Category Archives for Recipes
Recipe du Jour: Tomato Basil Salad
In the warmer months, when it’s hot and sticky out, there’s nothing better than to come inside and enjoy a cool, refreshing meal.
Here’s one of my favorite salad recipes, filled with fresh, Italian-inspired flavours. As with all my recipes, this one’s quick and stupidly simple. (more…)
Recipe du Jour: Green Smoothie
I don’t often make smoothies, because I prefer to eat my fruit and veggies in their whole form. But sometimes I’m not in the mood for a jumbo salad, and a smoothie is a great way to get some extra greens in on those days. (more…)
Recipe du Jour: Fruit Infused Water
We all know that water is the healthiest thing for us to drink. Our bodies need water for just about everything. But let’s face it: sometimes water is dead boring. So occasionally, it needs to be dressed up a little. (more…)
Recipe du Jour: Avocado Sandwich
This is the simplest, most delicious healthy lunch (or snack) you can make: an easy avocado sandwich.
First, let me break down for you exactly why avocados are the best things ever, and why you should eat one every day. (more…)
Recipe du Jour: Berry Parfait
This was today’s breakfast, and it was so sinfully delicious (and simple!) I knew I had to share. It’s barely a recipe – just three ingredients thrown together, but here you go. (more…)
The Art of Salad.
I love salad. Past Sara (the Sara from a few years ago) would never have believed it possible to utter those words and actually mean them. I probably would have rolled my eyes and gone back to my family-sized bag of chips. But times have changed, and I really do love salad. (more…)
5 Healthy Breakfasts
5 breakfasts I’ve had lately!
Breakfast 1:
- one organic banana, sliced in half
- all-natural almond butter, smeared between the banana halves
- a sprinkling of cinnamon on top of the banana
- served with sliced kiwi, raspberries, organic blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries
Breakfast 2:
- 1 slice of toasted organic Ezekiel sprouted whole grain & seed bread
- one spoonful of all natural almond butter, spread on the toast
- topped with organic banana slices and organic strawberry
- served with one sliced kiwi, assorted berries (organic blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries), and the leftover banana slices that didn’t fit on the toast
Breakfast 3:
- sliced watermelon
- one sliced peach
- one sliced nectarine
- some organic strawberries
Breakfast 4:
- organic whole grain blueberry cinnamon flax cereal
- vanilla almond milk
- one organic banana, sliced
- organic strawberries, sliced
- organic blueberries
Breakfast 5:
- one mango
- organic strawberries
- sliced watermelon
Each of these breakfast ideas are incredibly healthy, delicious, and vegan – and you can replace the fruit I chose with whatever fruit you have available that you enjoy! Happy eating everyone! :) xx
Two Healthy Sandwich Recipes
Recipe time! These are 2 healthy sandwich recipes I’ve invented and absolutely adore. They’re fast and simple to make, and get me really excited about what I’m about to eat. They make a satisfying lunch or dinner! (more…)
10 Healthy Snack Ideas
Here are a few simple, healthy mini-meal or snack ideas I’ve been enjoying lately.
1. Sort of a play on ‘strawberries and cream’ – strawberries dipped in organic 0% fat plain greek yogurt. Takes only 5 minutes to prepare, but you’ll feel like a queen eating them. Great for breakfast or a snack! (more…)
