Faithful Followers

Hello My Faithful Readers

It is always so therapeutic and lovely to come back here and chat to you all, i feel like I'm exhaling and literally taking a Chill Pill hahaha

Only trouble really is i have no idea who is actually reading it, i think there might be something wrong with the message thingie because my mother in law has tried to post comments a few times and nothing comes through, so i am very very sorry if you lovely Folk have tried to talk to me and possibly thought i have been ignoring you but i truly have not received anything...

Truth be told i am so sad that i don't hear from any of you and i REALLY REALLY REALLY would LOVE to hear from you all, get to know you chat about different things i write about and do life together, because right now even though the STATS show that you all are out there reading, i feel as though I'm doing this alone...

So anyhoo because i Really want to hear from you and get to know you all so much i wanna Invite you to come and like my Pages that i have on Facebook and follow me on my journeys there, as well as Instagram , Twitter and Pinterest and we will still meet here every now and then too because i need to come and take this Chill Pill every so often and pour out my goings on :-)

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I am in such Great Anticipation to hear from you all please leave me comments telling me that you are my AWESOME Rocking Faithful followers on A Mamma's Journey and you are gonna MAKE MY DAY!!!!!

God Bless Y'all 

Green Gold

Hello Faithful readers

So given the Wake up call of yesterdays post, doesn't this drink look so much more like the treat we would want to bless our bodies as well as our children bodies with?

This tasted AMAZING and both my boys said this is Soooo Good mom!

I have been making yummy smoothies for about 7 months now but all of them have been Kefir, Almond milk, water or coconut water based...

Then i got to watching Fully Raw Kristina on you tube and i saw how she made her smoothies and one day i made some fresh juice and i had some frozen pineapple in the freezer and i thought hey Kristina does it so why don't i try it and i whazzed the frozen pineapple and the juice together and WOW it was DELICIOUS!

So today was only the second time i have made a smoothie like this but ill tell you what with summer coming i am DEFINITELY going to be making more of these babies.

So all i did was juice some oranges, green apples and ginger, then i popped a frozen banana, and avocado and some ice in the blender and added the juice and whazzed it up into a smoothie and WOW so WOW I'm calling it Green GOLD.

Tee hee hee so funny and not planned but you can see my 26 Fruit, Vegetables and Berries sitting in the little purple dish there as i pour the juice into the blender, so all i can say is HAPPY MITOCHONDRIA in this body WHOOP WHOOP! 

Message me and let me know if you would like help stepping into this Awesome and Nourishing Whole Food Lifestyle, id love to show you the way...

God Bless Y'all

Fizzy Drink Anyone?

Hello Faithful readers

How are you all? Well i came across a really interesting You Tube on   fizzy drink...

Most of the time we were brought up to believe that these sorts of drinks are "treats, something that we can have at parties or memorable times, or when we want to unwind and relax, so basically we are taught that this is like fun food if you will."

 We are brought up to believe that we only have these drinks sometimes on special occasions, Why?

Well i guess we only have them sometimes because we know that they are pretty TERRIBLE for us an our kids but yet we continue to lead them to believe that these things are only had sometimes because they are special...

I am so saddened by this way of thinking because this stuff is so far from a treat it is not even funny, it is just full of chemicals, sugars and additives that do more damage than we can actually imagine in tiny children's bodies and in adult bodies as well.

We need to reconnect with food, actually really connect with the food we eat and drink. 

Only then will we be able to teach our beautiful children how to eat foods that nourish their bodies, heal their bodies, make them strong and build their cells into cells that are POWERFUL enough to fight the lifestyle diseases that are very prominent in this day and age.  

Lollies, Fizzy drinks, chips, ice cream, red sausages commercial chocolate and the list goes on and on are not "treats or special fun party foods"

 These non nourishing foods are detrimental and they are going to set their little bodies on a course to health disasters. 

If we don't want to see things like childhood cancers, childhood diabetes and so many children with asthma, ADD and so many other terrible ailments that are so prevalent these days then we need to re educate ourselves on where we have stepped away from what "real food" is and make some changes.

Check This out and re think what is "normal" and make a change.

Also feel free to write to me and let me help you if you are stuck as to how to go about making the change to Just Eating Real Food.

God Bless Y'all

                       

Almond Milk and Then What?...

Hello My Faithful readers

Well it has been another LONG time between drinks and i have so much to share...

I have recently started making my own almond milk and i LOVE it, although there was that little problem of What to do with the Almond Pulp that is left over after you have whizzed the almonds, filtered water, vanilla bean and 2 medjool dates...

