LATE NIGHT TIPS

My worst fights with sweets are during night times! My roomie and I have some rules and they work – if we keep reminding each other anyway. Always good to have someone supporting you!

I made a small list of the best tips:

·      Keep pots and pans at the stove during dinner and serve on a plate. This way you eat a smaller or fewer portions. If you should have leftovers from dinner with the lunch box, pack as the remains into small containers.

·      Brush your teeth after dinner, before sitting on the couch. You will have less desire for chocolate and sweets when the TV is turned on.

·      If your family or housemates are eating sweets all the time buy some candy for them, that you do not like.

·      Change your goals. Instead of going after to lose ten kilos, you should try to lose one kilo - ten times. And give yourself a pat on the shoulder every time it succeeds. (And maybe a new pair of shoes?)

·      A large selection awakes your appetite. Therefore it is a good idea to buy few or only one kind of unhealthy treats - and many different vegies - so you will eat more of them.

·      A sugar-craving usually lasts only about 10 minutes (I know they feel like forever!) so when you get the urge for sweets, you can distract yourself by putting on nail polish, go on Facebook, call a friend or something else.

·      Eat slowly and give your body a chance to tell when it's full before you have eaten too much. You can do this by eating with sticks or eat with friends and talk a lot during dinner.

SWEET BUNS

Sweet buns (6 pieces)

These buns are sweet and taste perfect for breakfast or as a snack during the day. They are soft and very quick to bake (30 mins) if you are expecting company, I would recommend these to serve with butter and cheese.

You need:

100 g  Almonds

100 g Cashews/macadamias

1          Apple

2          Eggs

50 g    Sultans

1 tsp. of cinnamon

What to do:

Grave the apple and chop the nuts roughly. Mix all the ingredients and roll into small buns. Bake at 200 degrees in about 20 minutes.

HUMMUS

Hummus

Hummus is a perfect sauce for sandwiches, salads and as a dip with veggie snacks. For a chili-hummus ad a chili or try a beetroot hummus and ad a baked beetroot (like the picture)!

You need:

1 can of chickpeas

2 pieces of garlic

juice from one lemon

2 tbsp. of olive oil

1 tbsp. of tahin or sesame oil (can be left out)

What to do:

Blend it all and season with salt.

GUACAMOLE

Guacamole

 Simple, easy and great as a sauce for veggie bites like carrot and cucumber sticks. Of course it is nachos best friend too. Taste even better if you ad a half chilli.

You need:

2          Avocados

2 tbsp. of low fat sour cream

1          Tomato

1 tbsp. of lemon juice

2          Pieces of garlic

What to do:

Blend everything together until smooth and season with salt and pepper.     

MACADAMIA SALAD

Macadamia Salad (1 pers.)

This salad is build from the very classic ground of salads: Salad and spinach. When I use this ground my salads does not get boring! Well not if you use the best ground dressing in the world: 1part veggie oil, 1part vinegar and lemon juice. You can blend ANYTHING you like into it: honey, spices, herbs etc. In this case I used half an orange in stead of the lemon.

You need:

Salad:

1        Hand full of salad

1        Hand full of baby spinach

50g     Macadamia nuts

100g   Feta cheese

200g   Baked pumpkin

200g   Cherry tomatoes

200g   Baked green beans

Dressing:

1 tbsp. White vine vinegar

1 tbsp. Olive oil

Juice   From half an orange

1 tbsp. Oregano

What to do:

Chop the nuts roughly along with the feta and pumpkin and mix with all the ingredients for the salad. Cut the oregano in tiny pieces and shake the dressing together with the rest.

Calories in all: 650