Kale juice

Starting my day with "joyous health" kale juice consisting of

4 leafs of kale

thumb size of ginger

1/2 cucumber

1 apple 

1 lemon

For more healthy recipes check out: www.joyoushealth.com

Joyous Health recipe

I just made these Goji Berry Glory Muffins from Joy McCarthy and her fantastic cookbook Joyous Health! Anyone who strives for a healthy lifestyle shoul read her book! Lots of recipes, too. She also had a website: www.joyoushealth.com

Rainbow lunch

I made this rainbow coloured salad yesterday for lunch - it's so good and healthy that I am already craving it for today's lunch! 

This is what I put in it:

arugula

radicchio

sliced mushrooms

some mixed nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashew, hazelnut)

one mandarin (sliced)

goji berries

I was out of chia seeds but will use them in today's version - and I will add some fresh mango!

As a dressing I used sweet (honey) mustard mixed with a splash of coconut oil and water. 

Apple and apple

Creating good habits is easier than you think. In the beginning you might have to force yourself to try new ways but then after five, ten, twelve times it feels natural and you don't wanna ever go back to the old ways. The *good* habit I created for myself a while back is drinking vitamins in the morning. 

Smoothies but even more so juices are my morning addictions. Hence, all I use in the morning is either my blender or my juicer. Today I created this fantastic yellow juice made of one whole pineapple (yes, it's sweet) and two Granny Smith apples. So simple, so yellow so good!

Basil quinoa and red plums - vegan lunch

Our simple all vegan lunch yesterday: basil quinoa and season's fresh red plums.

I just washed the quinoa and then cooked it in vegetable stock and made sure all the liquid was absorbed. In the meantime I made a dressing from olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, thyme, rosemary and two handfuls of fresh basil. Make sure to use lots more basil than thyme and rosemary. You want the basil flavour. I sometimes add cherry tomatoes but yesterday I didn't. 

I washed and cut the plums, added some maple syrup for sweetness and a splash of lemon juice. Nutritious vegan lunch that takes less than 20 minutes to make!

Raspberries in a glass

I just love raspberries. When I was a child we had raspberries in our garden and I couldn't wait for them to ripen! One of my dream is it to have raspberry and blackberry bushes in my garden. For this smoothie I had to pick up the berries at the local fruit market. They cost a lot but are really good! Here is what I used for my smoothie:

One handful of fresh raspberries

One handful of fresh pineapple

A splash of coconut milk

One frozen banana 

A spoonful of agave syrup

Blend. Done. Enjoy.

Vitamin boost

Strange colour but oh so good! Here is what I used: three apples, one pear, one kiwi, one handful of blackberries!