The first lot went out to the chickens, then i thought ill just keep it because I'm sure i could add it to a smoothie or something.

so after 2-3 days the pulp was growing and growing and growing ARGGGHHHH so what do you do when you don't know what to do?

PINTEREST!

And so Pinterest i did and i came up with 3 beautiful Whole Food recipes to use up my almond milk on and they are SUPER YUM!

I had some AWESOME Help from my gorgeous 3 year old Boy Jordan, he LOVES LOVES LOVES helping mommy in the kitchen and i actually really love the company and the enthusiasm, so between the 2 of us we created, tasted and enjoyed some great guilt free baking.

We made some Honey Nut Breakfast cookies

Ingredients

1 cup almond flour or almond pulp

1 1/2 cup gluten free rolled oats

1/2 cup applesauce

1/3 cup peanut butter (For a peanut free option click here)

1/3 cup almonds chopped

1/3 cup honey

3 T  milk (I used almond milk)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 egg (I used a flax egg)

1/3 cup raisins (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.  Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowlMix all wet in a medium bowl. You may need to heat the peanut butter to soften it a bit.  Drop cookies onto a lined baking sheet and bake for 15-17 minutes.  Wait 10 minutes to cool before removing.  Enjoy!

These are Extremely Yum, i tweaked it a little as i do to all recipes i follow because i improvise if i don't have something on hand :-)

So i didnt have apple sauce so added some coconut oil, i just eyeballed it, i also added dried blueberries instead of raisins and i also added a bit of maple syrup aswell as the honey and some and that too was eyeballed :-)

Then we went on to making these Yummy Morsels

Almond Pulp Muffins

1 ¼ cups of Spelt flour (Or whatever you have on hand, i prefer Spelt because it is much easier on the digestive system)

½ teaspoon of baking soda and 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder

2 tablespoons coconut oil

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

2 eggs

¾ a cup of milk

½ cup of my almond pulp.

Does the batter seem too soupy? Add more flour or oats. Does the batter seem thick and difficult to store? Add some milk. Your batter should be similar to a cake batter. Something with a medium viscosity level.

baked at 170° for 30 minutes.

So i tweaked it again, i added some unprocessed honey, some blueberries and i forgot to put the pulp into the mixture I Know! So i sprinkled it on the top with some coconut sugar sprinkle as well and it was YUMMO!

Last but certainly not least, i have always been a lover of Granola and have always really wanted to make my own and so i found a lovely Almond Pulp Granola recipe so here it is.

Almond Pulp Granola

Ingredients

• 2 C (approx 200 g/7 oz) lightly packed almond pulp, from making nut milk*
• 1/3 C Almonds, chopped lengthwise into slivers
• 1/3 C Shredded coconut
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 4 Tbsp Coconut oil
• 1/3 C Brown rice syrup*
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 Tbsp Lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/3 C Dried cherries

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 150C/300F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the almond pulp, chopped almonds, coconut and salt.
3. In a small pan, heat the coconut oil, brown rice syrup, lemon zest and juice and vanilla over low heat, until melted together. 
4. Add the liquid ingredients to the mixing bowl and stir well to combine everything. The mixture will look quite wet. 
5. Spread the mix in a thin layer on a baking sheet (or two) and bake for 30 minutes, undisturbed. After 30 mins give it a stir, breaking it up into clumps. Continue to bake, checking and stirring every 15 minutes, until fully dry and crisp- up to 1 hour. 
6. Note that it does crisp up a little more on cooling. 
7. Leave to cool completely then stir in the dried cherries. 
8. Serve with non-dairy yogurt or milk, sprinkle on smoothies or eat by the handful as a snack. 

Notes

* If your almond pulp is not fully dry, before proceeding to the steps above, spread out the pulp on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes at 150C/ 300F OR dry using a dehydrator.

* I have only tested this recipe with brown rice syrup. I imagine other liquid sweeteners would work but note that brown rice syrup is stickier and less sweet than agave/coconut nectar or maple syrup.

Ok so this is the recipe but AGAIN i tweaked it :-)

I used unprocessed honey, maple syrup and Cinnamon in there aswell and i didnt use the zest of the lemon and ill be adding dried blueberries not cherries cause thats all i have :-)

Hopw you enjoy these little Beauties, let me know what tweaks you made and what you thought of them?

God Bless Y'all!

Yummy Nut Slice

I made the yummiest nut slice the other day, as usual i did not really measure but just popped this and that in there, here are the ingredients i used but just go ahead and make it up as you go honestly you could not really ruin this.

