When I woke up this morning I fancied some Banana pancakes, but didn't fancy using oil to fry them. So I came up with this recipe for healthy, delicious, gluten-free Banana Breakfast Muffins.

For these Muffins you will need:

• 1 Egg
• 1 Banana
• 1 tbsp Almond Flour
• Plain Yoghurt
• Vanilla
• Cinnamon
• Baking Powder
• Goji Berries (Optional)   

This recipe is fairly easy. Start by tossing everything, apart from the berries, into the blender ...

... and mix it up really well.

I advice you to use silicone muffin cups because, unlike regular muffins, these won't be as firm and easy to peal out of a paper form. I guess if you used more almond flour it might work but I wanted to try it with one tbsp of almond flour :)

The amount of this recipe is enough for roughly 4 Muffins. Use the Berries for decoration.

Now, at 150 °C, bake those babies for about 20 Minutes.

And viola. There you have it. Delicious, healthy Banana Muffins. I had mine with a cup of Earl Gray tea.

If you're using Weight Watchers, together all four Muffins only had about 5 ProPoints.

Enjoy,
Anna

Who doesn't love Chocolate Chip cookies? They just combine everything that's tasty - but with the 'tasty' part being Fat and Sugar and Chocolate ... yeah, they're not exactly on the 'healthy' side. But don't despair! Because I might just have THE recipe for you.

Chocolate Chip cookies - healthified

For a batch of cookies you will need:

• 1 Banana
• Oats
• Raw Kakao-Nibs
• Vanilla (Optional)

This recipe is as easy as it gets. Slice up your ripe, sweet banana and toss it into a bowl alongside all of the other ingredients.

Now mix it all together until you have a nice, sticky ball of goodness.

Depending on the size you want your cookies to be either take a tea-spoon or a table spoon and place individual heaps on a baking tray.

Almost done. Put them in the oven at around 150°C for 10-15 Minutes. It really depends on the size of the cookies and on how you dry you want them to be.

And there you have it! Your very own, healthy Chocolate Chips cookies! They taste amazing with a glass of almond milk.

But keep in mind that they don't keep too long - it's banana after all. Eat them within 1-2 days :)

If you're using Weight Watchers, this batch of cookies has around 5 ProPoints.

Enjoy,
Anna

I'm in the mood for something sweet. Anyone else?

How about a Stracciatella Shake - healtyfied?

For this shake you need:

• One Ripe Banana (The browner the better)
• Almond-Milk (I only had Almond-Drink, which is the sweetened version)
• Protein Powder (Optional)
• Vanilla
• Raw Kakao Nibs

This isn't even a real recipe cause it's so easy.

Throw everything into a blender ... (Here without the Almond-Milk yet) and mix it up. The protein powder gives it a nice foamy texture.

Instead of using chocolate we are using raw Kakao Nibs. This is basically chocolate in its pure form, without the added fats, sugars and milk. It's a bit bitter and tastes more like coffee beans, but it still has that dark chocolate taste and have health benefits!

In the end you're left with a delicious, sweet shake. You could also skip the Almond-Milk and use frozen banana and you would have yourself some vegan stracciatella ice-cream :D

If you use WeightWatchers, one big shake like this has around 4 ProPoints.

Enjoy,
Anna

I love fastfood as much as the next girl. But we all know that fastfood is not exactly helping with weightloss. So, just as I did with my Turkey Burger before, I came up with a version for Chicken Nuggets with Fries and Ketchup - healthified.

For this recipe you will need:

• Chicken breast
• Almond Flour (Or Ground Almonds)
• Pumpkin
• Mushrooms
• Spinach
• Garlic
• Shallots
• Broccoli
• Bell-pepper
• Olive Oil
• Spices

 
We will start with the Fries. I discovered a Turkish store in town with a huge selection of amazing fruits and vegetables. Last week they had this HUMONGOUS squash witch they sold in slices, so I got a piece.

Begin by cutting the squash into frie-sized pieces.

Put them in a bowl and add some olive oil and spices. I used Paprika, garlic powder and tomato-mozzarella spice.

Next cut your chicken breast into nugget sized pieces.

Go to work on them with a meat tenderizer.

Mix a bit of almond flour with spices and salt and coat the pieces. You won't be using all of the flour - but don't re-use it since it got in contact with raw chicken meat.

 

Put the fries and the nuggets into the oven, around 150° C - 180° C for about 25-30 Minutes.

Now for the vegetables! Cut off some broccoli and steam it for about 20 Minutes. I have a steamer but you can do it any way you like or boil it.

Next we will make some extra vegetables. Cut the mushrooms and fry them in a pan with a bit of love oil.

Clean and cut the spinach and the shallot.

Since the spinach will be done very quickly wait till the mushrooms are almost done before adding it. Season with salt and spices to your liking.

Now for the Ketchup: Chop up a red bellpepper and a clove of carlic. With a bit of water put them in a blender until you have a nice sauce before pouring in a pot.

 

 

 Start reducing the sauce until you have a thick consistency.

 

By the time your Nuggets and Fries are done ...

... your Mushrooms should be done, too ...

... so should your brokkoli ...

... and your ketchup.

Arrange everything and serve!

There you have it: Chicken Nuggets with Fries and Ketchup - healthified.

If you're using Weight Watchers: One Portion of this dish has around 6 ProPoints.

Enjoy,
Anna

Hello there my loveleys,

I've been gone so long! Things were crazy and work and the weekends were packed full too so I had no chance of preparing stuff for you. I hope I can do more again now that work starts to slow.

I will have a huge dinner tonight and thought I should go easy on lunch - and since I just bought a pack of Mushrooms I came up with:

Filled Mushrooms!

For this recipe you will need:

• Big Mushrooms
• Spinach
• Green Onion
• Rosemary
• Horseradish (Not the cream kind)
• Feta Cheese
• Nuts and Seeds (I used a Mix of Sunflower- and Pumpkin Seeds and Pine Nuts)
• 1 Egg

Start by cleaning your mushrooms. Take out the stems and the white surounding of the opening.

We will later on put these babies into the oven so place the empty mushrooms in an oven-dish.

Chop up the mushroom stems, spinach, green onion and rosemary.

I actually wanted to  fill the mushrooms and then top them off with a mix of the cheese and the nuts/seeds - but I ended up mixing EVERYING together in the end.

Now add the egg, horseradisch and spices (In this case salt, instant broth and paprika) to your mix and stir well.

Using a tea spoon fill your mushrooms. Put them into the oven at 150°C for 15-20 Minutes.

 
And we're done! Don't mind the stiff liquid at the bottom. That's a mix of egg and juice from the mushrooms - and it's delicious so don't throw that away.

 

This is an amazing, quick dish and can also be eaten cold afterwards.

So there you have it. Filled mushrooms.

If you're using Weight Watchers, this portion of 6 mushrooms has only 5 ProPoints.

I hope you liked the recipe.

Enjoy,
Anna