Here in Australia we celebrated Australia Day last weekend – a time to embrace our Aussie-ness (e.g. flannies, stubbies, thongs, pavlova, lamington, vegemite, roos, sharks, akubras….) haha proud to be an Aussie!!
Motivation: Kate Battersby (no explanation necessary…)
Again, I have a heap of recipes to share with you… so lets get straight into it!!
Thai Beef (or Roo!) Salad
Serves 4
1&1/2 tbsp fresh lime juice
4 serves Stevia
1 tbs fish sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp reduce salt soy sauce (or Braggs aminos)
2 tsp fresh ginger – finely grated
1 garlic clove – crushed
About 700g beef steak (I used porterhouse with the fat cut off.. – I’d love to try this with kangaroo steak!!)
200g grape tomatoes – halved
1 continental cucumber – halved lengthways and thinly sliced
1 red onion – halved and cut into thin wedges
2 long fresh red chillies – halved, deseeded, and thinly sliced
1 bunch fresh mint – leaves picked
1 bunch fresh coriander – leaves picked
1 bunch fresh basil – leaves picked
Whisk together lime juice, Stevia, fish sauce, sesame oil, soy, ginger and garlic in a jug. Drizzle HALF of this mixture over the raw steak and marinate for at least 2 hours in the fridge
Preheat a barbeque grill or chargrill pan on high. Cook steak for 2-3 minutes on each side for medium, or until cooked to your liking. Once cooked, transfer to a plate and allow to rest for 10 minutes
Place the tomato, cucumber, onion, chili, mint, coriander and basil in a large bowl
Thinly slice steak and add to the salad
Drizzle with remaining dressing and gently toss to combine
Nutritional info: per serves
Calories: 254.4
Total fat: 11.1g (5.6g sat)
Total carbs: 4.7g
Sugar: 3.2g
Protein: 42.1g
Chocolate Fondant from www.foodlve.com
Serves 4
125g yoghurt
80g unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp powdered skim milk
15g natural peanut butter
20g cocoa powder
30g protein powder (vanilla/chocolate – I used casein and it didn’t set very well, so I think whey would work better)
Preheat the oven to 230 degrees (Celcius)
Mix all ingredients together
Divide mixture into 4
Bake for 10-12 minutes
Serve warm
Nutritional info: per serve
Calories: 106.6
Total fat: 3.7g
Total carbs: 5.4g
Sugar: 2.5g
Protein: 10.9g (this was with my casein, so it will vary depending on the protein powder that you use)
Mediterranean Chicken Casserole
Serves 6
1.5kg chicken breast
400g canned tomato
2 fresh tomatoes – chopped
1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives
2 garlic cloves – peeled, thinly sliced
2 sprigs fresh rosemary – leaves picked
1 cup reduced salt chicken stock
1/2 cup dry white wine
Vegetables – I added mushroom, red and green capsicum, and green beans but you can add whatever you want!!
Preheat oven to 200 degrees
Heat frying pan on high and sear the outside of the chicken breast, then place aside
Chop up the vegetables and put into a baking dish along with all other ingredients. Add chicken and make sure to coat with mixture
Bake for 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through
Nutritional info: per serve (not including vegetables)
Calories: 338.3
Total fat: 5.3g (1.3g sat)
Total carbs: 4.6g
Sugar: 1.7g
Protein: 59.2g!!!!
Oven Steamed Citrus Fish
Serves 2
2x (about 400g) white fish fillets (I used Pink Ling fish)
1 lemon – zest and juice
1 lime – zest and juice
2 garlic cloves – crushed
Hot chili flakes (optional)
Pepper
Preheat oven to 220 degrees (celcius)
Shape foil into little ‘boats’ – one per fish (this is so that the fish gets to sit in the juices whilst cooking and really absorb the flavours)
Put the fish in the boats, then top with lemon, lime, garlic, chili flakes and pepper
Bake in the oven for 10-15 mins
Nutritional info: per serve (with Ling)
Calories: 193.6
Total fat: 1.2g
Total carbs: 8.8g
Sugar: 2.0g
Protein: 39.4g
There are really so many healthy versions of junk foods out there – don’t be afraid to type your craving into google and ask for a ‘clean’ or ‘healthy’ version!! Hopefully some of these recipes appeal to you :).
Please feel free to send me a message/email/facebook message if you have any questions about anything regarding food, exercise, supplements, metabolism etc.. I’m happy to help!!
Break down those walls that are limiting you and you may be surprised at what you are capable of 🙂 x
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