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Roasted pumpkin soup

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Sprinkled with sesame or pumpkin seeds, with cream or pumpkin seed oil, roasted or cooked vegetables – it is always good, and can serve as a meal if you add a little rice or millet. Kids love it, and the main advantage is that it is extremely healthy and nutritious.

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Ingredients (2 servings):

  • half hokaido or butternut pumpkin (about 700 -800 g uncleaned)
  • 1 large potato
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 500 ml of water
  • salt
  • half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper
  • tablespoon of fresh or dried thyme
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • pumpkin seeds for serving (optional)

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 200 ° C, and line a large baking pan with baking paper. Clean the pumpkin from seeds, peel and cut into cubes. Do the same with the potatoes and onions. Clean the garlic. Put all ingredients in a bowl, add the oil, thyme, salt and pepper and mix all ingredients. Put them in the baking pan and bake for about 30-40 minutes, until the squash and potatoes are tender.
When the vegetables are done, put them in a blender or bowl, add water and mash them (you can use a hand blender). Boil for 5 minutes and add seasoning if necessary. Serve with pumpkin seeds and, if desired, with a little sour cream. Bon appetit!

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Healthy granola bars with dried fruit

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If you eat a lot of granola bars, making your own from the assortment of oats, nuts, and dried fruits that are always in the cupboard is a natural next step. Try these extreme delicious and super easy granola bars with dried fruit.

Ingredients:

100g almond pulp
2 tablespoons coconut flour
1 tablespoon ground flax
2 tablespoons of oat flakes
a handful of hazelnuts
a handful of raisins
6-8 dried plums
1 tablespoon almond milk
You can also add cinnamon, honey, dark chocolate…

Preparation:

Put all ingredients (amounts are arbitrary, according to your taste) into the chopper and chop finely. From the resulting mixture, form bars and bake them in the oven (on baking pan lined with parchment paper) at 120 ° C for about 60 minutes.
When cool, you can decorate the bars with dark chocolate: Melt 2 rows of dark chocolate in the microwave and decorate. Chill in the refrigerator, wrap in parchment paper and store in a cool, dry place up to 4 days. Bon appetit!

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Healthy oat biscuits with raisins

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Who does not like healthy biscuits – if they are delicious, of course?  The preparation for these delicious biscuits is very simple, as you can see according to the recipe, and the results are very satisfactory – sweet, soft, crunchy and fragrant – you’ll love them.

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Ingredients:

  • 100 g of oat flakes
  • 70 g of whole-wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 150 g apple puree
  • 100g raisins
  • 30 g of honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon rum
  • 50 g butter

Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 180 ° C, and put baking paper on the baking pan. Combine all the ingredients to make a mixture, make the biscuits using an ice-cream scoop and place them on the baking pan. Flatten each pile with a spoon. Bake about 15 minutes. Bon appetit!

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Miracle drink for weight loss – cranberry, lemon, orange

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High temperatures awaken thirst, and during summer we take much more fluids in our body. So let’s be wise and take advantage of it,  by consuming a drink that will help to speed up the metabolism and burn fat?  This drink made from cranberries, oranges, lemons and several spices will do wonders for your line!

See how to prepare it and start your battle with excess weight today!

Ingredients:

  • 7 glasses of water,
  • 1 cup of cranberry juice without sugar,
  • Half a teaspoon of cinnamon,
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger,
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 oranges
  • 2 lemons

Preparation:

Step 1: In a large saucepan put the water to boil. When it boils reduce the heat, and add the unsweetened cranberry juice, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.

Step 2: Leave it to cook alltogether on medium heat for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove it from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

Step 3: Squeeze the oranges and lemons and pour the juice in the drink. Cut a couple of oranges and put them in the drink. Add the ice and your healthy, low-fat summer refreshment is ready!

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Studies have shown that cranberry in an excellent food for weight loss, because it stimulates fat burning and contribute to eliminating excess water from the body.

Lemon improves circulation, reduces swelling and helps the body to eliminate excess fluid.

Oranges are one of the most useful of southern fruits, because they contain large amounts of vitamin C – one medium-sized orange has only 47 calories, and it is therefore an essential part of the menu of many diet plans.

How to Use Aloe Vera

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Aloe vera is one of the most popular plants in the world and in history it was known for its healing properties. There is a legend that it was used by Cleopatra, and many scientific studies have confirmed its beneficial effects. Aloe vera grows in colder regions but also many people grow it at home. Its application is wide so you can drink it as juice, applied as a lotion or take it in capsules. Here are five tips how to use aloe vera.

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You can remove make-up with it because it is suitable for sensitive eyes and it is a perfect replacement for oil makeup remover. Cold aloe vera gel will help tired and swollen eyes.

Acne and eczema respond well to natural antiseptics that contain aloe vera. Apply the gel 2-3 times a day to the area until the skin healed. Aloe contains substances similar to menthol which cools the skin. It acts as a protection of the skin and helps restore moisture. When the skin is hydrated, it will quickly recover from burns.

