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Coco-Chocs

October 9, 2015 · 2 Comments

Coco-Chocs

 

Today I am sharing a recipe from one of my friends – the wonderful Georgia Harding, naturopath and wellness blogger at Well Nourished. I love her recipes and common sense advice.

This recipe is from her breakfast eBook, Rise and Shine, a cracking book full of yummy and different recipes to eat first up in the morning.

 

Coco-Chocs

Vital Stats: grain free, gluten free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegetarian

Makes about 4-5  cups

Ingredients

Dry  ½ cup of each: raw almonds, raw macadamia nuts, raw hazelnuts, raw cashew nuts, raw walnuts, raw pepitas (pumpkin seeds), raw sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, shredded or desiccated coconut

170g (½ cup) sweetener (rice malt syrup, honey or maple syrup)

1 tablespoon of coconut oil or macadamia nut oil

1 tablespoon of raw cacao powder

1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder

1 teaspoon of vanilla powder (or paste)

 

Method

Preheat your oven to 120℃/ 250℉. Line a large baking or biscuit tray with non-toxic baking paper.  Place all of the nuts, seeds and coconut on the tray.  You are after more or less a single layer across the tray.

For the syrup, mix together all of the ingredients into a glass jug or bowl.  If the syrup is too thick or the coconut oil solid, heat for 5 minutes or so in the oven.  Drizzle the syrup as evenly as possible over the nuts and seeds.

Place in the preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes to make sure all of the nuts and seeds are evenly coated in the delicious syrup.  Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.

Serve

With full fat natural or unsweetened Greek yogurt (or coconut yogurt) and fruit.

Over pancakes or french toast (to increase the protein content).

In a little cup as a snack.

Variations

Nut free: Omit the nuts and increase the seeds.

Fructose free: Choose rice syrup as your sweetener.

Store

Once completely cooled store in a large jar or airtight container in the fridge

Health Benefits

The selection of nuts and seeds provide a fibre and protein dense host of vitamins and minerals.  The coconut and coconut oil provide fibre and immune boosting fats.  The raw cacao is a wonderful source of antioxidants.

Tip

Soaking your nuts and seeds further improves their nutrient availability.  You can also make this in a dehydrator if you have one.

 

 Do you think your kids would love this??

Filed In: FOOD / Tagged: breakfast, brekky, cacao, cereal, chococolate, granola, nuts, recipe, wholefood

The Great Home-Made Chicken Nugget Competition

October 10, 2012 · 13 Comments

Just say NO to nuggets!!

You can do it. Make your own at home, easily, quickly and much more healthy!

Chicken nuggets from fast food outlets and the freezer section of your supermarket can contain so many questionable ingredients including harmful additives.

I have shared several recipes on the blog now for super-healthy home-made chicken nuggets.

Here they are:

Crunchy Chicken Strips

Polenta Chicken Bites

Chicken and Vege Bombs

The Best Homemade Chicken Nuggets from Bloggers

Rice Cracker Chicken – two ways

Quinoa and Dukkah Crumbed Chicken

Super Vege Chicken Nuggets

But, now it’s your turn.

Whenever I post a recipe for home-made chicken nuggets, many of you share with me how you make your chicken nuggets. There are so many great ideas out there and we want you to show them off! Are you ready?

So, this is what you need to do:

1. Email me your chicken nugget recipe to naturalnewagemum@yahoo.com.au

2. Include a picture if you can

3. Make sure your recipe is an original one, contains chicken and is healthy

4. Be a liker of the following Facebook pages, Natural New Age Mum, Cut out the Crap, Superfoods for Kidz, Organics on a Budget and Lilydale – Living Free Range.

So, these are the prizes:

The best chicken nugget recipe creator will win:

  • Both Cut Out The Crap and Cut Out the Crap for Kids recipe books by the amazing Collette White,
  • A jar of Vital Veggie Power from Superfoods for Kidz AND
  • An apron, cooler bag, oven mitt and mini-tongs from Lilydale Free Range Chicken

All entries will also go into the draw for a $25 gift voucher from Organics on a Budget as a thank you for taking the time to enter!

How will we choose a winner?

I am under no illusions how tough it will to choose a winner. So, I have enlisted the lovely Collette from Cut out the Crap and Vanessa from Superfoods for Kidz to help me judge! They are both natural new age mums, excellent cooks and avid supporters of my Just Say NO to Nuggets campaign. I have featured both of their chicken nugget recipes on the blog!

We will choose a top six to cook and taste and the winner debated from there.

Things we will be looking for include: how healthy the recipe is, how easy it is, how accessible the ingredients are and of course, what the kids think!

The winner of the Organics on a Budget voucher will be chosen using random.org

Terms and Conditions:

You must have an Australian address to enter. Entries are open from now until Wednesday the 7th of November at midnite. Recipes must be original. By entering this competition you give this blog permission to publish your recipe along with your first name. I will do a special blog post with the winning entry and also blog the best runner ups as well. Both winners will be notified by email and also announced on this blog post.

