Go-To Foods!

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!