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Give your man a natural shaving gel and aftershave. Aloe vera is an anti-inflammatory due to the high amounts of enzymes and water, and is very moisturizing. Provides smoothness of the skin and provides a thoroughly shave.

The skin like vitamins C and E, which are present in aloe vera, that improve skin firmness and keeps it hydrated. Combining with virgin coconut oil can supplement nutrients, essential fats and moisture. Aloe vera gel penetrates the skin almost four times faster than water, and its nutritional  softening properties.

Rich with vitamins A, B1, B2, B5, B12, C, E, FOLOMA acid and niacin, aloe vera infused amino acids in our diet. There is no better way to give priority to the vitamins that make up the immune system and act anti-stress. Start with small amounts and consult your doctor before starting the consumption of aloe vera.

Healthy zucchini pizza – recipe

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We all love pizza, but it can be a very caloric, all that tasty and crunchy dough has more than a few calories. But, what about a healthier version, where instead of the dough we use zucchini? Trust us when we say that this recipe is simply DELICIOUS!

Ingredients:

  • zucchini
  • parmesan
  • mozarella
  • tomato sauce
  • spices
  • pepperoni

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Preparation:

Cut the squash in half (lengthwise) and then leave them on the side for half an hour to dry a little.

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Put the zucchini on a baking pan, then add the tomato sauce and the rest of the ingredients of your choice and taste.

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Bake at 180 degrees for about twenty minutes or until the cheese melts.

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Serve with a glass of white wine and enjoy the symphony of flavors!
Additional suggestion: instead of cutting the zucchini lengthwise, you can cut them into rings and make mini pizzas!

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(Photo Credits: www.cookingclassy.com)

DIY almond oil, Healthy delicious and tasty

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It is always best if you make it your self. There is big choice of almond oils in the shop, but believe me if you want to have the right one, you must make it your self.

Why using almond oil?

Almond oil is extremely healthy and beneficial. It contains no cholesterol and it is rich with vitamins and trace elements that are dissolved and easily accessible to our bodies. Almond milk is one of the best possible milks, since it does not contains cholesterol, and consists 20% protein. This milk contains more milk then the spinach.

In addition, this milk is a source of phosphorus, which we really need for our teeth and bones. It has 4 times more calcium then the cow’s milk. On 100 g milk it has 370 mg calcium. Also it contains pottasium, zinc, copper, iron, group B vitamins and manganese.

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Why should you drink it?

Doctor recommends it for safe and faster healing of ulcers. Almond milk stimulates the secretion of bile and gall bladder emptying. It also stimulates the bowel and is used for chronic colitis and constipation. It has easy laxative effect. By drinking 1 glass of this milk you are preventing diseases of the gastrointestinal track.

Almond milk is used in colds, asthma, insomnia, impotence, anemia. It is excelent source of energy, supports the brain activity and strengthens the memory. The moderate levels of vitamin A in the milk strengthens the vision and influence the capability of the eyes of adjusting to the different lighting conditions.

A glas of almond milk contains 50% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin E- antioxidant that reduces the growth of free radicals that may cause cancer.

There are plenty of B vitamins and iron that are necessary for growth and healthy functioning of the muscular tissue . Almond milk does not contains lactose so you can drink as much as you want without fear of digestive disorders.

And for the end it contains a very few calories(1 cup= 40 calories) does not contains saturated fat that makes it very useful in our diets. The pure almond milk provides helthy skin and hair.

Now the preparation

You will need:

Blender or juicer

1 cup of raw almonds, which you can find( I prefer organic almonds)

3-4 glasses of water

And strainer

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Preparation:

Soak the almonds in water and let them soak nicely during the night. In the morning spill the water nicel. Put the almonds in a bowl, and pour them with water( preferably filtered or bottled water) around 3-4 cups of water. After that put them in the blender and blend them about 2 minutes. Strain them with the strainer and put it in bottles made from glass. It can stay in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.You can sweeten the milk with honey, or add cinnamon, cocoa or vanilla.

Important! : The mixture that is left from straining process is not GARBAGE! You can prepare marzipan cake with it, add it in the muesli, or dry it out and get almond flour. From the mixture also you an make moisturizing facial mask, if you add a little cream and honey. This mask is used the next way: Apply it on the skin 10-15 minutes, then clean the skin with water. PS: your skin will love you 🙂

As you can see the benefits of this milk are invaluable, because it contains a lot of nutrients that are essential!

Healthy summer peach doughnuts

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During summer we don’t even think about deep fried food because we see the greatest enemies of our good line. Fortunately, there are alternative healthier and lighter versions of our favorite delicacies that could easily be prepared in the summer.
Today we present to you the recipe for a healthy variant of donuts. Check out how to make summer peach donuts!
Peaches are very rich in beta carotene, and are the ideal food for better vision and more beautiful complexion, rich in fiber, which encourages digestion and vitamin C, which strengthens the immune system.