This giveaway is now CLOSED. Please click here to see the winning recipe and the winners!

I can’t wait to see what you come up with! Good luck everyone and please share this competition with your friends too.

Many thanks to our sponsers:

           

Aussie Giveaway Linky
Hosted by Three Lil Princesses

Filed In: FOOD / Tagged: chicken nuggets, free range chicken, healthy chicken nuggets, homemade, recipe

How to Save your Family from Fast Food !

February 1, 2012 · 11 Comments

I don’t reaaaallly have to tell you how bad fast food is, do I? Well, I will anyway….. it’s loaded with fat, sugar, salt and artificial stuff galore.  It’s not the kind of food you want your family to be eating on a regular basis.

I know, I know…… there are days when cooking a meal just seems the last straw after a huge, messy day. But trust me, your body will thank you for it… no fast food hangover the next day. Your wallet will be happy too.

So, I have got some REALLY easy, I mean RIDICULOUSLY easy ideas to save you from the fast food trap. I am not reinventing the wheel here… some of them are nothing new. There are plenty of things lurking in the pantry that can give your families a nourishing meal with minimum effort expended.

PANTRY STAPLES

TOMATO NOODLE SOUP : Try this super quick Tomato Noodle Soup using pantry staples!

 

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TUNA COUSCOUS: Grab a can of tuna (in springwater and dolphin friendly) and some couscous (organic wholewheat or corn for the GF people) from the pantry. Raid the fridge for salad ingredients – onion/shallots, tomato, capsicum, cucumber, carrot, etc.  Pour couscous into a stainless steel or glass bowl. Boil kettle and pour just enough water over the couscous to cover, maybe a tiny bit over. Cover with teatowel. Meanwhile, quickly chop up some salad into small dice. Add veges to couscous and then mix in a tin of tuna and a good grind of salt and pepper.  Any fresh herbs you may have can be added too or use a sprinkle of dried. Serve. Eat.

VEGE PASTA : Grab from the pantry a bag of organic wholemeal pasta (or GF pasta) and a jar of organic pasta sauce (Jensens make a nice one).  Cook pasta while you sit down for ten minutes (boil water in the kettle and put into the saucepan for even quicker set up). Dump in the jar of sauce, stir around. Add whatever leftover veges or meat happen to be floating around in the fridge or a can of tuna from the pantry. Heat. Serve with some fresh parmesan cheese on top (not the packet stuff please). Serve. Eat.

BEANS N TOAST : Grab a can of organic baked beans and a couple of slices of good quality bread. Chuck beans in saucepan and heat. Make toast. Add beans to toast and sprinkle with grated cheese. Serve. Eat.

FRIDGE PICNIC:  Assemble artistically on a platter any of the following : leftover cooked meat, hard boiled eggs, cheese, fruit, salad veges, additive free crackers, chutney or pickles, dried fruit, nuts. Serve. Eat with fingers. One plate to wash up. BONUS!

POACHED EGG on TOAST: Get a large frypan, fill half with boiling water from the kettle, drop in some egg rings, drop your organic eggs into the egg rings and put the lid on. Take them out when they are just done to your liking. Spread slices of good quality bread with organic avocado and top with egg. Add a good grind of salt and pepper. If you have any tomato and spinach to hand, heat and eat that too.

SUPERMARKET RUN:

You are on your way home from work and the fast food joint is calling your name….. set your GPS and detour immediately to the nearest supermarket!

*Grab some organic meat and a bag or box of pre-cut salad and a punnet of cherry tomatoes. When you get home, grill the meat, chuck the salad and tomatoes in a bowl. Throw away any dressing that has come with the salad. While the meat is grilling, add some olive oil and vinegar, mustard, garlic and seasonings to a jar and shake. Pour over salad. Eat.

*Grab a packet of noodles (choose additive free ones), a packet of pre-cut stirfry strips of any meat you like and a bag of pre-cut stirfry vegetables. Go home, chuck it all in the wok with some coconut oil, grate in some garlic and ginger. Splash in some soy sauce or tamari. Eat.

LEFTOVERS :

Also known in our house as freezer-free-for-all ! Build up a stash of frozen meals. Whenever you cook, make extra. Curries, spaghetti bolognaise, lasagne, mince patties, whatever. Some frozen, organic Australian vegetables (no sauces etc) are also handy to get some veges on the side. Name and date the containers and you will always have a nutritious meal on hand to save you from fast food!

So, there you have it, a few ideas to get you started. I would love you add your own ideas in the comment section !

I think you should print this list out. Keep it near the takeaway menus! 😉

 

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Filed In: FOOD / Tagged: dinner, organic, pasta, recipe, soup, tomato, vegetarian

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