Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Vegan Wellness Challenge + Fruit Porridge Recipe

Over the past three months I have had so much going on that exercise and healthy eating balance sort of fell out of the window. During April I was away in South East Asia, then most of May had family here and June I was sick with a cold/flu/chest infection.

During July I have progressively getting back into my usual 5 days a week gym routine and improving my diet.

Improving weekend binge eating has to be a focus and avoiding chocolate, along with portion control!
Monday and Tuesday this week I went VEGAN, vegetarian isn't a challenge for me, as I predominantly eat vegetarian.

Here is what I ate if you want to give it a go for two days! Stay tuned next week will be low carb Monday Tuesday, with a meal plan for you all!.

Vegan Plan:

7am Morning- 20 minutes cardio and 30 minutes weights, with a SWISSE Liver Cleanse in my drink bottle. I will review this product soon, its a new love.

8am Breakfast -  10ml SWISSE Liquid Iron (I've had blood test's that show I am low in Iron, I suggest testing before self diagnosing as low in Iron)  followed by Fruity Porridge (recipe below), a soy latte and a green smoothie - recipes and prep plan for green smoothies to come).

11am Morning Tea - Mandarin, if you need more have 30gm of raw nuts.

1pm Lunch - 20 minute core class and 20 minute stretching follow by Rice Protein Smoothie, with LSA meal and soy milk and carrot sticks (if I was more organised Hummus would of been good with this).

4pm Afternoon Tea - Macro Snack Bite - review of all 4 flavours click here

7pm Dinner - Vegetable Soup. Monday Coconut Pumpkin (recipe click here) and Tuesday Pumpkin Leek (Recipe Click here).

Dessert - Raw Peanut butter cup (recipe click here) or Clean Hot Chocolate (recipe click here).

Fruity Porridge Recipe

Ingredients 
1/4 cup quinoa or rice flakes or oats
1/2 cup soy milk or any milk alternative e.g. almond milk, quinoa milk or rice milk.
1/2 cup no added sugar poached fruit, I used quince
2 tsp Natvia Stevia or sweetener/sugar of choice
2 heaped tsp LSA meal

Directions 

Step 1 
Place grains in a bowl and top with soy milk, cook for 2 minutes 20 seconds in the microwave. Meanwhile place fruit and stevia, wiht a little water or poaching syrup and blast in the microwave for one minute.

Step 2
Mush up the fruit with the stevia with your spoon then mix into the porridge with the LSA ... and your done, add more soy milk if you need to, I usually don't.