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Quinoa, Lentil, Kale And Feta Salad With Salmon

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Warm quinoa, lentil, kale and feta salad with salmon and broccoli – an extremely high protein, nutritious, filling and delicious meal.

Quinoa, lentil, kale and feta salad with salmon, incredibly heallthy and delicious!

Barring some extremely boring vegetable broths I made when I tried following the 5:2 diet for a while (I lasted 5 weeks and only lost 2lb… and fast days were a nightmare, I have been banned from trying it again, apparently I am not very nice to be around when I’m starving, shocker.), this quinoa, lentil, kale and feta salad has to be the healthiest meal I have ever cooked. …

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Cherry Almond Chia Pudding

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Chia pudding with almond milk, honey and vanilla served with a tart cherry compote and toasted flaked almonds; a healthy, filling make-ahead breakfast.

I was given a big tub of chia seeds by my aunt a while back and so far haven’t come up with many ways to use them; some went into (very tasty) granola bars but I wasn’t sure what else to do with them, any suggestions would be most welcome! The most common chia based recipe seems to be chia pudding so I thought I’d give it a go; I honestly thought that I was going to hate it, it just seems like such a strange concept and it looks like a bazillion little eyeballs, but actually I really quite enjoyed it! That doesn’t mean that it isn’t odd, this stuff is weird with a capital W and it certainly won’t be to everyone’s tastes…Damian thought that it was disgusting and I have to agree that the texture is somewhat reminiscent of frogspawn (I don’t think that I’m doing a very good job of selling it…); but if you can get past that then it is really quite tasty and incredibly healthy!…

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Spiralized Vegetable Noodle Bowls With Peanut Sauce & An OXO Spiralizer Giveaway

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Healthy rainbow vegetable noodle bowls with buckwheat noodles and peanut sauce - Domestic Gothess

Happy New Year! This is my first post of 2016 so it kind of had to be a healthy one really. After the vast quantities of desserts, cheese and alcohol I consumed over the Christmas period I feel I should probably cut back a bit and try and be healthy for a little while at least… That is proving to be rather difficult while there are still piles of Christmas chocolates scattered around the house; it is probably a good idea to eat them all to get rid of the temptation……

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