Korean Kimchi - The New Superfood

A few weeks ago I stated my interest in trying out a new superfood in the UK Blogger Opportunities Facebook group, and after receiving an email from the lovely Penny who explained what the superfood was; I recieved a package of Kimchi in the post.

I'd been wanting to be a bit healthier in what I was eating for quite a while, so I thought taking part in this review may help encourage me to try more superfoods in the future and it may kickstart me into being healthier in general.

The jar says you can try the fermented cabbage dish, alongside rice, porridge, soups, stir-fry noodles, stews and pancakes. However, as soon as I opened the jar to see what the product looked like, I was completely overwhelmed by the smell of the superfood and became really unsure about trying the dish.

Nevertheless, I'd agreed to do a review, so I thought it was only right I actually tried the product. However, I really didn't enjoy the taste of the sauce (and I'm not a big fan of cabbage on a good day), so like when I initially smelt the dish, the outcome wasn't a great one and I could only have one mouthful of the cabbage before I was downing a glass of water to get rid of the taste.

I'm glad I agreed to try the superfood as it answered my question of whether or not superfoods are something I am likely to enjoy or not, however I wouldn't try this product or one similar again as I really didn't enjoy the experience at all.

Have you ever tried a superfood you've enjoyed or disliked?

"A smile is more powerful than any superfood"

Until Next Time,

Alice x

Disclaimer: Yutaka gave me the opportunity to review Kimchi but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Weetabix Breakfast Smoothie

Deciding to go on another health kick, I was getting kinda bored of having the same old cereals and fruit for breakfast and I wanted to try something new; eating the same old things was making it difficult for me to be healthy and I wasn't enjoying what I was eating.

Spotting this recipe on the back of a weetabix box, I thought I'd give it a go and see if I enjoyed it - I thought it was the answer to trying something new and mixing up my breakfast routine a bit. Safe to say it was both enjoyable and filling - perfect for a breakfast time. The smoothie just tasted like eating a weetabix for breakfast except it was in drink form than a solid form. It's also a really good recipe to follow if you haven't got time for breakfast in the morning - it's a great thing to have on the go, as well as being really healthy, nutritious and full of vitamins.

Sumptuous Smoothie:

With this recipe I used my Kilner Drinking Jar, and I filled it to the top with some leftover mixture as well, so if you want to make this smoothie for two or more people I'd probably double or triple the batch.

Ingredients:

1 Weetabix
A Handful of Raspberries
A Handful of Strawberries
150ml of Yoghurt (For this I used No Fat Greek Yoghurt)
200ml of Milk

Method:

1) Measure out the yoghurt and milk and pour them both into the blender
2) Put your weetabix into the blender with the yoghurt and milk
3) Grab a literal handful of raspberries and strawberries and place these into the blender with all your other ingredients.
4) Blend all your smoothie together until it is smooth, tip it into a glass and enjoy!
(It doesn't really matter which order you put all the ingredients into the blender as long as they're included.)

Tips

I used Greek Yoghurt for the smoothie, however I would recommend either including honey as well as the yoghurt or using a honey yoghurt as using Greek Yoghurt alone made the smoothie a bit bitter. OR
Including less greek yoghurt and more milk may be the answer - as this would make the smoothie a bit thinner as well, as including so much yoghurt did make it quite thick.

If you don't like Raspberries/Strawberries, only include one or the other. Both are only included to add more flavours to your smoothie.

If you have a Kilner Drinker Jar, I would recommend using it and a straw for your smoothie - it makes the drink feel a lot more summery and it makes the idea of drinking a healthy smoothie a lot more exciting (for me anyway - but I am a bit strange)

"In life, much like smoothies, you get out what you put in"

Until Next Time,

Alice x

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E - Extremely Healthy Brownies

My mum started slimming world a couple of months ago and so she's been trying to find healthier ways of eating the same (or similar) foods. Recently, she found a recipe on Pinterest of Slimming World Brownies that have less fat in as they don't include simple ingredients such as flour and sugar, and instead the only ingredient that really has any calories in is cocoa powder, this makes the texture slightly different to your usual brownie however they are still super tasty.

Slimming World ½ Syn Chocolate Brownies:

This recipe should take around 40 minutes all together, including prep time and cooking time, and should make around 25 small brownies - but you only want to eat a small amount of them at a time anyway as they're quite rich and filling.

Ingredients:

6 Eggs (Separated)
70g Splenda (or other sweetener)
60g Cocoa Powder (not Hot Chocolate)
1tsp Vanilla Essence
Fry Light

Method:

1) Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
2) Spray the baking tin with Fry Light and line it with greaseproof paper
3) Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
4) In a separate bowl to the egg whites, add the egg yolks, sweetener, vanilla essence and cocoa powder
5) Whisk the mixture until it's fully mixed (You can add a bit of water if the mixture is too stiff)
6) After that, fold in the egg whites
7) Pour the mixture into the baking tin
8) Bake the brownies for 25-30 minutes and cut into approximately 2
5 brownies

You can enjoy the brownies hot or cold, however we preferred the brownies when they had cooled down as we found the less rich and more tasty!

"You don't have to eat bad food to eat healthy food"

You can find the original recipe we followed by clicking here

Enjoy!

Alice x

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