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Here is a delicious and nutrient rich way to start your day.

1 apple

3 carrots

1 lemon

handful of spinach

1 inch of ginger root

1 inch of Turmeric root

Press through a juicer and enjoy nutrient dense meal to start your day. Pick up some extra protein and fibre taking in 1 TBSP Hemp Hearts.

Quinoa Tabouli

2 cups quinoa cooked

3 green onion stalks

2 cups cherry tomato cut in halve

1 cucumber diced small

4 stalks of green onion chopped fine

1/4 hemp seeds

1 cup fresh parsley leaves chopped fine

1/2 cup cilantro chopped fine

1 sprig mint chopped fine

2 garlic cloves

1/4 cup hemp seed oil

2 fresh lemons squeezed

Cook the Quinoa allow time to cool. Take your fresh herbs chop finely.

Blend all ingredient together and pour dressing on and chill for 15 minutes.

Add organic chicken breast to the meal for a complete lunch or dinner.

Makes 4 large servings

Muscle Lines Lean for Life !

Makes 8 pancakes

Ingredients:

1 cup almond flour

3 eggs

1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons canned pumpkin

1/4 cup nut butter

1 tablespoon honey (or sweetener)

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Note: I recommend using a nut butter. I used raw cashew butter or almond butter would be delicious as well.

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir well until a relatively smooth batter forms.

Pour batter onto a griddle or pan sprayed with cooking spray on a low heat.

Cook for approximately three to four minutes. Flip and cook the other side for approximately three minutes, until the middle of the pancakes are done.

Top with plain Greek yogurt, fruit, pumpkin pie spice, nuts or desired toppings and enjoy.

Stay Lean for Life

Ingredients:

2 Cups Cashews

3 Scoops Natural Protein Powder

1/2 Cup Oat Meal (raw ground into flour)

1/2 Cup Ground Flax or Hemp Seeds

1/2 Tbsp Ginger Powder

1 Tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice

1 Tbsp Vanilla

1 Cup Dates

1/4 Cup Molasses

1/3 Cup Water

1/3 cup coconut shredded

Directions:

In a food processor blend the following ingredients until smooth – Cashew,Protein Powder, Oat Flour, Ground Flax or Hemp Seeds, Ginger Powder, and Pumpkin Pie Spice.

Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until dough consistency.

Place dough in a bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Remove from refrigerator and form dough into cookie balls.

Roll in coconut for a Christmas snowy look!

Store in the refrigerator or freezer.

Enjoy!

1/4 cup Blue berries

4 large stalks of rhubarb

1 cup of strawberries

1/4 cup coconut sugar optional :}

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

1 cup water

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Place rhubarb, lemon juice, water and coconut sugar in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Once boiling, turn heat down and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the rhubarb has turned to a mush( about 10 minutes). Once mushy, take it off the heat and let it cool to room temp. Once cooled, pour the mixture into a blender and add blueberries,strawberries and the protein powder. Blend until smooth. Pour the mixture into popsicle molds and place in freezer to set. Enjoy!

* These are tart – if you would like them a little sweeter, simply add a bit more coconut sugar.

Coconut flax and hemp heart cereal!

1/cup coconut milk,or soya, almond

1/2 cup ground flax seeds

2 tbsp Hemp hearts

1/4 cup un sweetened coconut

1/4 raw walnuts

Ground cinnamon to taste

1/4 blue berries

Combine Coconut milk,ground flax seeds,hemp hearts, coconut flakes, walnuts in a microwave for 1 minute. Serve with cinnamon and a few blue berries..

If looking for more protein a small protein drink will do or put your protein powder in your cereal Mmmm..

Almond flour pizza !!!

2 cups Almond Meal/Flour

2 eggs, beaten

2 teaspoons Olive Oil

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon ground oregano

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese ( optional use more almond flour to replace if needed)

Preheat oven to 176° C (350° F). Combine all the ingredients and mix together. If the dough seems too wet, you can add a little more cheese or almond flour.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and put the dough in the center. Top with a second sheet of parchment paper and roll out to your preferred thickness. {This dough is super sticky, so don’t forget the parchment paper!} Can be rolled out super thin to make a huge pizza.

Bake the crust for 12-15 minutes until the edges are golden brown.

Pizza topping here are:

1/4 cup Organic pesto

2 Barbecued chicken breast

1 can water packed artichoke hearts

2 handful spinach

1 saute onion

organic goat mozzarella cheese top to taste.

After adding desired toppings bake for another 15 mins, broil if you like it crisp.

Yummy and “Lean for Life”!

Chocolate Protein pudding

Raw coco 3 tsp or to taste

Coconut oil 2 tbsp

Almond milk 3 Tbsp

Vanilla, or chocolate protein powder 1 scoop

hemp hearts 2 Tbsp

Heat a sauce pan on medium melt coconut oil stir in raw coco until blended,

remove from heat in a small cup add protein powder coco and coconut oil, blend in almond milk and stir until a pudding like consistency add more almond milk if needed.

Refrigerate for 15 mins add hemp hearts on top and enjoy a rich chocolate protein blast! Healthy and “Lean for Life”.

Makes 22-24 Protein Balls

Ingredients:

1/3 Cup Ground Coffee

2 Tbsp Raw Natural Cocoa

2 Cups Cashews (you can use almonds or peanuts)

1/4 Cup Ground Flax

1/4 Cup Hemp Seeds

3 Scoops Natural Protein Powder

1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract

1/2 Cup Water

Directions:

Place all ingredients excluding the water into your food processor.

Blend until smooth.

Slowly add the water pulsing as the consistency thickens like dough.

Place ingredients into a bowl and refrigerate for a couple hours (this makes the mixture less sticky to handle).

Remove from fridge and roll into 1 inch balls.

Enjoy!