VEGAN CHOC BALLS

Hey guys!!

This recipe is a extremely easy, yummy and healthy!

Blend the following ingredients together:

3 cups of dates (soak for 30 mins)
1 cup of almonds
Juice of one orange + the pulp
1 cup of raw cacao 
a small handful of frozen raspberries

Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until a smooth consistency

Place a layer of glad wrap or baking paper in a small slice tray and smooth the mixture out into the tray. Set in the fridge over night. After the slice has set remove from slice tray and pull off small amounts and roll into balls (this is really messy omg), then roll in desiccated coconut and store in an airtight container in the freezer.

These are extremely rich!! Although they are great paired with a fruit salad or just on their own!!

ENJOOOYYY

Grace xxx

RASPBERRY BREAKFAST BOWL

Hey Everyone!! 

I'm sorry I haven't posted in aggggessss, I lost track of time and forgot to write a blog post... BUT the good news is there is another vegan recipe coming very soon!!

This recipe is supppper easy, I have it for breakie almost every day!

Blend the following together:

2 banans

a large handful of frozen mango

a large handful of frozen raspberries

half an avocado

a small handful of spinach

an orange

a generous splash of almond milk

This recipe serves two, just add one banana and less mango and berries if only making a smoothie for yourself.

Top with chia seeds, muesli and frozen raspberries!!

Keep an eye out for the next blog post and enjoy!!

Grace xxx

MY DAILY WORKOUT ROUTINE

Hey everyone!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 3.5K BLOG VIEWS!!! absolutely craaazy!

This blog post is quite different to my others, and I'm actually really scared :///

 Before I wrote this I was worried people would would judge me... but hey, who cares what people think?! 

I will be showing you what I do to keep my body healthy! Eating the right foods is one thing, but doing exercise on top of eating yummy healthy foods will keep you in tip-top condition - don't worry it's fun!!!

So, time for the workouts. I usually do 1 hour to 1.5 hours of full body workouts every night, trying to target everywhere!! On the nights, or sometimes the mornings I feel as though I have enough energy to last a life-time I will do an extra half an hour of cardio (usually I go for a run). Other nights when i'm feeling sick or tired I will do a light ab or leg workout, or possibly just have a rest day and do some stretching.

Ok, now it's really time for the workouts:

CARDIO (10 mins) x 1

 VS ABS (16 mins) x 2

VS LEG BURNER (10 mins) x 2

Another workout I loooove is the VS CARDIO (17 mins). I sometimes do this instead of doing 10 min cardio twice!

I LOVE XHIT! The videos on the channel are extremely good quality and have suuuper clear instructions!!

I usually do the workouts in this order: leg workout, Ab workout, leg workout, ab workout and the cardio workout to finish off.

On top of the full body workout I usually do some yoga for 10mins, 20mins or sometimes up to 40mins when I'm try to nail a few new poses. This is how I work my arms and back.

Never forget to stretch!!!!! I stretch whilst doing yoga. If you're not a yoga fan you can do the simple hamstring, glutes, arm and back stretches. 10-15mins of stretching would be ideal!!

By the time I have finished all of this I'm absolutely starving!! I will head straight to the fridge, pantry or freezer and grab a banana, some left over smoothie or some vegan slice - a recent discovery :0


Workout snacks before you start are also a must! You will probably suffer from server hunger during the middle of your workout otherwise... So I usually go for:

Banana and Berry Toastie:

I know this sounds absolutely rank and I have no clue how I came across the idea of making one but they are amazing!!! I have never looked back ;) All you need to do is grab yourself a banana, handful of frozen berries and some wholegrain bread and mash the banana and spread it inside the bread, sprinkle the berries on top of the banana and toast it. Then... eat!!

Fruit Salad:

Simple but delicious. Grab 3-4 different fruits, chop them up and sprinkle some chia seeds on top. I usually use apple, banana, berries and peaches or apricots. The other day I added some vegan choc and orange balls, soooo good!! (Recipe up soooon)

Beetroot dip & Vita Wheats:

Grab some beetroot dip and spread it on some vita wheats - easy peasy!

Cacao Protein smoothie:

Recipe here!

So, there it is! My daily fitness routine! This is just what I've been doing for the past week. I tend to mix it up every week, trying to increase the difficulty to maximise results!


I hope you all enjoy and try out some of the workouts!!!

Grace xxx



NOTE: I am obviously not a professional fitness instructor, personal trainer or anything of the like (as much as I would like to be). I am simply just exercising to gain health and fitness.

NOTE: The workout videos do not belong to me. XHIT is a youtube fitness channel, with professional instructors trained and qualified in what they do.

CACAO PROTEIN SMOOTHIE

Hey guys!! 

Quick and super easy recipe today! This smoothie is a great source of energy, I usually have one before school or before I do a workout out!

Ingredients for cacao protein layer:

2 bananas

1 Large handful of frozen mango

1 orange (peeled)

1 tsp of raw cacao powder

1 tsp of vanilla protein powder 

splash of almond milk

Blend all ingredients in a blender until thick and creamy. Poor half into your jar or cup and add the following ingredients to the rest of the smoothie.

