Making Healthier Food Choices - Recipes and Tips
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Simon and I have been eating quite a bit of meat recently, it’s left me with a bit of a heavy feeling so I’m looking forward to lightening things up for a little while. Sometimes I really crave healthy, veggie food and my fridge is currently full of lots of lovely fresh ingredients right now, which isn’t always the case!
This image was shot by the wonderful Our Food Stories, a food blog that is always so inspirational
On days where I need a little help, I turn to healthier snacks that I can grab and go. As a working mum with a one year old, I need to be able to make a quick decision that isn’t always chocolate biscuits (although, it’s always good to treat yourself from time to time!). A great new discovery for me is the new Veggie Sticks range from ZENB.
ZENB Veggie Sticks are organic and available in four delicious flavours; Beetroot, Carrot, Pumpkin and Red Pepper. The Red Pepper is definitely my favourite and I’ve been crumbling it onto my salads this week. Vegetables are always the first ingredient, but in addition, ZENB uses organic ingredients such as puffed brown rice, red quinoa and almonds to complement and enhance the flavour of the vegetables.
ZENB aims to promote the benefits of leading a plant-based lifestyle and prides itself on only using quality, organic ingredients which are vegan friendly and gluten free. If you’d like to try the ZENB Veggie Sticks yourself, you can buy them online now and they will be posted through your letterbox. www.zenb.co.uk
Here’s how I’ve been enjoying mine this week.
Day 1 - First up I ate one of the Beetroot Veggie Sticks for my 11am snack.
Day 2 - I crumbled the Pumpkin Veggie Stick over my muesli. I usually have a quick bowl of cereal in the morning so this made it a bit different.
Day 3 - Time for lunch and the sun was out that day. I topped my hot smoked salmon salad with the Red Pepper Veggie Stick.
Day 4 - It was time for an afternoon snack so I crumbled the Beetroot Veggie Stick on the top of some Greek yoghurt and honey.
Day 5 - Finally I grabbed one of the Veggie Sticks for a post run snack as exercising always makes me really hungry.
I've also collected some great veggie recipes from some absolutely amazing food blogs to inspire me to make more healthy choices. I find lunch time quite hard as it’s far too easy to snack if I'm busy working or running after Peggy! I hope you enjoy these recipes too.
This delicious looking protein packed kale salad is by The Awesome Green
Late Summer is the perfect time to enjoy fruit based desserts like this Apricot and Blueberry Galette by Call me Cupcake
Sometimes I really crave a pasta salad, this Peach, Tomato & Corn Arugula Pasta Salad is by Ambitious Kitchen
Packed full of veggies and filling chickpeas, this Couscous Summer Salad by Pinch of Yum would make a great lunch
I have a soft spot for Mexican food and these Halloumi Tacos with Pineapple Salsa & Aji Verde by Cookie and Kate look like a fab twist on a classic dinner.
I hope this post has inspired you to eat more vegetables, It’s definitely easier to snack more consciously with treats like ZENB Veggie Sticks in my cupboard. Enjoy!
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