Berry Bonanza Smoothie

Mixed Berry Smoothie

Hey guys :) Steph again!

Lately I've been trying to find alternatives to ice cream for dessert. As a lover of plain yoghurt (the natural kind without any added sugar or flavouring) I found that having this with a bowl of fruit such as sliced banana and strawberries is sooooooo good! But for my latest post i figured why not make it into a super smoothie? I know some of you might hate skim milk, I used to as well, but once you make a conscious decision to switch to this milk after a while it's all you can have! But guys, you just can't go wrong with this fruity goodness. It's such a perfect summery drink too. Which for this hot Aussie summer I know you wisefoodies will need!

TIME: 5 minutes
CALORIES: 200

Here's what you'll need:

• 2 cups mixed berries (I used frozen ones)
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 1 cup plain yoghurt

Here's how you make it:

1. Add all these ingredients together in a blender and blend! Voila!

Enjoy my wisefoodies :)

Homemade Oatmeal,Raisin, Apple&Date Cookies

Freshly homemade oatmeal, raisin, apple and date cookies

Hey my dearest wisefoodies :) Reena here,

Just randomly today I woke up and I felt like cooking. But not like cooking a storm or a meal for the family, I just felt like cooking something fun! Remember back in the day, when you were a kid and didn't have to worry about what you ate, and how it would affect your body? I miss those days. It seems like in today's culture, looking skinny and bony is considered 'pretty' or 'hot', but I am not a person to deprive myself of all the wonderful food that's available out there and nor should you.

So my friend came over today, and we both decided why not re-live our childhood, and bake cookies :) and not have to feel guilty about eating them.
It was so fun, and the best thing about this recipe is that, most of the ingredients to make it, are probably already in your kitchen pantry :) Well... you can play with the ingredients to what you do have in the kitchen, and it will still taste great!

TIME: 20 minutes
CALORIES: 200

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup plain flour
1 1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup raw sugar
1/4 tbsp baking powder
1 egg
1/4 cup of melted low fat and unsalted butter
1 grated apple
1 handful of chopped dates
1 handful of raisins

Here's how to make:
1) Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2) In a bowl, sift the plain flour, add the oats, raw sugar and baking powder together and mix.
3) In a separate bowl, crack the egg (just in case it's a bad egg), add the butter, apple, dates and raisins and mix.
4) Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and fold the mixture with a spatula.
(if its, too dry, just add a few drops of milk until the mixture is moist)
5) Spray the baking tray lightly with Olive Oil.
6) Take spoonfuls of the mixture and place it in drops on the tray.
7) Bake for 10-15 minutes.

The smell of homemade cookies beats all! Enjoy wisefoodies :)

Freshly baked cookies straight out of the oven

Bran, Apple, Banana and Date Muffins

Wholesome muffins are for All

Hey Wisefoodies :) how's it going??

I'm pretty sure it isn't just me who can only eat 3meals a day!  I need my snacks (like all the time!), and usually I love to to eat muffins, cookies and cakes... chocolate mmmm! And what I find after snacking on these is the feeling of bloat-ness, and just generally, I feel so unhealthy inside and regret eating so much of it.

One way to feel great about yourself, is to choose a healthy snack, whether is be fruit salad, or yogurt and muesli or carrots and celery sticks...but that just bores me! Now you can get different variations of a healthy muffin recipe, but this one is my own, and I simple love these muffins!

The best thing about these muffins, is that they keep you fuller for longer and can really be eaten at any time of the day, or even as a breakky meal when on the go :)

TIME: 35 minutes
CALORIES: 250

Ingredients Required:

1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups wheat bran
2 tbsp raw sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 egg, lightly beaten
4 tbsp virgin oil
1 1/2 cups milk
1 apple, grated
2 squashed banana
And a handful of crushed dates

Here's how to make:
1) Preheat oven to 190°C. Spray a 12 cup muffin tray with canola oil and set aside.
2) In a medium sized bowl, mix the self-raising flour, baking powder, wheat bran, raw sugar and cinnamon.
3) In a separate bowl, mix the egg, virgin oil, milk, apple, bananas and dates together.
4) Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients using a spatula, fold together until all of the ingredients are just wet
5) Using a 1/4 cup measure per muffin, fill the muffin tray.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked.

Enjoy my wise foodies :)

Freshly baked out of the oven