Posts Tagged "easter"

How to make your own healthy chocolate for Easter!

Posted by on Mar 16, 2013 in Easter, Giveaways, Sweet Treats | 214 comments

How to make your own healthy chocolate for Easter!

  Making your own chocolate treats really is super simple. You know what’s in them and they are healthy. Eat and enjoy without guilt! The most basic and easy way to make your own healthy chocolate is to simply mix coconut oil with cacao and a natural sweetener of your choice. The quantities are up to you, but I like to do 1/2 cup Banaban organic virgin coconut oil, 3-4 tablespoons of raw cacao powder and 1-2 tablespoons of raw, organic honey. Melt it all together over a low heat until thoroughly...

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Your guide to a Happy, Healthy Easter !

Posted by on Mar 13, 2013 in Easter | 13 comments

Your guide to a Happy, Healthy Easter !

  It’s an early Easter this year! Are you ready? This pagan celebration has somehow turned into a chocolate orgy! I also think it’s outrageous that hot cross buns appear on Boxing Day. More and more catalogues and shops are suggesting that Easter is another Christmas and we should buy gifts as well as copious amounts of chemical-laden chocolate. It is easy for kids to get caught up the hype. Okay, so how do you participate in Easter, enjoy some chocolate and not be a party-pooper? Well, it’s...

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Crio Mac… a chewy chocolate treat!

Posted by on Mar 11, 2013 in Easter, Sweet Treats | 25 comments

Crio Mac… a chewy chocolate treat!

We can’t stop eating this! It is seriously good. Chewy, chocolatey, nutty and healthy. Heaven. It’s a bit like those chewy caramel lollies in texture, but with a rich dark chocolate flavour and the crunch of the nuts. Drooooool! Crio Bru has so many health benefits (as well as tasting amazing). The cocoa bean (also known as the cacao bean) is one of nature’s most amazing superfoods, offering high antioxidant value, mineral benefits and natural energy. Read more at the Crio Bru website. I also did a...

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Your guide to a happy, healthy Easter 2012!

Posted by on Mar 29, 2012 in Breakfasts, Easter, Sweet Treats | 15 comments

Your guide to a happy, healthy Easter 2012!

Easter is just around the corner !! Special occasions seem to go hand in hand with overindulgence, don’t they? Chocolate, hot cross buns, chocolate, huge family dinners and more chocolate! Don’t despair ! I have the best ideas from around the web to make your Easter a whole lot healthier. Enjoy. Hot cross buns, hot cross buns……. ( you are singing along aren’t you?) Make your own hot cross buns this Easter and you avoid loads of sugar and additives. It’s really not that hard!...

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