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 :)

Super Breakfast Smoothie

Super Mango Smoothie

Hiii food frenzies, 

Who’s sick of having oats, toast or the same cereal every morning? 

Well there’s delicious fruit in this season, which you should really incorporate into your diet while you can, before they go out of season! 

Today’s weather was insaneeee! It topped over 45 degrees Celsius. In this weather, I don’t know about you, but I really wanted something light but filling and extremely cold. 

This breakfast smoothie can be modified to your desire, mangoes can be replaced by berries, almond meal can be replaced by LSA, and to keep full for longer you can also include 1 scoop of your protein. 

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Time: 5 mins 

Calories: 88

Ingredients

• 1/2 mango 
• 1 tablespoon Chia Seeds 
• 1 heaped teaspoon almond meal
• 1 glass of skim (light) milk 
• 2 tablespoons no fat plain yoghurt 

(honey or sugar if you really need it)

Method:

Scoop out the mango flesh and add all ingredients in the blender and blend. 

Mango flesh

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

Tomato Bruschetta with Toasted Baguette

Bruschetta on Baguette

Hey wisefoodies Steph here,

One of the best things about being Australian is the huge range of cuisines and foods we have available. I can't imagine not being able to have Chinese, Indian, Thai, Japanese or Italian whenever I wanted to! Today I was raiding the pantry, then the fridge, then back to the pantry again trying to find something to eat and came up with one of my favourite things to make for breakfast or lunch ever- Italian Bruschetta.

We always have tomatoes in the house and Dad always buys Baguette's for his lunch from our local Patisserie, so making this is always easy. It's really simple and super quick to make, and the Balsamic Vinegar makes it so tangy and OH so tasty!

TIME: 10 Minutes
CALORIES: 102

Here's what you need:

• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves chopped finely
• Pinch salt
• Black pepper
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 Baguette

Here's how you make it:

1. Mix garlic, olive oil, vinegar, basil, salt and pepper together in a bowl.
2. Meanwhile boil tomatoes for 1 minutes just to soften, then cut them up into small cubes then add to the mixture
3. Cut baguette into smaller pieces diagonally and grill them.
4. Spoon the bruschetta on to the baguette pieces. And Voila!

NOTE: You can also add finely chopped red onion if you wish. When serving I like to drizzle a bit of olive oil on the bread before I spoon the bruschetta on!

Ingredients for Bruschetta

Bruschetta and Baguette before serving

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