Goji berries
Dried apricots
Dates
Cranberries
Raisins

Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds
Pecans
Almonds
Pistachios
Cashews
Walnuts
Peanuts

Unprocessed honey
Vanilla complete mixed into paste with water
Coconut oil
Macca powder
Cacao powder

I mixed all the dry ingredients first, then i mixed the wet ingredients together separately then i mixed them all together and popped it onto baking paper on a baking tray and put it into the freezer and OH MY!!!

God Bless y'all

Funky Colours

Hello Faithful readers

There are some awesome and SUPER EASY alternatives to the yucky preservative and sugar full stuff in the freezers and on the shelves at the shops, here is one i made just today and it was so much fun to make!

I made some awesome Icy poles for the boys, I can't wait to see their little faces tuck in!!!! 

Just remember to set each layer separately and fully before moving to the next and also don't forget to pop the popsicle sticks in to the pink layer just before it fully sets up...

So first of all i just got some cheap plastic cups from the 2 dollar shop, so like 50 for $2 or something, you don't need fancy shmancy Tupperware ones these cups are perfect for this!

I also bought some popsicle sticks from K-Mart also for about 5o for $3 or something.

Then i popped them all into a plastic container and then chucked some frozen blueberries into the bottom of each of them, this is totally personal preference i chucked enough in to just cover the bottom of the cups. You can put any fruit you like in here.

Next i simply chucked a 1/4 of a Beetroot and about 4-6 green apples in my juicer and then poured that juice over the whole blueberries to create my first layer, i then popped that into the freezer and let that set for a couple of hours till it was almost all frozen up but still had some give in it because when i pulled it our to pop the next layer onto of it i pushed the popsicle sticks into this layer all the way to the bottom then i poured the next layer on.

I had Blended 1/2 a teaspoon of Turmeric, 1 tablespoon of  vanilla complete, 1 banana, 1 cup of frozen mango, 4 cups of kefir and 1 tablespoon of unprocessed honey into a smoothie after i did the red layer and had it in the fridge in advance while waiting for the red layer to set, and then poured that on-top of the pink layer and the popped that into the freezer till that was frozen hard.

So in advance aswell after i rinsed my juicer i Juiced 1 green Kiwi fruit, 1/2 a cucumber, 4 green apples, 1 green pear, 1 stick of celery and then i popped that juice into the blender and blended that with a big bunch of spinach and left that in the fridge waiting for the setting of the layers, so once the yellow layer was set i took the icy poles out of the freezer and then poured the green layer ontop and then popped them back into the freezer to set and waiting for eating NOM NOM NOM 

100% wholefood in an icy pole and totally Blows those preservative BOMBS they sell as a "treat" for kids at the shops YAY! 

It may sound like a lot of effort and possibly fiddly but believe me it is SO SUPER EASY!

Don't be deterred TRY IT TRY IT TRY IT and play with the recipe and tweak it to whatever whole food flavour you like.

Enjoy and God Bless Y'all

Set your mind on things Above

Hello Faithful Readers

God’s Unlimited Resources Are Available to You 

As you work to become Daniel Strong, stress will undoubtedly try to pull you away from your goals. The problems of everyday life often tempt us to make unhealthy choices out of convenience or as a temporary fix for handling stress. 

But the truth is, problems will follow you the rest of your life. If you’re waiting to deal with stress until you make it to a new stage in your life, you’ll be waiting a long time! 

Colossians 3:1-2 says, “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things” (NIV). 

Stress is a choice. We get stressed out when we choose to focus on our own limited resources instead of focusing on the unlimited resources available through our heavenly Father. 

You’ll never get healthy by trying to overcome obstacles through your own willpower; it simply isn’t strong enough. Focus on the fact that God is big enough to get you through any challenges you face in the Daniel Plan and for the rest of your life. 

This devotional © 2014 by Rick Warren. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

I hope you will be Blessed by the Devotionals and Videos I will post on my blog and that your experience on this journey will ignite you with Passion through the power of the Holy Spirit and Jesus' sacrifice on the cross.

God Bless Y'all 

Happenings

Hello Faithful readers

So much to love about life right now!

Hey y'all out there reading and popping by and checking out my journey, id so love to hear from y'all, id love to know who you are, why you are here reading my blog, what you think, feel and love and so please send me a message, and e mail or leave a comment, and why not become a follower of my page too?

I know it has been about a month since i last wrote but so much is happening and i have so much to tell and share but i really wanna know who u guys are out there reading and sharing this journey with my cause i dunno its just so much more awesome when you know you are not just writing to yourself...

Get in touch PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

God Bless Y'all

Enjoy Life

Hello Faithful readers

From Frustration to Freedom, just exactly how i feel 

Im so glad that i don't think of food 24/7 anymore and can start to see life and my kids and my husband and my house, actually see these things and love them and appreciate them and experience them, such joy.

