Clean Eating

Simple weekend pleasures! A few of my favourite things. Sometimes it really is the simplest things which are the best. Rye toast, scrambled eggs, smoked salmon and spinach. The juice is celery, cucumber and apple. I added lots of ginger at the end for a real kick 🔥#breakfast #eatwell #eatclean #eatyourgreens #smokedsalmon #spinach #eggs #greenjuice #juice #cucumber #rye #wheatfree #cleaneating #foodpics #foodstagram #gettheglow #iqs #sugarfree #instafood

My name is Sarah and I live in London. I've had an incredibly eye opening journey these last few months and the more I have discussed it with people, the more I have realised that there are lots of people like me out there, who have had a tough time and I thought they might appreciate knowing how I have got through. I think we all learn from each other and are inspired by the journeys of others, be they successful or otherwise. From chronic back pain, the breakdown of my marriage, mid life acne (yes, really!), a solid relationship with Waitrose's cake section, a weakness for sugared brioche, a love of Pinot Grigio, I've been there. And I'm starting to believe that many many women of my age have been through some if not all of this and far more. I feel that I am already coming out the other side and there has been one solid factor in this. Wait for it... It's been good food. honestly, I never thought I'd be someone who would become evangelical about good nutrition, but I am that person now! Luckily I've not yet bored my friends to tears over it, hence why I'm here sharing it with you. So I hope to show you that good, clean, healthy food can genuinely help your body to heal. I have not an ounce of training in this area, but I have followed blog after blog, read recipe books and the food labels of just about every item for sale in my local supermarket! I have learnt by trial and error what works for me, and I hope that you will be able to do the same. Heal thyself, as someone said once. I think that if your mind is poorly, your body will show it, and vice versa. I took up mindfulness meditation at the same time as changing my way of eating, and if can feel a real difference in my ability to cope if I have failed to do it for a while. However, despite my love of the Headspace app and the wonderful Andy Puddicombe, I am going to show you in this blog what I did with my nutrition not my mind. If you want to check out Headspace, I can't recommend it highly enough. Start with a Smoothie is the name of the blog because that is just how I started. I bit the bullet and shoved down a lumpy, sweet concoction which I threw together, and that is how I ended up here. It was healthy, I knew that. But it was DELICIOUS too. And that was the beginning. Clear skinned, happy, energetic, down two whole dress sizes, and on a far more even keel than I have been for years. Nothing is perfect, believe me, but the change in only a few months has been amazing. Join me?

This is raw pad thai, a truly delicious recipe from @madeleine_shaw_ I sampled it at @wholefoodslondon at her #gettheglow event. It’s incredibly delicious for something so simple. A real case of eating the rainbow! These veggies are drenched in just the most tasty dressing which takes the dish to a really special level. If you don’t have a spiraliser, you can use a julienne peeler instead. But, actually, try and buy a spiraliser as they are a great addition to your healthy kitchen!

As always, my smoothie wouldn’t be complete without a little addition from @organicburst You can probably tell from the colour that it’s spirulina. Flaxseed also thrown in as it’s a great source of fatty acids.

Supper tonight was courgetti (aka zoodles...I love that word!) with asparagus, prawns and garlic. The courgetti is raw but the asparagus and prawns were quickly fried in coconut oil. A light and delicious supper! It would be just as good without the prawns too. #courgetti #zoodles #spiralised #inspiralised #prawns #asparagus #healthy #eatwell #wheatfree #pastanotpasta #dinner #supper #spiraliser #zucchini #noodles #zucchininoodles #foodstagram #food

This glorious green gunk tastes purely of strawberries! They are just so sweet this season that even just a handful in my kale and celery smoothie has taken over the taste. Gorgeous!! Flaxseed and baobab also in there for a super-charged health boost! Have a great Friday! #smoothie #smoothiepics #strawberries #kale #breakfast #vegan #plantbased #vitamix #eatclean #eatwell #healthy #healthyeating #baobab #celery #foodpics #foodstagram #iqs #sugarfree #flaxseed

My first ever attempt at healthy pancakes and I ate so many before I took this photo! In fact, I just ate them all day…! They’re made with buckwheat flour and mashed banana. Thanks a million to @vitalovebaby for her recipe post! Where I might normally have used almond milk, I used @rebel_kitchen dairy free chocolate milk. That stuff is so good! Here I’ve smeared melted @pana_chocolate raw sugar free chocolate (orange flavour) and topped with raspberries. Beyond delicious! A new obsession!

I'm beyond excited and flattered that Organic Burst chose my little collage of photos & comments for their website to show people how great the #obhangout was. When we just speak clearly and simply about things we like, people notice! I hope genuinely that more people notice @organicburst after the #obhangout because they deserve it! Super foods and super company! I'm beyond touched that you liked my words. 💃🎉💃🎉💕👍😍 xx #organicburst #superfoods #wheatgrass #ob

Needed a treat this evening to cheer me up now that Sunday is Poldark-free! So I made @madeleine_shaw_ raw choc cherry fudge. I am not sure the photo does it justice. Very sweet and delicious. Refined sugar-free. Next time I will use just a little less honey but overall I'm pretty pleased. It's got plenty of almond butter in so it has a really good flavour and the cherries give it a great chewy texture. #fudge #cacao #raw #cherry #rawfudge #madeleineshaw #gettheglow #cleaneats #cleaneating #healthy #healthyfood #healthytreat #comfortfood #dessert #iqs #sugarfree #almondbutter #plantbased #vegetarian #rawfood