13/12/2016

Avocado baked with egg and cheese - low in carbohydrates meal.


Baked avocado is a good idea for lunch or dinner. Low-calorie, low-carb and healthy dish. In addition, avocado, is very beneficial for the vessel walls, lowers cholesterol and dilates blood vessels. It is also a rich source of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant, which has an inhibitory action of carcinogens.

Ingredients:
  • large avocado
  • 2 eggs
  • tsp dijon mustard
  • 20g cheese
  • cress


Method:
Cut avocado in half. Remove the pit and brush inside of avocado with mustard. Put egg in the hole. Eggs may be a little too big to fit in the hole so you can take out a little bit of egg whites and put only egg yolks but it depends on size of avocado. At the end sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake in the oven at 180ºC for 20 minutes.



Nut and dried fruit chocolates, simple and sweet snack.

Easy to make, healthy and sweet snack. The preparation of this chocolates takes literally 10 minutes. We can use any chocolate, I've used dark chocolate 80% cocoa and my favourite dried fruits and nuts.


Ingredients for about 15 chocolates:

  • 200g dark chocolate 80% cocoa
  • a handful of dried cranberries
  • 6 dry prunes
  • a handful of almonds
  • a handful of pecan nuts
  • a handful of cashews
  • teaspoon desiccated coconut

Method:
Melt dark chocolate in a water bath or in the microwave. Apply chocolate on the cling film using teaspoon. For every chocolate place dried fruit and nuts. Leave for 15 minutes until chocolate solidified.





12/12/2016

Baked butternut squash with cottage cheese and vegetables. Healthy and low-calorie dinner idea.


I can't imagine autumn without pumpkin dishes. There are so many different dishes and ideas what to prepare from it. You can make desserts (pancakes, cheesecake), soups, pastas, meats or stews. Pumpkin is a good vegetable when it comes to weight loss diet. It is low in calories and with vegetables and cottage cheese can be a perfect idea for dietary dinner.

Ingredients:

  • butternut squash
  • cottage cheese (200g)
  • small onion
  • half of the  red pepper
  • half of the green pepper
  • chilli, peppers, nutmeg, salt, pepper
  • oil 

Method:

Cut butternut squash in half, remove the seeds and cut inside using small knife. Grease it with oil and spices. Cover with aluminium foil and put in the preheated oven (180 ° C) for 45 minutes. Then, uncover and bake for another half hour in 200 ° C until golden brown.Fry finely chopped onion then add chopped peppers. Season with chilli, paprika, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Mix fried vegetables with cottage cheese. Put it on baked butternut squash.



09/12/2016

Chocolate and banana porridge with pecan nuts, delicious start of the day.



Why shouldn't we treat ourselves with delicious chocolate porridge in a cold autumn morning? It is known that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and sometimes we forgot about this. However, the porridge will give us a lot of energy for at least 4 hours and maybe you will feel better :-)

Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • cup of porridge oats
  • 2 cups of milk
  • 2 bananas
  • a handful of pecan nuts
  • tablespoon of peanut butter
  • pinch of cinnamon
  • 25g dark chocolate
Method:
Mix together in pan porridge oats and milk and cook over low heat. Add chopped bananas and peanut butter. Stir occasionally until porridge thickens. Finally, add the chocolate, cinnamon and chopped pecans. Mix thoroughly.


08/12/2016

Low in carbohydrates pudding. Almost like rice pudding but guilt free.



Do you like creamy, milky and sweet rice pudding? Unfortunately traditional rice pudding is rich in fat and calories. My healthier version of rice pudding is made with cauliflower, it contains higher amounts of fiber, less fat, less carbohydrates which means low calories!!!

Ingredients:

  • cauliflower medium size
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups of milk
  • 2 tablespoons of stevia
  • flat tablespoon of cinnamon
  • teaspoon of nutmeg

Method:

In a large pot, mix a glass of milk, a glass of water and a tablespoon of stevia. Bring to a boil. Add grated cauliflower and cook about 15 minutes until softened. Drain and mix with a spoon stevia, cinnamon and nutmeg. Transfer to a butter greased baking tray and pour a mixture of eggs and milk. Bake in the oven (20 minutes 180ºC)



07/12/2016

Carrot tacos - vegetable alternative to the corn tacos


It seems to me that we often forget how important vegetables are in our diet. I encourage you to each vegetables every meal, which should be about 5 a day. I prepared carrot tacos to add to the diet of an extra portion of vegetables. It is great for a snack, lunch to work or even as a dish for a party.

Ingredients for 8 tacos:
  • 500g of carrots
  • tablespoon of oil
  • 150g of cheese
  • ground cumin
  • pepper, salt
  • egg
  • 3 tablespoons of ground oatmeal


Method:
Grate carrots using cheese grater. Fry in a frying pan until slightly softened. Set aside to cool. Add egg, grated cheese, spices (ground cumin, salt, pepper) and 3 tablespoons of ground oatmeal.


On the baking paper put 8 portions of carrot mix, flatten it and shape of these medium-sized circles.


Bake in the oven until golden brown. About half an hour in 180 ° C. To get in shape place tacos on the bottle or on the rolling pan. Wait until cool. Inside put anything you want. This can be a chilli or vegetables.




Fat buster smoothie


Sometimes reducing calories in your diet may not be very effective as you thought it will be. Some products can support weight loss and fat burning. Some phytochemicals from natural products have great potential in effective weight loss by modulating lipid metabolism and increased thermogenesis  eg. red grapes, peppers, broccoli, tomatoes, red wine, citrus fruits, green tea extracts, capsaicin and tumeric. So I encourage people who want to help your body to get rid of fat to prepare this smoothie :-)

Ingredients:

  • a handful of strawberries
  • an apple
  • half of red pepper
  • half a teaspoon of chilli peppers
  • half a lemon

Method:
All the ingredients wash under running water. Blend it with mixer. Serve chilled.




03/12/2016

Low in calories, low in carbohydrates rice.


We eat rice with many dishes, curry, sweet-sour chicken, rice pudding etc. 100g of rice contains 344kcal, 0.7g fat, 78,9g of carbohydrates and 2.4 g fiber. For comparison, 100g of cauliflower contains only 22kcal, 0.2 g fat, 5 g of carbohydrates, and the same amount of fiber as rice. So maybe if you are on weight loss diet ora low carbohydrates diet rice from cauliflower will be very beneficial.  

Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • Large cauliflower (about 900g)
  • 500ml of water
  • salt, pepper, fresh coriander


Method:

Blend or grate cauliflower using cheese grater. Mix with salt and pepper. Pour boiling water. Boil for about 15 minutes. Drain it, sprinkle with chopped coriander. Almost as easy as boiling rice :-)