Clean Pancakes

Again,. you heard right. CLEAN pancakes! :) These are great to have with the kids on a Sunday morning, this batch will make around 10 pancakes, so half quantities if making for less people.

Ingredients:
2 cups of wholemeal flour
1 cup of organic oats (i pulsed in blender for around 20 secs)
2 tablespoons of baking powder
Sprinkle of cinnamon
2 cups of low fat milk/almond milk
1/4 cup of olive/coconut oil
2 tablespoons of agave
2 tablespoons of chia seeds
2 eggs, whisked
1 mashed banana (optional)
2 scoops of protein powder for adults batch if wanted
Topping will depend on what you feel like on the morning! Drizzle of agave, warmed up berries, fresh berries, drizzle of chocolate (use THIS recipe, but halve/quarter the amount, and obviously dont freeze it :p) chopped up bananas ect

Method:
1. Combine dry ingredients in one bowl and wet in another. Then add wet ingredients to dry and carefully mix.

2. Heat up fry pan with a little bit of olive oil/organic butter. Spoon batter in and flip when bubbles start forming. Cook for another 30-60 seconds and transfer to plate
3. Add toppings of choice. I used warmed up berries for the kids and warmed up berries AND chocolate for mine, lets just say i only ate 2 because it was so filling and rich! May just use a small drizzle of agave next time lol. ENJOY your Sunday xx

How to make your own natural facial/hair products

I have just started trying natural products on my skin/hair as no matter what i used, nothing worked! Im still in the process at the moment, but so far my skin has cleared up compared to what it was! And bonus, its cheaper than buying expensive skin/hair products full of harsh chemicals!

Pimple treatment: Tea tree antiseptic, drop some on a cotton bud, then dab on pimples. Leave on overnight

Toner: Fill a bottle with half apple cider vinegar and half water. Put some on a make up pad and wipe over face. Wait till try then moisturise with usual moisturiser or pimple treatment

Dandruff treatment: Massage coconut oil liberally into scalp 20 mins before washing hair. Wash thoroughly

Frizz/fly aways: Smooth a tiny bit of coconut oil over fly aways to flatten; i really mean a tiny bit, just dab fingertips in oil, rub fingers together and smooth over, too much will make hair look oily

More to be added soon!

Jessica xx

Clean and Green Cleaning Products

Im all for clean/green living, but im even more into saving money! The more money i save on 'needs', the more i have to spend on 'wants'! (though shoes are 'needs', right?) I make all my own cleaning products and have saved quite a lot of money by doing so. These are all tried and tested by myself so i promise they work!

*Home made washing powder
Get a large tub (i used an old baby formula tin)
1 bar of laundry soap, grated
1/2 cup of Borax
1 cup of washing soda
Put all in tub and give a good shake, thats it! Use 2 tablespoons per load. It doesnt produce many suds but it does get clothes clean. If you want to give it an extra boost, add a box of bicarb soda to the tub as well.

*Use 1/2 water, 1/2 vinegar in a spray bottle to spray benches, bathroom vanities ect. Wipe off with paper towel (im not a fan of cloths, so unhygienic and spreads germs) The smell of vinegar goes away as soon as you wipe it off, but a few drops of essential oil of choice can be added too

* Use 4L of warm water and a cup of vinegar to mop floors (if using on wood floors, only use 1/2 cup of vinegar

*Clean windows and mirrors with 1 part vinegar and 3 parts water, wipe off with newspaper. For dirty outside windows, hose first and wipe with sponge. Squeegee dry

*Drain cleaner (my fave! Yes, i sometimes get excited about cleaning lol) Pour a cup of bicarb soda down the drain and then pour a cup of vinegar down. Let it fizz for a few minutes, then pour another cup of vinegar down. Let that fizz for a few minutes again, then pour a kettle full of boiling water down. Repeat or use a plunger if needed

* Bicarb cleans nearly EVERYTHING! Mix with water to make a paste and it cleans soap scum showers, sinks, baths, greasy stoves/ovens, inside/outside fridge and more!

