health benefits of seaweed are massive. I’ve been eating a lot more of it lately to try to keep my Gilbert Syndrome in check. I’ll be posting about the health benefits of seaweed tomorrow so stay tuned.

Split Pea Soup & Gluten Free Nut Loaf

This was a lovely green split pea and lentil soup served with a loaf of gluten free walnut and seed bread (not all for me, made a batch for the whole family).

Gorgeous winter warmer (I live in Aberdeen so yes, it’s still like winter here!)

The soup was really easy – you can buy your legumes so you don’t need to soak them these day. Great if you’re lazy like me!

2 cups green split peas, 2 cups red lentils, 2 veggie stock cubes, 2 tsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp coconut oil, 1 tsp good quality mixed curry spices. I love Mumbai Spice Harry’s blend. Divine!

Boil up the green split peas, when they’re half way cooked add in your red lentils, the garlic and the stock cubes. Drain any excess water and blend half in a food processor until smooth. Add back to the pan and stir in your curry spices and oil.

Bread:

300g gluten free flour
150g oat flour (whizzed up oats)
100g nut flour (or keep them chunky)
3 tbsp ground seed mix – I use Linwoods
1 sachet yeast
2 tsp salt
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp xanthan gum (optional, gluten free aisle of any supermarket)
300ml warm water (you may need more)

Mix dry ingredients then add the wet. Bring together with your hands and form a dough. Transfer to a lined tin and bake at 210 for 40 minutes

Hazelnutter

I’m a real hazelnut butter addict at the moment. I usually make my own version with raw cacao so it tastes like Nutella https://instagram.com/p/t-Lm2cNf4r/

But, there are a few good quality brands I like to use when I haven’t been organised. Meridian is one that I love. I really love their nut butters.

So, this morning’s smoothie was:
1 banana
1 tbsp maca
1 tbsp lacuma
1 tsp hazelnut butter
2 tsp raw cacao (you could just use organic dark chocolate powder like Green & Blacks)
Splash soy milk
Then filled bullet to the top with water.

Info on Lacuma: http://organiclucuma.com/

Peas, Man

Just a few of my favourite things! I made this for Mr. Tonic actually. I’ll let him have some when I’ve finished “testing” it…With this massive spoon….

Spicy pea and mint hummus…

1 can chickpeas drained and rinsed
2 cups garden peas
2 tbsp dark tahini
1 finger chilli
Sea or rock salt to taste
Garlic granules to taste – about a tsp
1 handful fresh mint
Drizzle of hemp oil

Blend everything together until smooth. Mmmmm 

Peas are pretty cool. A real powerhouse of healing and nutrients.

Peas contain plenty of health-protective polyphenols called coumestrol. Only 2 milligrams per day of this phytonutrient may help to prevent stomach cancer. A cup of peas? 10 mg. Boom.

High levels of antioxidants mean peas are anti-aging and nurture a strong immune system.

Prevention of wrinkles, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, bronchitis, osteoporosis and candida come from peas strong anti-inflammatory properties.

Other illnesses linked to inflammation include cancer and heart disease.

Peas are great for blood sugar regulation. This comes from their high fiber and protein content.
In fact, foods such as peas as part of a whole foods diet can help to prevent, or even reverse insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes).

Peas out 

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Soup and a Sandwich…? Come on, get with the times!

The days of your “soup and a sandwich” lunch should be well and truly behind you if you’re wanting to get en vogue with your nutritional wardrobe.

This season soup and a sandwich is OUT and Salad and a Smoothie is IN.

Instead of working the bloat and internal inflammation look why not ROCK a clear skin, flat tummy, alkaline and healing bespoke creation?

Bling it up with a rainbow of vitamins and minerals produced by the most exclusive designer around – Mother Nature. The time for synthetic ingredients is passed, dahhhhling, get on board with luxe ingredients like luscious greens, hydrating cucumbers, free radical fighting antioxidants, must have (essential) fatty acids and dazzling berries. The great thing is it’s so customisable too and it goes with anything. No more off the peg for you girlfriend, get haute couture on your midday munchies.

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Super healthy 4 course meal from me to you xoxo

Here’s an idea for you.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert.

All #dairyfree, #glutenfree, #sugarfree. You may have food intolerance, be vegan or just looking for tasty, healthy alternatives. Whatever your reason for looking for something different I’m sure you’ll love these! Feel free to share and spread the Tonic love!

Clockwise from top left:

BREAKFAST: Overnight vanilla soy oats layered with chopped mixed nuts, shaved coconut and topped with homemade strawberry & raspberry jam (blended defrosted frozen berries with half a tsp of Truvia).
Raw overnight oats method: in a jar, add 2 tsp vanilla extract and some soy milk to your dry oats. Stir and leave overnight. Layer up with the other goodies in the morning. The benefit of raw oats is that they’re much more nutritious. Soaking them dissolves the phytic acid which surrounds all grains. This allows the nutrients in the oats to be absorbed better by your body.

LUNCH: Fabulous falafels! These are yellow split pea and chickpea. Cook the yellow split peas and chickpeas. Drain then add lemon juice, sea or rock salt, mixed herbs, garlic, and little oil (sesame or rapeseed?). Soften some leeks and onions in a pan. Mix everything together and pulse briefly in a food processor. Roll into balls and oven bake until golden. Approx 20 minutes at 190 degrees C. Serve with hummus, garlic and cayenne tofu mayo and a fresh salad.

DINNER: Lasagne!
Pasta free
Cheese free
Meat free
Fat free
Dairy free
Gluten free
Okay….This was a little more time consuming than I’d usually like but I was cooking for a few people and it really only took 40 minutes including cooking time. So not too bad really.

Lasagne:
Use sliced courgette in place of pasta sheets, slice thinly or use a potato peeler (I used the peeler).
I layered mine up with barely cooked broccoli, mushrooms, leeks and carrots. I used a tomato passata sauce but added in extra garlic, mixed herbs and paprika for a smokey flavour.

Cheese(less) sauce:

Boil up 2 or 3 cups of cauliflower in lightly salted water.
Blend with oat milk, 2 tsp Dijon mustard, 3 tbsp nutritional yeast, rock or sea salt and black pepper.
Layer everything in a casserole dish. Top with sliced tomatoes and an extra sprinkle of nutritional yeast.
Bake at 220 for approx 20 minutes.
Garnish with fresh basil.

DESSERT: Raw jammy, coconut, creamy, chocolatey, ice cream pots.

Pre-freeze some peeled and chopped bananas. Blend them in your food processor with a little vanilla essence.
Swirl in some raw blackberry jam (simply defrost some blackberries, blend with a 1/4 tsp Stevia)
Blob on 2 tsp coconut cream (the cream from the top of a can of coconut milk)
Add chunks of raw brownie
Sprinkle over some crushed raw cacao nibs or dark chocolate drops.