Let’s talk Protein Powders!

I get so many questions everyday asking about the protein powders I use and decided it would be easiest to just film a video on this answering all your questions!

Unfortunately I’m out of focus during the entire video, wich I only noticed when I finished recording. Really sorry about that 😦 However I hope this answers your questions 🙂

The Protein Powders I use:

Sunwarrior Protein Blend

• Click here for the link to the official website
• Link to iherb.com (international online store, where I buy mine.) You can use the discount code WPL642 for 10% off your first order if you’d like 🙂 Vanilla or Chocolate

About time whey

• Official website
• Click here for the link to iherb.com (international online store, where I buy mine.) You can use the discount code WPL642 for 10% off your first order if you’d like 🙂

There’s definitely other good ones out there, these are just the ones I have personally tried and continue to use 🙂 You might also be able to find them at local health food stores or other websites online.

Have a lovely and healthy day guys, xxx

Yasmin

Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie!; Paleo, Raw, Vegan

Hi everyone! 🙂

Today I’m going to be sharing one of my favourite fall time recipes with you all….a pumpkin smoothie!

You will need:
250gr. pumpkin
(optional): 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
2 dates
200ml coconut milk
1/2 tbsp cinammon, 1/4 tbsp nutmeg, 1/4 tbsp clove
Directions:
Blend everything together and you’re done!

Can’t wait to start connecting by video with you all!

Make sure to let me know if you have any requests!

Lots of love!

Have a lovely and healthy day! xxx

Yasmin

Food diary August 25th

So I am always being asked to do a post showing what and how much I eat in a day. Until now I have always been very hesitant towards that request as what and the amount I eat changes every single day. Some days I eat more, some days I eat less. Some days I might have more carbs and then I’ll have a day where I’ll might have a little more heathy fats. I try to listen to my body and give it what it needs. I really encourage you to find what works for you and your body. No two people are the same and what works for me might not work for you and the other way around. Listen to your body and find what makes you feel satisfied, energized and happy 🙂 If you would like more of these, please let me know and I’ll be more than happy to do so.

7:30 Time for breakfast!

Today I had this delicious powerbowl for breakfast, it’s basically just a blend of strawberries, blueberries, a nectarine, oats, coconut flour, vanilla protein powder, spinach and then I went ahead and added superfoods like: wheatgrass, maca, lucuma, aloe vera, spirulina etc. Topped it with raw cacao nibs, buckwheat, nuts, inca berries and strawberries. If you would like to know how I make my powerbowls I have a video explaining how to here: http://instagram.com/p/dQ4UBnlAjP/#

10:30 Pre workout snack:

Cucumber, Strawberries, Nuts and bell pepper. I also had one scoop of sunwarrior vanilla protein powder mixed with water after this 🙂

13:30 Post workout:

Cooking my lunch and rehydrating after my workout with this delicious Coconutwater.

14:00 Post workout lunch

An omelette with sweet potato, cinammon, ground vanilla and all natural almond butter, cucumber and bell pepper.

16:00 Mid afternoon snack

Raw vegan chocolate Ice cream topped with chia seeds, buckwheat, nuts, hemp seeds, a fig and some dried inca berries. The original recipe can be found here: http://healthyyfood.com/2013/04/29/raw-vegan-chocolate-ice-cream/ I just added 1 scoop of protein powder.

19:30 Dinner

Quinoa, Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Cherry Tomatoes and mushrooms. All drizzled with a little extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice.

So this is what I ate today 🙂 I also had plenty of water to drink through out the entire day and took my daily supplements.

Hope this was helpful and you enjoyed this post!

Have a lovely and healthy day guys ♥

Vanilla Pancakes with Chocolate Cream

The pancake obsession continues…. 😉

Now that I’m on holiday, and not rushing to get ready and go to school in the mornings I have enough times to make pancakes in the mornings 🙂 One morning I was really in the mood for some vanilla pancakes, and that’s when I came up with this recipe.

For the pancakes you will need:

• 1/3 cup of oat flour (You can make your own by blending oats in a food processor until you’re left with a flour consistency)
• 1 free range organic egg white
• 1 free range organic egg
• up to a 1/4 cup water or milk of your choice
• 1 tbsp ground vanilla
• Stevia to taste

Combine all the ingredients and cook in a non stick pan with a little coconut oil until done. The chocolate cream recipe is the same recipe as my raw, vegan chocolate ice cream (click here for the recipe) just don’t use a frozen banana. Layer the pancakes with the chocolate cream, add additional toppings of your choice and enjoy 🙂

Have a lovely and healthy day guys ♥

Raw Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream

The weather’s been crazy hot in Switzerland lately, and along with that comes the craving for ice cream. I’ve been loving this healthy, dairy-free and super simple strawberry ice cream lately and wanted to share it with you guys.

Inspired by the raw, chocolate mousse/ice cream

You will need:

• 1 frozen Banana
• 2 Handfuls of frozen Strawberries
• 2 tbsp All natural Cashew butter
• Optional: Add ins like maca powder, protein powder, raw cacao nibs, whatever floats your imagination 🙂

Blend all the ingredients together and enjoy 🙂

Have a lovely and healthy day guys ♥

 

 

Healthy, Vegan Lentil Burger Patties

Yup you heard me right, completely healthy, gluten-free, flour-free and vegan burger patties.

It was a complete experiment, and I just kep on adding things and going with the flow and let me tell I did by no means expect the outcome to be so good.

