COLORFULL AND VERY HEALTHY ROOT VEGGIES......

GAZPACHO ANDALUZ....HOW HEALTHY CAN YOU GET????

This is a typical spanish cold soup very much consumed in summer time...fresh..packed of veggies and of highly nutritional content!!!!
Recipe:
-Ripe red tomatoes (use as much as you like!!)
-One cucumber
-One small green pepper (you can add more althoug it has quite a strong taste and it tends to ruin the soup adding too much of it)
-One garlic clove (Again..this is up to you how much garlic you like..;-))
-One onion
- Extra virgin Olive oil
-Salt

The original recipe also adds old bread but since I am doing the healthy version I add none what so ever, it still tastes lovely..believe me!!!
Mix it all together and there you go...for serving just cut a few cucumbers, tomato and pepper pieces and put on top for a nicer presentation....you can add some drops of that good Olive oil on top aswell to make it even more classy !;-)
Bon apetit!!!!

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE!!

For those chocolate lovers..just like me and at the same time willing to go healthy, here I give you a recipe I found in my vegetarian book looking for a solution to the "normal" and unhealthy chocolate mousse...

This is a vegetarian mousse..no eggs..no dairy products...just veggie!!

Recipe:

-2 ripe avocados

-Cocoa powder ( not sweet but the REAL cocao from  the bio shop!

-Honey or agave syrup to sweeten the mousse

-To add creaminess you can put some almond milk in it or any other nut milk.

-Avocados can taste quite strong so you can add some vanilla zest to hide the "veggie taste"

And voilá...serve with bread or crakers or rise/spelt tartlet like I used....

This recipe is not only delicious but it also has nutritional value as avocados have the good fats (unsaturated) in them and have vitamins like vit.A, C, K and of the group B, folates, it is also a good source of vegetable proteins and carbohidrates. Avocados also provide minerals such as Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Zinc, Iron, Copper..etc

Cocoa powder is low in fats and although has low amount in vitamins it has some minerals that are necessary for us like Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus and Copper.

KEEP IT RAW!

For those meat lovers...don´t feel guilty eating meat...first of all, we need meat and other animal products as they are the only  source for vit.B12...a very important vitamin for the body, it is together with vit.B6 an essential vitamin in charge of a good metabolism, red cell production and for the nervous system...deficencies in these can cause many severe problems such as neurological problems (depression, difficult walking, etc) so make sure you take your vit.B every day!
Now..one thing must be said...meat is best eaten raw, the reason for this is that when cooked, it creates cancerigenous molecules and therefor are dangerous when eaten in great amounts.I can understand people have some issues with raw meat, if this is your case you can marinate your meat in lemon juice or slightly cook it ,just make sure the heating temperature does not rise up to 100 degrees as it seems that these molecules will be present at these high temperatures.
Another important thing is to make sure you know from where that meat comes from..make sure it´s organic meat...where animals were treated well before they were put down..not only in behalve of the animal´s wellbeing but also for you.When animals suffer, stress hormones are released into the blood and this passed on to you..

SPROUTED LENTILS...GREAT SOURCE OF GOODNESS!!

Lentils are packed with great nutrients and when sprouted it´s even better as all these nutrients are at it´s most concentrated and best form...not only is it a great protein source but also has vitamins like A, B, C and E...folates make the iron production more efficient...when lentils are combined with vit.C (lemon juice) it increases the Iron absortion in the body.
Lentil sprouts are also a great glucemiccarbohidrate as it does not higher the glucemic curve so it could be called the "good carbohidrate".
About the protein concentration, it is also of great quality,  although it lacks one of the essential aminoacid, Methionine which is present in animal meat or eggs, so we could combine lentils with some meat or eggs to hace the complete protein balance!
Making sprouts is very easy...just make sure lentils are organic , leave them out and make sure they are always humid by rinsing them with fresh water daily...in a few days you will see the sprouts coming out!It´s great fun to see these tiny plants growing!! Enjoy!

FOR THE VEGETARIAN...CHICKPEA BURGERS!

Recipe:
Mix in one bowl.....
-800g precooked chickpeas
-3 organic free range eggs (look at the number on the box, must be less than 1!!)
-Finely chopped coriander leaves (as many as you like!)
-Cumin powder (as much as you like!)
-Salt and pepper
-2 tbs extra virgin olive oil

Mix all together until you have a nice binded mix, make burger shapes and warm in preheated pan with olive oil and....voliá!Bon apetit!!
I have added to this plate a nice and fresh rucula salad with lemon juice, olive oil, mustard and caper  dressing....mmmm!!!Believe me it tastes "frelishious"!! (fresh and delicious:-))

VITAMIN C: NATURALLY GOOD FOR YOU!

How about a green smoothie for breakfast?? full of great flavor and vitamins....apples, mint , lemon juice and lemon zest!Perfect combination of fibers and vitamins..specially vit.C...best absorbed early in the morning and helps prevent the body from infections like the influenza virus (flu virus) and it´s a great inmune booster...need I say more to convince you to take this great nutrient!!!??? Enjoy!