Ingredients:

  • peaches
  • yogurt
  • chopped hazelnuts, almonds or chocolate chips

Preparation:

1. Wash the peaches, cut them down the middle and remove the pits. Then cut each peach into slices, and place them in the freezer for 30 min.

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2.Roll each piece of peach in yogurt – you can use plain or fruit yogurt – and place them in a pan lined with baking paper.

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3. Sprinkle your fruit donuts with chopped almonds, hazelnuts or chocolate sprinkles and place them in the freezer for 3 hours.

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4. Get the peaches out of the freezer and let them sit out for about 10 minutes just to make them easy to bite through.

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(Photo Credits: www.superhealthykids.com)

Healthy spinach, garlic and olive spread

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This is a perfect healthy spread that you can serve with thin wheat crackers, buttery crackers or celery and cheese sticks. It is an ideal solution for parties or other gatherings.

Ingredients:

  • Half a cup of green olives (no bones)
  • Half a cup of black olives (no bones)
  • 1 cup of fresh spinach, chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 smaller onion, chopped
  • 100ml olive oil
  • juice from half a lemon
  • salt and pepper

Preparation:

Put all ingredients in a blender and mix until you get a thick paste. Add salt and pepper and lemon juice.

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The healthiest ever – sprouted wheat grains bread – recipe

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The flourless bread that we present today is as nutritious as other bakery products but also it is rich with protein, vitamins, amino acids, fats, carbohydrates and minerals. Just the content of nutritious fiber is twenty times higher than in the regular bread which we buy in the bakeries.

It stimulates the production of red blood cells and hemoglobin, facilitates the removal of carcinogenic and toxic substances from the body, and excess cholesterol and is recommended in the prevention of diabetes, arteriosclerosis, cellulitis… It’s made from germinated wheat grain, with a minimum of yeast and salt, without additives, preservatives and similar substances, so it is definitely the healthiest option that you can consume when you are on a diet.
All other types of bread are different, especially in that they contain flour low biological values, with properties that the human body practically can not adopt.
Check out the recipe and find out how to make this awesome recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 300g wheat,
  • 100g barley flakes,
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoons of flaxseeds
  • 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 yeast + 50ml of water.

Preparation:

Step 1: Cover the wheat grains with water and let sit for three days until it begins to germinate. Change the water periodically.
Step 2: After three days drain the wheat and grind it using a meat grinder or put them in a blender. You’ll get a mass similar to a dough.
Step 3: Add flakes in the dough (barley, oat, etc.). First soak the flakes in warm water, and when drain well when they soften..
Step 4: Add more seeds of your choice (sunflower seeds, flax, sesame) but first fry them shortly in a dry pan.
Step 5: Stir half a teaspoon of fresh yeast with sugar in 50 ml of water. When yeast is ready, add it to the mass for the bread and knead by hand. There is no need to add additional water because the wheat itself is sufficiently moist.
Step 6: Add a tablespoon of salt and put it on a baking pan to rest for about 30 minutes. It is best to use silicone molds, because then there is no need to add any fat. Cover the dough with a damp cloth.

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Step 7:  Preheat the oven on 220 degrees Celsius. Insert a few ice cubes into the oven in order to create vapor, which will allow the yeast to raise the bread a little more before it dries. Bake the bread for 45-50 min.
Once the bread cools down cover it with a plastic foil and refrigerate. You can distribute it into the daily portions and freeze, and use as needed.

5 reasons to drink a glass of red wine every day

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Wine is a low-alcoholic beverage obtained by fermentation of grape juice.
There are over 200 different ingredients in wine such as alcohol, trace elements, vitamins, sugars, tannins, pectins, different polyphenols…
The red and white wine have special effects on our health – they contain polyphenols, of which the most important resveratrol, which has been shown to reduce the risk of many diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases.
Today we reveal five reasons why you need to incorporate a glass of red wine in your daily diet.

1. Research has shown that polyphenols and tannins contained in the wine have antiviral and antibacterial properties.Wine is a good protection from bronchitis, pneumonia, flu and colds. It is recommended for people with low blood pressure because it increases your heart rate and increases the amount of blood that goes to the brain.

2.  Wine increases the levels of beneficial HDL cholesterol and lowers LDL cholesterol, which is the most common cause of heart disease and diseases of the blood vessels.

3. If used in moderation during meals, wine along with digestive juices acts preventively against diseases of the stomach and intestines.

4. A small amount of wine stimulates the secretion of saliva and gastric juices, which causes increase in appetite, so it is recommended to geriatrics patients, convalescents and people with reduced appetite and underweight people.

5. Wine can be used for relaxation during stressful situations, because it contains a certain amount of magnesium which acts calming.

I have to say that wine and other alcoholic beverages are not recommended for certain diseases such as liver disease, stomach diseases, gout and should not be mixed with sedatives, sleeping pills, painkillers, because in this case wine can cause drowsiness, shortness of breath, and even coma.
In order to use the benefits from drinking red wine, I advise you to drink  1/3 to 1 glass of red wine every day.

Cheers!

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