Filled with a variety of different nutrients they are delicious and contain the perfect blend of flavour ranging from the earthy taste of lentils all the way to the distinct taste of sweet potatoes. They are pretty darn amazing, if I may say so myself and both my parents were super impressed and loved them.

You will need (serves 2-4):

• 1 sweet potato
• 1/2 cup broccoli
• 1 small zucchini
• 1 & 1/2 cups of cooked brown lentils
• 3 tbsp of chia seeds
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 onion
• 1.5 tbsp of brown rice miso paste
• Desired amount of black pepper and cayenne pepper

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius. Soak 1.5 tbsp of chia seeds in 10 tbsp of water. In the meantime puls (not blend) the sweet potato, broccoli, zucchini, garlic and onion in a food processor. (You could also great or very finely chop them.) Remove from the blender and place in a bowl. Blend the lentils in the food processor and then add to the vegetables. Add the miso pace, chia seeds and remaining ingredients. Mix well and form patties. Bake in the preheated oven for about 30min or until done. Enjoy 🙂

Have a lovely and healthy day guys ♥

 

 

 

Summer Quinoa Salad

My mum and I decided to go on a picnic last week 🙂 I made this yummy quinoa salad for us that I just had to share with you guys. Perfect for a hot summer night.

Why is quinoa so good?

Well basically it’s a grain that contains all the essential amino acids making it one of the most protein rich plant-based food source. It is a gluten-free complex carb that contains almost twice as much fiber as conventional grains, wich will help keep you full and satisfied. It’s high in magnesium, manganese, lysine, iron and B2 making it all around a great food source 🙂

For the salad I just used tri-colored quinoa, different colored cherry tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper and carrots. I chopped up the tomatoes, cucumber and bell peppers, grated the carrots and added it all to cold cooked quinoa.

Then for the sauce I just blended strawberries, blueberries, apple cider vinegar, water, a pinch of Himalayan sea salt and olive oil together. Afraid I don’t know any of the measurements I used, but I would recommend just going by taste, and playing around with it 🙂

Have a lovely and healthy day guys ♥

Single Serving, Vegan and Gluten-free Strawberry Crumble

I still remember when I used to be a little girl and would go up to england to visit my grandparents. One of the highlights would always be this delicious crumble my grandma and I would make. First my grandpa and I would go and pick the fruit for the crumble from his garden, and then I got to help my grandma create the crumble. I still remember sneaking dough into my mouth every time she turned around and then patiently sitting in front of the oven waiting for it to be done. By the time it was done the whole house was always filled with the delicious smell of crumble and I have so many wonderful memories of sitting down with my grandparents and enjoying a bowl of hot crumble and custard.

So, when waking up on this rainy, sunday morning I suddently felt the urge to just sit down and enjoy a bowl of hot crumble and that’s when I came up with this: A delicious strawberry crumble that’s not only vegan but free of dairy, gluten, refined flour and sugar and defiantly a healthier version of the traditional english crumble. It was still just as comforting and delicious thought!

You will need:

• 1/2 cup flour of your choice (I used a mix between oat flour, protein powder and coconut flour)
• Vanilla to taste (about 1/2 a tbsp)
• 1/16 tsp of salt
• Desired amount of Stevia or Sweetener of choice (when using liquid sweetener, cut back on the applesauce a little bit)
• 3 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tbsp coconut butter (you can make your own by blending unsweetened coconut flakes in a food processor until they reach a buttery consistency)
• 1/3 cup chopped up strawberries or any other fruit of your choice

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celsius. Combine the dry ingredients together. Then melt the coconut butter, and add to the dry ingredients. Add the unsweetened apple sauce and rub it all together using your hands until it resembles the texture of bread crumbs. If needed add more unsweetened apple sauce or coconut butter. Fill your baking dish with half the mixture. Then add your fruit and cover with the other half of the crumble mixture. Bake in the oven for about 20-30min or until gold brown and enjoy.
Have a lovely and healthy day guys ♥

Vanilla-Coconut Pancakes

I have been loving these vanilla-coconut pancakes lately. They are pretty low in carbs, high in fiber and free of gluten, dairy and refined sugars. Oh and they’re super yummy 😉 ! These do contain Coconutflour and Vanilla Protein Powder, and because I know people will ask I bought my coconut flour in my local healthy food store and I the protein powder I use is the raw, vegan protein blend by sunwarrior. they are pretty low in carbs, high in fiber and free of gluten, dairy and refined sugars.

You will need:

• 3 free range, organic egg whites
• 3/4 scoop protein powder
• 14gr. coconut flour
• up to 10 tbsp of water or milk of choice

Mix the egg whites, the protein powder and the coconut flour. Then slowly add the water until you get a good consistency and cook in a non stick pan with a little coconut oil. Add toppings of choice and enjoy!

Have a lovely and healthy day guys ♥

Healthy Carrot Cake Waffles

Delicious and nutritious carrot cake waffles with a vegan “cream cheese” icing…yum! Depending on the flour you use these can be gluten free and when using protein powder they can even be made high protein and low carb.

You will need:

• 1 medium grated carrot
• 1 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce
• 1 free range, organic egg
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground vanilla
• 5 tbsp milk of choice, or water
• 20 gr. flour of choice (I like using a mix between protein powder and quinoa flour)
• stevia or sweetener of choice to taste (use less water if using a liquid sweetener)

Whisk the egg and add remaining ingridients. Pour the batter into a waffle maker and wait until done. Serve with toppings of your choice, I like to use this vegan “cream cheese” icing that I make by simply mixing one and a half tbsp all natural cashew butter and 1/2 tbsp water.

Have a lovely and healthy day guys ♥