Ingredients for mixed berry layer:

Handful of frozen raspberries

Half a handful of almonds

3-4 apricot halves (I used canned)

Generous splash of almonds milk

Poor the remainder of the smoothie into your jar and top with chia seeds, pepita seeds (also known as pumpkin seeds) and frozen berries!! as you can see i actually have three layers, I didn't have much of the mixed berry smoothie as I was making it for my mum, so I filled a majority of my jar with the cacao protein smoothie.

You can probably notice the berries being drowned by the smoothie.... I sprinkled a few frozen raspberries in between layers.

Enjoy!!

Grace xxx

TOFU & VEGGIE BURGER

Hey Guys!!

This recipe is super easy and is great for lunch and dinner. All you need to do is grill a bun, fill it with some veggies and cooked tofu and you're done!

What you'll need:

tofu

carrot

spinach

avocado

tomato

Beetroot dip (will link recipe below)

I also had carrot sticks on the side with my burger (as you can see in the pic)

Simply slice the tomato, peel the carrot, dice the avocado and place inside a toasted whole grain bun. I used the beetroot as a substitute for tomato sauce, so I spread a reasonably thick layer on the top and bottom of the bun.

The beetroot dip is super easy!! you will find the recipe here --> beetroot dip!!

It is delicious on vita wheat crackers, carrot and celery sticks or dare I say it, by itself... I loooooove beetroot!!!!

Hope you all enjoy this scrumptious recipe!!

Oh and... more delicious vegan treats coming your way this weekend (my new obsession).

Grace xxx

VEGAN CHOCOLATE & MIXED BERRY SLICE

(raw, vegan, refined sugar free)

HEY EVERYONE!!!

I am sooooo exited to share this recipe with you! I've been dying to make vegan slices for so long but I haven't had the time or some of the ingredients... So Mum and I went to the local Health Food store and stocked up!

 I had managed to save over 10 recipes that I wanted to make but when my friend Josie sent me this one I couldn't resist!! 

I absolutely love the fact that there is no diary or ANY animal products in this recipe, along with refined sugar! It tastes delicious and it is not bad for you or the environment?!! what more could you ask for!

This recipe is divided into three steps: 

base, middle layer and top layer

BASE INGREDIENTS:

1 cup of raw nuts (I used half almonds half cashews)

1/3 cup of raw cacao (NOT cocoa)

3 table spoons of coconut oil (melted, this comes in a jar)

12 medjool dates, pitted

METHOD FOR BASE:

Measure out all the ingredients into the required amounts. Cut medjool dates in half and remove pips. Melt 3 tablespoons of coconut oil in a saucepan over medium to high heat until it turns to liquid. After doing this you can place all the ingredients into a blender (I used a Thermomix) and blend until the nuts are crushed and the ingredients have formed together well. 

Poor mixture into a lined slice tray and firmly smooth the mixture into the base of the tray (I used the tips of my fingers but you can also use a spoon). Place the tray into the freezer to set and move onto the next layer.

MIDDLE LAYER INGREDIENTS:

2 cups of frozen raspberries or mixed berries

2/3 cup of raw cashews

4 tablespoons of shredded coconut

6 tablespoons of organic maple syrup

1 tablespoon of coconut oil, melted

METHOD FOR MIDDLE LAYER:

Blend all the ingredients, BUT the coconut oil in a blender until smooth. Add coconut oil and blend until well combined. Add the mixture to the base layer and smooth down with a spatula. Pop back in the freezer and leave to set for 1 hour.

TOP LAYER INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup of coconut oil

1/2 cup of cacao powder

1/4 cup of organic maple syrup

TOP LAYER METHOD:

Melt the coconut oil in a half boiler (saucepan filled up half way with water and a metal bowl over the top). Once the coconut oil is completely melted whisk in the maple syrup. Once combined whisk in cacao powder and remove from heat. IMMEDIATELY smooth chocolate mixture onto the frozen slice. Work quickly as the chocolate will set fast. 

Place completed slice back into the freezer for another hour or until completely set. 

After the slice has set remove slice from the tin. Slice into smallish pieces (the slice is quite rich) and place into an air tight freezer container and put back into the freezer to store. The slice will last up to 2 weeks although I am sure it will be demolished before then ;)

I hope you all enjoy this delicious cruelty and guilty free slice as much as I do!!

Grace xxx

NOTE: This recipe is not mine, the original recipe belongs to becomingness.

SWEET POTATO WEDGES & SALAD

Hey guys!!

I have a really exciting recipe coming in the next few days, but I though I would post this anyway... it was to good not to!!

For the wedges:

1 sweet potato

a tinny drizzle of extra virgin olive oil 

Simply peel the sweet potato and chop into wedge sized chunks. Lay on a baking tray and drizzle with a tiny bit of olive oil. Set the oven for 200 degrees and pop your wedges in, check on them after 10mins, shake them around a bit and then place in the oven again for another 10-15mins.

Avocado dip:

half an avocado

half a lemon

parsley 

Mash the avocado till smooth, add squeezed lemon juice and half a handful of parsley. 

Salad:

Nut and Veggie Salad 

I didn't have any beetroot so I sliced up a green apple and added that instead!


This recipe is great for dinner or even lunch!

ENJOY!!

Grace xxx