Fresh Lemon Smoothie

I always look for things to cook that will use up fruit and veggies in my fridge. This weekend I had a few lemons that I wanted to use up. I have been experimenting with smoothies lately so I thought I would try a lemon smoothie. So here it is!

Ingredients

½ lemon – peeled and seeded

½ cup strawberries

1 orange – peeled and seeded

1 banana (frozen if desired)

½ cup yogurt

1 tbsp honey *optional

½ cup water

1 cup ice

Method

Blend on high until smooth

Chia Pudding and Nuts

This has got to be the simplest and tastiest recipe ever!! Not to mention super healthy too. Chia seeds are amazing, they can soak up to 9 times their weight in liquid. You can soak them in just about anything from orange juice to milk. I tried coconut milk the first time and i thought the taste was too rich and overpowering, maybe half milk or light coconut milk would be better.

So all you have to do is soak 1 part chia seed with 3 parts chosen liquid, you could use any of the following:

Almond milk
Milk
Coconut Milk
Orange Juice
Water

You can add nuts and dried fruit of your choice and some honey or agave if you like it a bit sweeter.

I have just put one in the fridge with almond milk, raspberries and raw cacao powder,looks delicious!

Have Experimenting!!

Overnight Oats.

So I have discovered a quick and easy way to have breakfast ready the night before!!!! These oats are so quick and easy to prepare and it will save you a heap of time in the morning.

So this is the basic recipe for overnight oats and you can add anything you want to them to jazz it up!!
All you need is:

2 Tbls rolled oats
2Tbls milk

Optional extras:
Cinnamon, apple, raspberries, cocoa, vanilla....whatever you like really.

All you need to do is add the milk to the oats and pop it in the fridge overnight, if you want them a little thicker you can do half yoghurt instead of milk or all yoghurt if you want. I layer it up with natural yoghurt mixed with a spoonful of raw cocao powder. Just keep experimenting until you get your favourite flavour. :)

DELICIOUS.