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Smokey Breakfast Beans
This smokey breakfast bean recipe is a much better alternative to something like Heinz Baked Beans for breakfast. Not only does it contain no sugar, but is also combines 5 additional vegetables into the mix to ensure you have already met your minimum vegetable quota for the day on one breakfast plate. As a result, it’s also lovely and filling. Creamy butter beans work really well in this recipe, but it would also work well with another type of bean such as cannellini beans, black beans, and even chickpeas.
Tamari Salmon and Vegetable Stir Fry with Peanut Dressing
Stir fry is a go-to recommendation for my clients who have limited time and need to get more plants in their diet. This recipe, combined with super nutritious, omega-3-rich wild salmon, is a force of nutrients to be reckoned with (that is ready in 20 minutes). Don’t worry if you don’t have all the exact ingredients – another great thing about stir fry is that you can put just about any vegetable in it and it will taste great. All I ask is that you include at least 5 different varieties. I also recommend including the bean sprouts, as in this recipe, they substitute what would have been noodles.
Banana and Blueberry Porridge Bread
Flourless banana and blueberry porridge bread. This is much milder, denser and more like a breakfast loaf than your traditional super sweet, gluten-rich banana bread (aka cake). It's a nutrient-dense, gluten-free and lower sugar alternative that can be enjoyed plain or toasted, with butter / chia jam / nut butter / yoghurt.
Sweet Potato Pancakes
It’s pancake day but I don’t know anyone who doesn’t enjoy pancakes all year round. So, here’s a fun way of making pancakes that involves a little added veg, some protein (eggs) and no flour (or gluten) to make a balanced meal and avoid any post pancake energy slump. Gluten-free, dairy-free (if you like), and delicious!
Blueberry Chia Compote (or Jam)
This quick and easy sugar-free compote is my favourite thing to have with yoghurt as a healthy dessert. By adding the chia seeds you get some additional nutrients, fibre and the gelatinous texture of a jam if you allow the compote to cool. I recommend keeping the cooking temperature low to aim to preserve some of the antioxidant-rich phytonutrients in the fruit.
Scrambled Tofu
I appreciate that there are many of you out there who don’t eat eggs for whatever reason, and you need an alternative. Ideally you still want to be aiming for that balanced breakfast with complete protein, beneficial fat and vegetables if you can. So, why not try scrambled tofu?I know what you may be thinking - tofu tastes like nothing. Well, that’s why you need this simple recipe to bring it to life. This dish is so delicious that even if you’re an avid egg fan, you may still want to try this to shake things up a bit.
Swede and Ginger Muffins (Swuffins)
Swede might sound like an odd ingredient to put into a sweet muffin, but I promise you it works. Behold, the SWUFFIN. I am a huge fan of adding some form of vegetable to my bakes. This approach often allows you to remove the gluten-rich flour element and increase the fibre content of the recipe all in one foul swoop. I also find that the winter season can be quite swede-heavy, particularly if you are a recipient of a veg box. And let’s face it, one swede goes a long way and it can all get a bit samey. So, I experimented with this recipe and it came out top trumps.
Easy Leek and Celeriac Soup
This celeriac and leek soup is the perfect warming winter dish for your weekday lunches. It is extremely easy to make with a handful of ingredients and tastes light and fresh yet creamy. Prepare a batch and enjoy it throughout the week. Celeriac is perhaps one of the most underrated vegetables and it needs to be celebrated more. The season in the UK runs from September to April. It’s the perfect soup to make after a trip to a farmer’s market at the weekend, using fresh, organic produce, and a few ingredients goes a long way.
Hazelnut Twix Bars
Hazelnut Vegan Homemade Twix Bars that taste as good as they look and sound. These are dairy-free, gluten-free and refined-sugar-free! When it comes to sweet treats like this, I’m always going to be an advocate of balance and not making them a routine thing. I also recommend enjoying these straight after a savoury meal with plenty of protein in, as they will be digested with that meal and this will help to reduce any spike in blood sugar levels afterwards. There are still multiple health benefits to the natural ingredients in these so I will always recommend homemade over shop-bought processed foods.
Roasted Vegetable and Beluga Lentil Salad
This roasted vegetable and beluga lentil salad is such a simple recipe and it’s also deliciously nutritious. It’s got a Mediterranean feel but with North African seasoning to mix things up. Black beluga lentils are my favourite variety of pulses. They’re quick to cook and don’t go mushy like some others. They contain a good amount of plant protein, fibre and a number of minerals including calcium, potassium, magnesium and a number of B vitamins.