Healthy snacks are essential for those of us with busy lives - they keep us fuelled throughout the day, prevent the 3pm chocolate binges and leave your head (not your stomach) in charge of what you eat at the end of the day! Watch my video below to see my top healthy snacks ideas (both home-made and shop-bought) with the help of my lovely sister Sarah - it was her idea for this video!
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Happy New Year! I hope you all had a fab time celebrating the New Year coming in. Now is a great time to start thinking about your 2013 Resolutions and I've got a few tips for you to think about if you're keen to set any diet or weight loss goals! Here goes...
Look out for more top tips and New Year's Recipes *coming soon*
Have a great week!
Nic x
P.s I'll be announcing the winners of my Healthy Hamper Christmas giveaway (to help kick start your NY resolutions!!) this Sunday (there's still time to enter!!) .. just click [here].
Would you believe me if I told you that these gorgeous chocolate brownies are actually good for you?! These chocolate brownies are not only packed with protein, soluble fibre, antioxidants and vitamin A but they contain NO flour, butter or sugar either. They taste AMAZING and are very diet and weight loss friendly at only 100 calories a piece.
To make your own healthy brownies simply go to my YouTube channel [here] - more information is displayed in the description bar or click play below!
Let me know if you add any of the 'extra' ingredients and how your brownies turn out.. I can't wait to make some more!
Choosing a healthy cereal bar may seem like a hard task - which is why I thought I'd help out and break down exactly how to tell what's healthy and what's not. In my latest YouTube video I talk through my top 3 tips on how to choose a healthy cereal or snack bar as well as which are my current favourites.
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If you're after a nutritious post-workout smoothie recipe then look no further.. this recipe is packed with protein, vitamins and anti-oxidants. Drink within one hour of your work-out for maximum benefit and to enhance protein absorption. And if you want to know more about protein and muscle gain then check out my protein vlogs [click here]!
The lovely Lean Machine boys vlogged my 'Kick ass Kale' post-workout smoothie recipe and you can see it here... !
And here's how to make...
Ingredients (serves 1):
- 1 scoop of protein powder (vanilla, plain or strawberry flavour) - or you could use skimmed milk powder - 4.5 heaped tablespoons provides 20g of protein.
- ½ frozen banana
- 6 medium strawberries
- 1 cup (250ml) almond milk
- Hand full of Kale (green veg packed with vitamins!)
- Stevia/Truvia (100% natural sweetener to taste)
How to Make:
1) Add your protein powder, banana (chopped and frozen over night), strawberries and almond milk to the blender and whizz for a minute or so..
2) Then add your kale (shred in your hands first).. whizz until all of the kale is nicely blended..
3) Add stevia/Truvia to taste (e.g. 1 small sachet).. whizz again and enjoy your feel good post work out smoothie!
Nutrition Stats Per Shake: 238 kcal / 30g Carbs / 27g Protein
Nutritional Benefits:Packed with protein, vitamin A, C and K and antioxidants
I hope you have fun creating this smoothie - don't forget to subscribe to The Lean Machines and check out their creation of my Oaty Berry 'Get up & Go Smoothie' [click here].
Nic x
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October is 'breast cancer awareness month', and so I've decided to embrace the 'In the Pink' and 'Tickled Pink' campaigns by revisiting one of the most popular recipes on my blog 'Apple Crisps' - click here to see the original post.
Apple crisps have to be the healthiest crisp in the world.. after all they are packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fibre.. can you get much better than that?! - well they also taste amazing and are super fun to make too.
To keep to the 'In the Pink' theme you will see that (hopefully) most things in my new recipe video are pink... apples, dress, nails, place mat.. so what are you waiting for?! Press play to see how you can create the Pink Lady Apple's version of the amazing apple crisp! These crisps also take less time to cook than in my previous recipe post.. which is good for me!
Thank you for watching!
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If you want to see more recipes from Pink Lady Apples then you can visit their website [click here].
I love hummus.. do you? Hummus not only tastes great, but it's packed with protein, healthy fats and soluble fibre - making it a super-food in my opinion! Making your own hummus is a great way of not only saving money but cutting calories and fat too. It's really simple to do too!
Check-out my YouTube video below on how you can make your very own (with personal flavourings) - the perfect starter or dip for nibbles!
Home Made Hummus
Makes: 7 Servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes
Ingredients: 1 tin of chick peas (240g drained)
1 heaped tbsp (20g) of tahini - creamed sesame seeds
½ cup (100g) fat-free natural yoghurt (more for creaminess)
1 tbsp of lemon juice
1-2 crushed garlic cloves
1 tsp salt Chickpea water - Watch the video for when to add this!
Optional extras: 1 tsp of cumin, olive oil and/or paprika or a handful of sunflower seeds or a chopped red pepper
How to make...Simply put all of the above ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth.. simple!
Nutrition Per 50g Serving (made without oil): 60 kcal, 3.5g Protein, 6g Carbs, 2.5g Fat
Nutritional Benefits: Source of soluble fibre, unsaturated fats & vegetarian protein
Lower in calories and fat than shop bought...
(full-fat per 50g: 160kcal, 13g fat; reduced fat per 50g: 130kcal, 9g fat)
Serving Suggestion: As a dip with crudites such as carrot sticks or in a wholemeal wrap with roasted veg for lunch.
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There is a lot of hype around protein.. but should you believe it all? How much protein do you really need? And are protein shakes essential for muscle gain?
In my two-part protein videos I break down the hype around protein to help YOU understand the facts. I tell you how to work out if you’re having enough protein, as well as the top protein food sources and the truth about protein shakes – including when to take them and what to mix them with for optimum results. So, before you spend any money in one of the fitness industries most profitable markets, know the FACTS!
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Part 1
Part 2
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So, I finally took the plunge and made my very first Vlog (Video Blog)!
In this video I give you my top 5 tips for breaking those bad diet habits that could be halting your weight loss attempts or be causing weight gain. Please give it a 'thumbs' up and comment if you like it!
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I'm planning on making more You Tube clips and have already had some fantastic suggestions of them on Twitter so thank you - if you have any more please leave them in a comment below or email me!
