While trying to find low-gi and low fructose smoothie ingredient that was as creamy and filling as banana, I started playing around with sweet potato. Not only mildly sweet, but high in fibre, vitamin A, C, rich in beta-carotene and readily available for most of the year, it’s also a great banana alternative for those who find that banana is too mucous forming. From a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, (my preferred modality) banana’s are very damp and form mucous in the body (along with a number of other foods). Sweet Potato, while being cooling, helps to tonify the ‘Yin’ and aid in liver function. Could this be the banana alternative I’ve been waiting for? Bright, golden hues, with a stunning...
YIELD: 4 Servings PREP: 50 mins COOK: 15 mins READY IN: 1 hr 5 mins Ingredients 4 cups Diced Pumpkin 1 tsp coconut oil 1/2 cup kale torn into bite sized pieces 1/2 cup almond meal 1 tbsp chia seeds 1 tbsp sesame seeds Salt and Pepper to Taste 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder 1/2 tsp Ground Turmeric Instructions Pre-heat oven to 200ºC Heat coconut oil in a large pan, and cook kale until crispy; about 5 minutes Bake pumpkin for 45-60 minutes or until tender When cool, process or blend pumpkin until smooth, then gently mix in almond meal, chia seeds and sesame seeds Stir in salt, pepper, chilli flakes, cumin and turmeric Cradle a tablespoon sized amount of pumpkin mix in your palm, then press in a few pieces of kale Use...
YIELD: 4 Servings
PREP: 5 mins
COOK: 5 mins
READY IN: 10 mins
Using the delicious Vegie Head Homemade Chai mix, this will cool you down on a warm day! With subtle spices, and a smooth, creamy base, this recipe is a winner!
Ingredients
1 cup Vegie Head Chai
4 cups homemade almond milk
2 cups ice cubes
1 large Frozen Banana
Instructions
Blend chai, almond milk, ice cubes and banana together until smooth and frothy
Top with grated raw chocolate and serve immediately
CUISINE: Indian
COURSE: Drinks
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
YIELD: 10-12 Servings PREP: 10 mins COOK: 20 mins READY IN: 4 hrs 30 mins Looking for a beautiful, delicious and simple alternative to nut based raw cheesecakes? This is it! Ingredients 2 cups coconut flakes 1 cup dates/cranberries/apricots 1 tbsp coconut oil melted 1/2 tsp Himalayan Sea Salt 4 large, overripe bananas 1 cup mango flesh 2 cups pineapple cubes 2 tbsp coconut oil melted 1 tbsp chia seeds 2 tbsp psyllium husk ground Instructions In your blender, process the coconut flakes, dates (or alternative), coconut oil and sea salt Blend until it becomes like a sticky dough, and then press into the base of a springform cake pan Clean your blender, and process the bananas, mango, pineapple and coconut oil until smooth Add the chia seeds and psyllium husk, and blitz again quickly Pour the...
YIELD: 2 cups (1 Servings)
PREP: 5 mins
COOK: 2 mins
READY IN: 7 mins
Pineapple, green tea, and turmeric are three of my fave anti-inflammatory foods- try them in this delicious smoothie, and feel fantastic!
Ingredients
1 coconut, flesh and water
1 cup green tea brewed and chilled
1 cup pineapple chopped roughly
1 tbsp goji berries
1/2 tsp turmeric fresh or ground
1/2 cup mango chopped
1 tsp chia seeds
1 tsp shredded coconut to serve
Instructions
Blend for 1 minute, top with extra goji berries and shredded coconut - slurp!
COURSE: Breakfast
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