I still have a long way to go to get to where i want to be but i am thoroughly enjoying the journey and I'm just taking one step at a time into the life that i wanna live.

An example of how far I've come, we had some friends over today for a playdate, me about 4-6 months ago even a year to two years ago would have been STRESSING to the MAX, panicking about every misplaced toy, watching every move each child was making waiting for them do do something wrong, watching the food drop to the floor and feeling the heat rising within, i would have been such a nervous wreck by the end of it and not enjoyed a SINGLE minute of it at all...

But today a Completely different story, i felt relaxed in the chaos, i felt at peace with the noise and the tantrums and the mess and the beauty that is children, i could enjoy spending time with my dear friend and at the same time manage the children and not have one moment of panic or fluster or anger this is such a special way to enjoy life, and i can really appreciate it because i have been on the other side of this coin and its devastating, but now i can live in harmony with life and just be present in the moment...

I know that i am still miles away from the wonderful person id love to be, i want to reclaim the years i have lost with my hubby and i wanna walk the road to Amazing with him, here i have lots of work to do due to the mayhem i have created in our relationship due to my unstable behaviour, anger outbursts, irrational thoughts, harsh words etc etc, but i know that even that hurt can heal and i know that as i become the best me through Jesus Christ my Lord, my new food journey, LOTS of water and exercise everyday we will see the Sunshine after the Stormy season we have experienced and i am so Looking forward to those awesome days ahead!

I Know I am walking in to BETTER and i am so Thrilled

Walk with me and Cheer me on

God Bless Y'all

Beautiful People and Beautiful Times

Hello Faithful readers 

It certainly has been a while, as you know I've bought a business and my life has been transformed dramatically, everyday I thank my Lord Jesus Christ for leading me to Juice Plus Australia and for what this community is offering me and what I  able to offer to everyone else through my journey!

Here are some of our pics from our Sydney conference and Boy did we ENJOY ourselves, I made some AMAZING friendships and really got set on fire for inspiring health and educating you guys on how to eat to be set free from dis ease or disease in the body :)

So let's go on a journey...

Please follow my page on Facebook called Inspired By Health u will find lots of awesome up coming health events on there aswell as video tutorials and u can also communicate with me too YAY :) 

God Bless Y'all

Peppermint Allsorts

Hello Faithful Readers

So As i promised here is the Recipe for this Awesome fluke of a chocolate i made :-)

I will call them Peppermint All Sorts

Ingredients

Bottom Layer 

Refer to Paleo chocolate Recipe on my Blog 

Make Chocolate according to recipe and set aside

Middle Layer

Coconut Cream

Coconut oil

Peppermint Essential Oil (Food Grade)

I just did like 2 scoops coconut cream

2-3 tablespoons coconut oil

2 drops peppermint essential oil

Pop into a glass bowl over a pot of boiling water and stir till all ingredients are mixed together and then set aside 

I am not very precise in my recipes i just chuck things in so play with it a little and work it to your taste :-)

Top Layer

this was a fluke and a beautiful fluke at that, cause i was making bliss balls and was gonna make two batches so i had soaked two separate bowls of pitted dates in hot water, then i decided to make 1 batch bliss balls and one batch chocolate instead cause i only had enough cacao in the house for that and that is where this lovely fudge recipe originated, SO GLAD!

So anyway

Top Layer

1 cup Pitted Dates soaked in hot water for 10-15 minutes

I batch Paleo Chocolate Recipe

Make the chocolate recipe according to the recipe set aside, strain water out of dates and then add them to the food processor and blitz for 20 seconds, then add paleo chocolate recipe and blitz till well incorporated, ta da DONE.

Get a mini muffin Tray and line with mini muffin Liners then do the layers, so put one teaspoon of paleo chocolate recipe into the bottom of the liners and tap tray and then pop into freezer, after 10 minutes add one teaspoon of the mint cream onto of the Paleo chocolate and tap tray and pop into freezer for 10 minutes.

Then put a teaspoon of fudge onto of mint cream and smooth over and pop into freezer after about 30 min or right there and then pop em and ENJOY! :-)

PS This is a very rushed post, i am sorry in advance for any spelling errors or grammatical errors but i am in a hurry for bed and so will not be going through it with a fine tooth comb tonight...

And Enjoy we did, Greg enjoyed it so much he tried to get mine! :-)

NO CHANCE tee hee hee

God Bless Y'all

ARGHHHHHH Forgot to mention add whatever nuts, seeds or yummy good stuff you want to the peppermint cream, i did pistachios, macadamias, goji berries and cacao nibs!

Told u it was gonna be a not so perfect post tonight :-)

MWAH