Mar 5, 2011 | The Fat Revolution
Do we need to feed our children junk food for birthday parties? At a party once, I heard a mother say, “You have to give them junk food at a birthday party!” I guess people think that the kids won’t have a good time without it.
Although my children are now grown, I threw healthy birthday parties for them throughout their childhood, and I can tell you that they didn’t miss the junk food. You can provide healthy food that they will love, and they won’t even realise it is healthy. The food always got demolished by all their friends. They loved it.
Here is my favourite spread for birthday parties:
- Crumbed chicken
- Sushi
- Chips
- Fruit
- Ice cream cake
- Pineapple punch
As Jamie Oliver says, “This is the first generation of children expected to die before their parents.” We need to stop feeding our children garbage. One of the best things we can do for our children is to feed them well, and that is possible even at birthday parties.
Recipes for all of the above can be found in The Fat Revolution Cookbook, which is a LCHF (low carb, high fat) cookbook, perfect for families and those who don’t need to be strict keto. For keto recipes (no root vegetables, fruit, nuts etc), check out the Easy Keto cookbook.
Feb 16, 2011 | The Fat Revolution
Healthy alternatives to standard treats can be prepared in as little as 5 minutes (prep time), like these apricot and coconut cookies.
Apricot and Coconut Cookies
½ cup dried apricots, cut into small chunks
1¼ cup desiccated coconut
3 eggs
- Beat eggs.
- Add dry ingredients.
- Roll into small balls, and place on a baking dish.
- Press each ball with a fork (while holding the outside with your fingers to maintain its structure). Turn the fork in the opposite direction and press the ball again.
- Bake at 120°C for approximately 20 minutes, or until golden.
Enjoy!
Note: This recipe is from the Fat Revolution Cookbook, which is a LCHF (low carb, high fat) cookbook, perfect for families and for those who don’t need to be super low in carbs. If you would like to be strict keto (no root vegetables, fruit, nuts), use the Easy Keto Cookbook.
Feb 13, 2011 | The Fat Revolution
Even at the “healthiest” juice bars, a fruit smoothie contains unhealthy ingredients, such as juice made from concentrate, homogenised milk, flavoured yogurts that contain sugar, and commercial honey (honey that has been super heated and no longer has nutritional value). You can make your own healthy version in 5 minutes.
1 cup frozen mixed berries
1½ cups kefir or quality yogurt from health food store
Stevia to taste
- Put the yoghurt into a food processor with the remaining ingredients.
- Process until smooth.
Enjoy!
Note: This recipe is from the Fat Revolution Cookbook, which is a LCHF (low carb, high fat) cookbook, perfect for families and for those who don’t need to be super low in carbs. If you would like to be strict keto (no root vegetables, fruit, nuts), use the Easy Keto Cookbook.
Feb 13, 2011 | The Fat Revolution
If you have children, and they are attending a party or other social event where commercial food will be served, it is also easy to make an alternative at home, like home-made chips.
Commercial chips (or anything else deep-fried) available at take-away shops and restaurants are full of free radicals because they are made with cheap, nasty oil, which is continually heated. Beautiful chips can be made at home and are a healthy alternative.
Free radicals are present in cheap vegetable oils like canola, and the numerous bottles in the supermarket labelled “Cholesterol Free”. The level of free radicals present in these oils increases astronomically when they are used for deep frying, especially when the oil is heated to very high temperatures over and over again. Free radicals cause oxidative damage, which creates inflammation in the body. The inflammation damages cells and results in premature ageing. If you do need to buy commercial chips occasionally for a children’s birthday, use a plain, unflavoured chip that is cooked in sustainable palm oil (while it is good to avoid regular palm oil, not all palm oil is damaging to the environment), such as Thomas Chipman. Avoid all commercial chips cooked in vegetable oil.
4 Large potatoes
Coconut oil (cover 2 cm of a small saucepan)
Salt
- Use a mandolin with a crinkle cut blade.
- To achieve the waffle cut, slice the potato in one direction, turn 180° and slice in the other direction.
- Heat the oil in a small saucepan until it reaches 165°C. Note: Don’t let the oil exceed 170°C or it will go past its smoking point ad be damaged.
- Cook in small batches, stirring to ensure they are all covered by the bubbling oil and not sticking.
- Once they are golden brown (when oil reaches 160 to 165°C again), remove, place on a paper towel, and sprinkle with salt.
Note: This recipe is from the Fat Revolution Cookbook, which is a LCHF (low carb, high fat) cookbook, perfect for families and for those who don’t need to be super low in carbs. If you would like to be strict keto (no root vegetables, fruit, nuts), use the Easy Keto Cookbook.
Feb 13, 2011 | The Fat Revolution
It doesn’t have to be difficult to cook something healthy and delicious. When I am at home for lunch, I throw together a stir fry and use egg or leftover meat. It tastes so much better than food you can buy at food stalls. It literally takes 5 minutes to chop the veges, and 5 minutes to cook.
2 cups of mixed vegetables, chopped
¼ cup chicken stock or filtered water
2 tbsp tamari
Eggs, lightly beaten (2 per person)
Melt 1 tbsp of the butter in a wok or frying pan.
- Add vegetables, and toss for approximately one minute.
- Add stock, and cover for approximately 4 minutes, or until vegetables are cooked al dente (cooked, but not soft and overdone).
- Remove from heat, and add 1 tbsp of the tamari.
- Melt the other tbsp of butter in a separate frying pan, add the eggs, and cook until the egg is solid. It is easiest to cook the bottom of the egg in the frying pan, and then put the pan under the grill for a few minutes to finish cooking the top.
- Cut the eggs into strips, and drizzle with the remaining tamari.
- Add the eggs to the vegetables and serve.
Enjoy!
Jan 23, 2011 | The Fat Revolution
Snacks and lunches provide the biggest temptation to revert to convenience food. However, it is quite easy to take a little more time in the morning to prepare something nutritious. Easy healthy meals can be simple.
When I am at home on my own, I often make a quick stir fry, and add egg or leftover meat. It only takes a few minutes, and tastes much better than what you could buy at a food stall.
If you have children, and they are attending a party or other social event where commercial food will be served, it is also easy to make an alternative at home, like home-made chips.
Try this simple sweet potato slice, which is great to have on the run, or in children’s lunch boxes.
1 large sweet potato, peeled
9 eggs
250 g feta cheese, crumbled
2 tbsp fresh dill (or 2 tsp dried)
1 cup yogurt
- Preheat oven to 150°C.
- Cut sweet potato into thin slices, and place two layers on the bottom of a large baking dish.
- Bake in the oven while preparing remaining ingredients (approximately 10 minutes).
- Beat the eggs in a large bowl.
- Add the cheese, dill, and yogurt, and mix thoroughly.
- Remove the dish with the sweet potato from the oven, and pour the egg mixture on top of the sweet potato.
- Bake for approximately 40 minutes, or until the egg mixture is firm and cooked. The top will brown slightly.
Note: This recipe is from the Fat Revolution Cookbook, which is a LCHF (low carb, high fat) cookbook, perfect for families and for those who don’t need to be super low in carbs. If you would like to be strict keto (no root vegetables, fruit, nuts), use the Easy Keto Cookbook.
