An experience has taught me to never take a single day for granted. If you love someone, tell them. If someone inspire you, or have changed your life, tell them too. People don’t know what you are thinking. If you want to meet someone, go and do it now. Never put it off, thinking that…
(Yields: 4 cups, Serving: 3, Prep time: 5 mins, Cook time: 20 mins) Ingredients This will make about 4 cups cooked quinoa: 1 cup quinoa 2 cups water Note: Remember that quinoa will increase by four times (so 1 cup gives you 4 cooked cups) and the ratio for water and quinoa should be 2:1…
(Yields: 1 large pot, Serving: 7, Prep time: 20 mins, Cook time: 30) Ingredients Grains 1 cup barely 1 cup green lentils 1 cup brown rice 1/2 cup white quinoa 4 1/2 cups water 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (garlic flavour if possible) 2 teaspoons Italian herbs 1 tablespoon lemon juice 3/4 teaspoon fine…
Honestly before I knew how to make salads, I dreaded the thought of eating raw vegetables. It just seemed to be something that would taste awful. However, I’ve found ways to make salads taste so great, that even I’ve craved for salads, which is absolutely unbelievable. I know many of you probably also think salads…
As someone who often gets too restless at night, I am always on the lookout for ways to improve sleep. One of the new ways I find very helpful is to meditate. What I do is sit slightly up, close my eyes, place my hands on my knee, and breath in and out many times….
Often, the secret to staying happy and positive is to be grateful for what we have, and to stop focusing on what we don’t have. But how do we do that? For a long time, I’ve struggled with not knowing how to think about what I have. Instead, I put way too much focus on…
Kale is one of the healthiest green foods you can eat. I didn’t even know that much about it a while ago, and now I have at least two leaves every day, raw! I simply put it in my blender with fruits to make a smoothie out of it. Iron If you think beef has…
There are some things in life that are just worth every single cent, and what I’m about to say below I believe is worth helping us become healthy! Blender If I had to choose one thing in the world that is 100% worth every cent I’ve spent, it would be my blender. I use it…
(Yields: 2 plates, Serving: 2, Prep time: 15 mins, Cook time: 15 mins) Ingredients 1 whole wheat bread roll 1 small carrot 1/2 red bell pepper 1/2 zucchini 1/2 cup pineapples 1/4 cup shredded purple cabbage 1 tablespoon roasted almonds Dressing 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon white cooking…
(Yields: bowls, Serving: , Prep time: mins, Cook time: mins) Ingredients 1 cup oatmeal 2 tablespoons dark cocoa powder 1/4 cup pineapple preserve (see recipe*) (Feel free to use dried fruits like medjool dates or raisins if you can’t make the preserves) 1/4 cup mixed pecans and almonds 1 tablespoon almond meal (optional) 2 tablespoons…