Recipe of the week

Fresh Coconut Milk n Almond Smoothie

Ingredients

Fresh coconut water from a green coconut ( these can be purchased from your local supermarket or green grocer)
Flesh of one green coconut
(If you cant access a fresh coconut, you can use approximately 100ml of coconut milk instead) .
1 -2 slices fresh pineapple
1 table spoon of Almond meal or ¼ cup fresh almonds or LSA
Few sprigs of fresh mint
Ice

Method

Take one green coconut and use a meat cleaver to make a large triangle opening in the top.
Pour the coconut water into the blender,then scoop out the white coconut meat with a spoon.
Add fresh chopped pineappleto blender, almond meal or LSA, chopped mint, and ice and if desired cocoa nibs for a natural chocolate flavour
Blend until smooth and pour into a large glass

(For a hit of protein, add 1 – 2 table spoons of pea protein powder)

Gluten Free Corn Cakes

Ingredients

· 2 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels, cut from 3 large corn cobs

· 1 small red onion, finely chopped

· 2 eggs

· 1/2 cup coriander leaves

· 1 cup rice flour

· 1 tsp gluten free baking powder (sold in health food stores)

· Himalayan salt

· freshly ground black pepper

· coconut or grape seed oil for frying

Method

Place 2 cups of corn kernels and the chopped onion, eggs, coriander, rice flour, baking powder, salt and pepper in a food processor and process until corn is only loosely chopped - avoid processing until corn is puréed.

Place in a large bowl, add the remaining corn and stir to combine.

Heat 1 tb of the oil in a non stick fry pan over a medium to high heat. When the oil is hot, drop 2 heaped table spoons of the mixture per corn cake, into the pan and cook in batches of three for 1 minute each side. Drain on paper towel and keep warm in the over while you make the rest of the cakes.

Serve with sliced avocado and 1 poached egg if desired.

Quinoa and Chia Seed Power Porridge

Quinoa porridge is a tasty and nutritious gluten free alternative to oat porridge. Many people are intolerant to gluten, feeling bloated & tired after consumption. Quinoa is also high in protein, comparable to other grains and rice.

Chia seeds and Quinoa are known as 'super foods' because of their super nutritional / medicinal properties.

Ingredients

1 cup white Quinoa flakes ( important to use quinoa flakes) - these can be purchased from your local health food store or the health food section of certain Coles or Woolworths

1 - 1 /2 cups water - add more if consistency of porridge is too thick

1/2 cup almond or rice milk ( is using cow's milk choose A2 brand cow's milk - it s better for your heart than regular cows milk)

1 desert spoon agave syrup - for sweetening or 1/2 banana

1 desert spoon Chia Seeds

1 desert spoon of LSA - ground linseeds, sunflower seeds and almonds

Sprinkle of pumpkin seeds

1 tea spoon of cinnamon and or nutmeg

optional - 1 desert spoon of Shake it or Iso Whey Vanilla protein powder

Method

Add the Quinoa flakes to a medium saucepan with 1 - 1/2 cups of water. Stir on medium heat until quinoa flakes have dissolved to a thick, creamy consistency. If it is too runny, add more quinoa flakes to the saucepan, or if too thick, add more water

If you are not on a low GI carbohydrate eating plan, stir through a desert spoon of agave syrup ( low carbohydrate natural sweetener, alternative to brown sugar or honey) or half a banana for a delicious banana flavour, whilst cooking.

When the porridge is cooked, add to a bowl and top with almond or rice milk, 1 desert spoon of Chia Seeds for added protein, 1 desert spoon of LSA and sprinkle with cinnamon and pumpkin seeds.

For added an extra source of omega 3 & 6 essential fatty acids, add a desert spoon of flax seeds oil.

To increase the protein content further, add a desert spoon of the Shake It vanilla protein powder

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or the Pharma Foods Iso Whey vanilla protein powder

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