Banana, Walnut and Chocolate Chunk Cookies (Paleo, Vegan, GF, SF)

Let’s be honest: who doesn’t love good cookie every now and then? I sure do!  This might not be particularly modest to say, but these chocolate chip, walnut and banana chunk cookies are pretty darn amazing and super delicious!

You will need:

• up to 2 cups of almond flour
• 1/2 cup of all natural almond butter
• 1/2 cup extra virgin coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 cup crushed walnuts
• 2 bananas
• 1/2 cup (or more) of local honey (strict vegans can use maple syrup)
• 1 chia seed egg (1 tbsp of chia seeds mixed with 3 tbsp of water and soaked for at least 15 min; this can be substituted for one free range organic egg if you don’t have chia seeds)
• 1/4 cup (or more!) raw cacao nibs (you can also use dark chocolate chips)
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius. Melt the coconut oil and combine with the almond butter, almond flour, chia seed egg, baking soda and salt.Cut the banana into small chunks and stir in to the dough. Add the walnuts and cacao nibs and stir in. Form cookies and lay out on a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15min.

Have a lovely and healthy day guys ♥

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 ♥

Raw, Vegan Chia Pudding

Chia seeds are a great source of fiber and help cleanse and detoxify your digestive system. They are loaded with heart healthy omega 3 fatty acids, can help regulate appetite and are able to absorb 10 times their weight in water making them all around a great addition to anyones diet. This pudding is completely free of any flours or refined sugar, making this an all around great and healthy treat you can indulge in guilt free.

You will need (serves 2):

• 1 cup coconut milk (or any other type of milk)
• 3 tbsp chia seeds
• Zest of half an orange
• Zest of half a lime
• Pinch of vanilla and cinammon
• Optional: stevia or sweetener of your choice to taste

Combine the milk, the chia seeds and the stevia and mix throughly. Let sit in the refrigerator for about an hour or so and stir again. Then let rest in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or preferably over night. In the morning add the orange and lime zest and the pinch of vanilla and cinammon. Serve with fruit of your choice and enjoy! ♥

Have a lovely and healthy day guys ♥