Chicken & Avocado Salad

A nice hearty chicken and avocado salad

Ingredients
avocado
chicken satay skewers
salad leaves
tomatoes

Salad leaves,  chicken  satay,  tomatoes, bell pepper and  avocado

Salad leaves, chicken  satay , tomatoes, bell pepper and  avocado

Enjoy

Fruit And Vegetable Smoothie

Happy Thankful Tuesday Smoothie Lovers,

I have a lot to be thankful for and I am sure you all do too, so let's give thanks today.

I have two smoothies for you today which is a fruit smoothie and a green creamy smoothie.

Ingredients : Fruit Smoothie

• bananas
• blueberries
• kiwis
• strawberries

Instructions

• Place all the fruits in the blenders, add water or coconut water and blend until smooth

Fruit Smoothie

Fruit & Green Creamy Smoothie

Rich,thick and tasty blend of fruits

Ingredients:Green Creamy Smoothie

• avocado
• celery
• salad leaves
• kiwi

Instructions

• peel the skin off the avocado and kiwi and place in the blender
• chop the celery into small chunks and add the salad leaves
• add water and blend till smooth 

Avocado, Kiwi & Salad Leaves & Celery - Green Smoothie

Fruit & Green creamy Smoothie

Have a lovely day.

Healthy Breakfast: Spinach Omelette with Avocado & Blueberries

Good Morning,

Happy Friday!!

Another spinach omelette for you this morning, I much rather prefer a spinach omelette with fruits to a full English breakfast these days.

In the past when I have had a full English breakfast I am stuffed like pigs in a blanket and the next thing for me to do is sleep. With the spinach omelette and fruits I find myself full very lightly and I am ready to get cracking with whatever I have planned for the weekend.

 Ingredients

• 1/2 of an avocado (sliced)
• 1 egg
• blueberries
• 1/4 bell pepper ( red)
• handful of spinach or kale
• handful of mushrooms
• pinch of salt
• olive oil
• onions

Have a lovely day and weekend ahead.

Spinach Omelette For Breakfast

Good Morning,

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend and you're all raring to go at the start of a new month.

Here's a nice healthy breakfast to get you energised and started for your Monday morning.

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• avocado
• cherry tomatoes
• strawberries
• spinach

Have a lovely Monday!!

Mix and Match Salad

Ingredients

• avocado
• beetroot
• cucumber
• cherry tomatoes
• pomegranate seeds
• sweetcorn
• onion

Instructions

• Plonk in a bowl and enjoy!

Yum!!

Freestyle Veggie Salad

Ingredients 

• avocado
• aubergines (grilled)
• bell peppers (red)
• carrots
• cherry tomatoes
• courgettes (grilled)
• cucumber
• leaves

Delicious Freestyle Veggie Salad

Enjoy!

Light Healthy Snack

Feeling peckish? Don't snack on sweets, cakes, cookies and crisps!

Make up your own light and healthy snack from the contents of your fridge and cupboard.

Light Cracker bread, Avocado,Sweetcorn with carrots sprinkled with black pepper & moringa powder.

Ingredients

• 2 light cracker breads
• half of an avocado
• sweetcorn
• black pepper
• moringa powder
• carrots

Light cracker bread with avocado, sweetcorn , carrots and black pepper and moringa

Enjoy!!

Avocado, Beetroot, Couscous Salad with Carrot & Orange Smoothie

Earlier on I talked about my love for avocado and the various things you could do with avocado. Having avocado with a salad is a common thing to do.

Avocado, Beetroot, Moroccan Couscous and Chicken Fillet Salad

• 2 avocados
• beetroot
• 1 chicken fillet
• Moroccan style couscous
• Sweet sauce

Ingredients for carrot and orange smoothie

• 2 carrots
• 2 oranges
• Ice cubes 
• 2-3 cups of water

Instructions

• Peel carrots and cut into small bits and put into blender, add water and blend until smooth.
• Peel oranges and cut into small pieces add to blender with blended carrots and blend until smooth, add water if required.
• Pour into glass and serve cold.

Enjoy!!

Let's talk about Avocados

Is avocado a fruit or vegetable? The jury is still out on that one haha!!

I will admit that Avocado was never a fruit that I  liked and I know of a few people who do not like it.

Thinking back to the first time I had an avocado it was in my salad and I picked it all out muttering to myself what is this horrible green thing in my salad, I couldn't stand the taste.

But in 2013 a friend of mine invited me round to hers for lunch and made Avocado soup. As I sipped a few spoons of my green soup my mouth was lost in a familiar taste and I asked her what was in the soup and she said avocado....I was shocked because the soup tasted so rich and you'll never guess what we had for dessert ...Yep!Avocado cake! From that day onwards I was in love with avocado and started putting it in all my meals.

Did you know that there are more than 75 things you can do with avocados?  To mention a few-avocado margaritas,avocado pudding, avocado cake, avocado salad,avocado bread, avocado ice cream,avocado toast, avocado fries, avocado cake, avocado lettuce and the list goes on and on.

Nutritional breakdown of avocados

Healthy fats- fats account for around three quarters of the calorie count of an avocado.Most of it is monounsaturated fat, in the form of oleic acid. Monounsaturated fat is considered to be " good fat" which reduces levels of bad cholesterol in your blood and lowers your risk of stroke and heart disease.

Protein- an average avocado contains around 4 grams of protein, which is more than most
other fruits.

 

Sugar-avocados sugar content is low compared to other fruits. Half an avocado contains approximately 0.2g of sugar.

Vitamins and minerals-avocados are an excellent source of potassium(containing more weight than bananas). In addition avocados are rich in vitamins K and B.

Health Benefits of avocado

Apart from being an excellent source of fiber and vitamins, research suggests that there may be a number of other benefits associated with the fruit, including: lowering cholesterol levels, reducing the risk of  diabetes promoting lower body weight and preventing cancer.

After a week of following the avocado enriched diet the patients experienced a 22% decrease in bad cholesterol and triglyceride levels and an 11% increase in good cholesterol.

Risks and precautions

Despite being very rare, avocado allergies do exist. According to a case report published in the journal Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, avocado allergies are associated with "coughing, wheezing, nasal stuffiness, generalised urticaria and periorbital edema".

It is important to consult your doctor if you begin to experience any unpleasant side effects after eating avocado.

Credit  :Medical NewsToday