Every week it seems there is a new
fitness/healthy eating regime bombarding our newsfeeds and twitter accounts.
New hashtags, new fads, new ‘super foods’, new fitspos.
I however, tend to live by the 90-20 rule. And
the 20-90 rule. Whatever.
Anyway, I have a bunch of go-to recipes that
have minimal ingredients and are really good for work snacks or general on-hand
treats. I also whip them up when I have little ingredients and energy.
Boiled eggs w paprika, salt and cherry toms
Pretty simple and explanatory. Boil eggs for
8mins. Run under cold water before
peeling. Slice eggs and cherry toms how you prefer. Pop in a bowl and sprinkle
with salt and paprika!
Chicken w grilled lemon and butter asparagus
Literally needs only 2 ingredients from the
supermarket – chicken and asparagus – the others most people have in their
pantries.
Choose a lean, boneless and skinless piece of
chicken breast. Cut into small squares
or tenders and cook in olive oil (lemon infused is good!). Season with salt and
pepper. While cooking, bring a pot of water to boil. Cut asparagus spears into
approx. 4 sections each and toss into the boiling water. Let boil for 1 minute,
then quickly set into cold water to blanch.
Strain, serve over the chicken and spread
butter over the top. Season w salt, pepper and lemon juice.
Cooked apple w cinnamon and cranberries
Cut up an apple into approx. 1cm cubes.
Sprinkle cinnamon and cranberries on top and cook in the microwave for about
1min 30 secs.
Serve w icecream or greek yogurt!
Egg, spinach and feta cups – makes 6
Whisk 4 eggs, salt, pepper and a splash of
milk. Add chopped up spinach and crumbled/cubed feta. Spoon into muffin tins
and bake @ 180 degrees for 2 mins or until a skewer comes out clean and the
tops of the cups aren’t liquidy.
Blended banana ‘icecream’
Although this is a little high in the carbs
compared to say plain Greek Yogurt, it is infinitely better and more of a treat
than the punishment of Greek Yogurt.
Slice a banana up into
circles and freeze in a bowl covered with gladwrap. Once frozen, take out and
let defrost a tiny bit. Blend in a food processor/smoothie blender til broken
down a bit. Add 1-2 tsp of yogurt and continue blending until it forms a
sorbet-y texture – it will happen! It takes a while but eventually changes form
and becomes smooth and delicious!Hope you enjoy!
