MY FAVOURITE RECIPES - HEALTHY, TASTY & NUTRITIOUS

These recipes are nutritious and free from gluten, processed sugar and dairy (mostly). If you are finding it hard to give up your sweet treats, try the bliss balls or seed and date bars. Changing your eating habits can be difficult, so make small changes at first!

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BREAKFASTS:

Scrumptious Breakfast Muffin recipe click here

Protein Smoothie recipe click here

Salted Caramel Oats recipe click here

Granola recipe click here

Vanilla Bean, Cardamon & Linseed pudding click here

Banana, Pepita & Oak Pancakes click here

Buckwheat Porridge With Stewed Pears & Cinnamon click here

Banana Breakfast Loaf click here

Bircher Muesli click here

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LUNCHES/DINNERS:

Nutritious Warming Vegetable Curry recipe click here

Tomato & Capsicum Soup recipe click here

Our Family’s Favourite Chicken & Garlic Penne recipe click here

Chicken Mince Bolognese with Zucchini Noodles click here

Thai Green Curry recipe click here

Super-Seedy Sweet Potato Patties click here

Red Rice, Roast Vegetable & Aduki Bean Salad click here

Bounty Bowl click here

Black Rice, Basil & Pine Nut Salad click here

SNACKS/DESSERTS:

For Seed and Date Bars recipe click here

For Nutty Lemon Bliss Ball recipe click here

For Almond and Coconut Fudge recipe click here

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For Grain Free Blueberry Muffins recipe click here

For Overnight Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding click here

Seeded Crackers click here

Raw Seed Slice click here

Chocolate Slice click here

ESPECIALLY FOR BREASTFEEDING MUMS:

Lactation Cookie recipe click here

No Bake Lactation Cookie recipe click here

Oatmeal Chocolate Lactation Cookie recipe click here

Need Ideas for Healthy Swaps?

  • White Bread - Wholegrain, Rye or Gluten Free Bread (I like Vogels or Venerdi), Rice & Chia Seed crackers or Corn Thins

  • Breakfast Cereals - See Recipes on this page, including Granola & serve with Coconut Yoghurt, Almond or Coconut milk

  • Refined Sugar - Try Stevia, raw honey, Manuka honey or raw maple syrup

  • White Pasta - Gluten free Pasta, Brown Rice Pasta or Zucchini noodles

  • White Rice - Brown Rice, Quinoa, Wild Rice

  • Vegetable Oils - Try Virgin Coconut Oil or Olive Oil

  • Milk Alternatives - Almond, Coconut, Oat Milk

  • Dairy Alternatives - See above & Coconut Yoghurt, Dairy Free Vegan Cheese

  • Chocolate/Sweets/Ice Cream - Bliss Balls, Medjool Dates, Fresh Fruit, Whole Banana dipped in Dark Chocolate & frozen, Vegan Trumpets (which are also gluten free), Coconut Cream Ice Cream (I love Frozen Bliss & Little Island), Nice Blocks

  • Potato Chip Alternatives - Tostitos Tortilla Chips (Plain Salted), Garden of Eatin Tortilla Chips, Tio Pablo Totopitos, Proper Crisp Tortilla chips, Plain or Lightly salted rice crackers (check no added sugar)

    GREAT PLACES TO SHOP? Huckleberry Foods (includes Harvest) https://www.huckleberry.co.nz/ Ceres Organics https://ceres.co.nz/ Naturally Organic https://naturallyorganic.co.nz/ Farro https://www.farro.co.nz/