Club sandwich

Club sandwich

Ingredients:

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 slices of bread
  • 30g halloumi cheese
  • 20g of reduced-fat cheese
  • ¼ tomato
  • 2 lettuce leaves/a few baby spinach leaves
  • 30g of smoked meat/chicken salami
  • 100g of potato
  • ½ avocado

Procedure:

Step 1 – Beat the eggs well in a deep bowl and season.

Step 2 – Dip the bread nicely in the pre-beaten eggs and fry it on a pre-heated non-stick pan or add a very small amount of oil. Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side.

Step 3 – Meanwhile, mash the avocado in another bowl and season.

Step 4 – Cut the potato, season it as you like, add a little oil and bake it at 200C in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or in the AirFryer for 13-15 minutes.

Step 5 – Cut the halloumi cheese into thin steaks and fry for 2-3 minutes on the side.

Step 6 – Spread the pre-fried buns with the avocado spread.

Step 7 – Add lettuce leaves, chopped tomato, chicken meat and fried halloumi cheese to it.

Tomato detox drink

Tomato detox drink

If after the holiday enjoyment, you want to reach your ideal weight, this is the right recipe for you! These are the few ingredients that speed up the metabolism and cleanse the body from the gathered toxins and fat.

Recipe:

  • a cup of tomato juice
  • ¼ cup of lemon juice
  • a cup of grated ginger
  • one chili pepper or half a teaspoon of black coarse-grated pepper
  • two celery stems ( average size)

Mix the tomato juice, lemon juice, grated ginger, and grated chili pepper. You will get 220 ml of beverage. Serve it in glasses and add the celery stems to the drink. The celery should be eaten while you drink the beverage.

During the day, between meals, prepare all together three glasses of this fat “breaker”, and if you prepare more of the mixture in advance, you should keep it in the fridge.

 

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Baby spinach salad

Baby spinach salad

Ingredients:

  • 50g baby spinach
  • 50g of quinoa
  • ½ apple
  • 100g of chicken meat
  • ½ tomato
  • 50g of feta cheese
  • 20g of nuts
  • 1 tablespoon of honey
  • malic acid
  • balsamic cream

Procedure:

Step 1 – Put the quinoa in a deep bowl to boil in 100 ml. water. After the water with the quinoa boils, reduce the temperature and cover the pot. Let it boil for 15 minutes.

Step 2 – On a heated pan with a little oil, add the meat cut into small cubes and season it. Fry for 10-15 minutes.

Step 3 – Put malic acid and honey in a deep bowl. Mix them well until they get a homogeneous mixture.

Step 4 – Add the spinach and stir well into the sauce.

Step 5 – Add sliced ​​tomato and feta cheese on it.

Step 5 – Once the quinoa and meat are ready, add them over the cheese.

Step 6 – Cut the apple into slices and put them on top.

Step 7 – Pour over the balsamic cream and add crushed walnuts and cranberries.

Pumpkin soup

Pumpkin soup

Ingredients:

  • 1 small baby pumpkin
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • ½ onion
  • 2 tablespoons of curry
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1 box (400 ml) of coconut milk
  • 500ml vegetable broth
  • 1 tablespoon of honey
  • 50g roasted pumpkin seeds

Procedure:

Step 1 – In a heated pot with oil, add the garlic and onion and fry for 2 minutes.

Step 2 – Add the previously diced pumpkin and season with salt, pepper, curry and cinnamon. Fry for 4-5 minutes with occasional stirring.

Step 3 – Add the broth, coconut milk and honey.

Step 4 – Once it boils, reduce to medium heat, cover and let it cook for 15-20 minutes or until the pumpkin is soft.

Step 5 – Using a hand blender, blend the ingredients until you get a puree-like mixture.

Step 6 – Continue cooking on medium heat for a few more minutes.

Step 7 – Serve with the roasted pumpkin seeds.

Donuts with blueberry topping

Donuts with blueberry topping

Ingredients:

For donuts:

  • 100g of wheat flour
  • 100g oat flour
  • 30g of almond flour
  • 4 dates
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon of honey

Dressing:

  • 150 g of blueberries
  • 200g of Greek yogurt

Procedure:

Step 1 – Put all the ingredients for the donuts in a blender or multi-purpose blender and blend until you get a dough-like mixture.

Step 2 – Let the mixture stand for 20 minutes in order for all the ingredients to combine well.

Step 3 – Form donuts from the mixture (you should get about 6 donuts with these amounts).

Step 4 – Boil the donuts in boiling water for 5 minutes.

Step 5 – Put the donuts in a pan with very little heated oil to fry for 3 minutes on both sides.

Step 6 – Place the blueberries in the pan with the donuts so that they also fry and release their liquids so that they can be absorbed by the donuts themselves.

Step 7 – Pull the pan off the heated surface and pour in the Greek yogurt, mix well until the donuts look coated in the topping.

The importance of a healthy diet

The importance of a healthy diet

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