* Get that yucky smell and crusty caked on food out of your microwave by microwaving a safe bowl full of half vinegar, half water. Microwave for about 10 minutes, then leave door closed for about 5 minutes so the steam stays inside. Remove bowl and wipe down all the microwave. Vinegar smell will go away not long after!

*Use a cup of vinegar instead of fabric softener, your clothes wont smell but it works great

*Straight vinegar in a bucket is a great stain remover

Do you have any other green cleaning products? Post below!

Jessica xx






 

Do i need supplements?

I dont know much about supplements so i wont be saying much, but here are a couple that i know are great and are VERY good for your health and well being :)

• Fish Oil

• Green Tea Tablets

• A good multivitamin if you are very busy and havent got time to cook perfectly every single meal

• A good protein powder. By good i mean pure whey powder, not the stuff you get from the supermarket, they are often packed with useless crap

What are some supplements you take and why?

Jessica xx

HOW do i clean eat with kids!?

I often get asked how i clean eat with kids. Ive been clean eating for around 18 months, but have only recently started with the kids, and wow, im so glad i did! They are sleeping better, NO tantrums, my eldest is excelling past his age at kinder... I strongly feel this is because they arent fed full of sugar, fat and preservatives! Here are a few tips i tried :) Please note that my children ate pretty good to begin with, no lollies, soft drink or cordial (didnt want their teeth rotting!) so it may be different for your own child depending on what their eating habits are like now, but its NEVER too late to change! :)

• Grate veggies into everything; lasagne, pasta sauce, anything you want
• Try raw veggies if they wont eat them cooked. May sound weird, but my 21 month old LOVES raw broccoli, cauliflower and beans, but wont eat them cooked! My eldest eats whatever i put in front of him so im pretty lucky there!
• Love their chocolate milk? Dont resort to store bought ones packed full of sugar or Nesquick, use cacao powder in low fat milk instead
• My boys would live off fruit if i let them, but if your little one isnt a fan of fruit, make cool pictures with the fruit, or make a little fruit kebab!
• DO NOT let your kids drink cordial/soft drink! Cannot stress thing enough. Nothing in it but sugar. If your child wont drink plain water, fill up his/her drink bottle with water, and put some 100% fruit juice in it. Even do half/half at the start and reduce the amount of juice over a few weeks, 100% juice is SO much better than cordial. My eldest son only has a tiny little dash of juice now, my youngest loves water like mum! Another way is to fill a jug with water, and put different types of fruit in it to change the flavor
• Make your own snacks for their daycare/kinder/school lunchboxes. Even products you think are reasonably healthy are not; fruit sticks, full of sugar. Le snack, unhealthy biscuits, sugar and high fat cheese full of preservatives. Rice biscuits. Covered in salt, sugar, chemicals and white rice used. Store bought scrolls, full of sugar and fat. Store bought muesli bars, cannot even stress how bad these are, sugar sugar sugar. Check out our recipe section under snacks for stuff i make for my boys.

Thats all ive got for now, you just have to be determined to change their habits, they will thank you in the long run and grow up to be fit and healthy! Anything in my recipe section has been tried and tested by myself and the kids so they can ALL be fed to adults and kids :)

Jessica xx

Ingredient Substitutes

I often get asked daily, what can i use instead of sugar/white flour/pastry ect, well here is a list stating what you can use as a clean substitute :)

White flour --> Rye flour, wholemeal flour, coconut flour, almond flour/meal
Sugar (liquid form) --> Agave, liquid stevia, organic maple syrup (make sure its real maple syrup, not the flavored sugar liquid)
Sugar (dry form) --> Stevia, date sugar is a good substitute for brown sugar
White pasta --> Wholemeal pasta, 'Slim' pasta
White rice --> Brown rice
Milk chocolate --> 85% dark chocolate, or make your own HERE
Cocoa/drinking chocolate --> Organic cacao
Honey --> Agave
Pastry/Lasagne sheets --> Rye mountain bread
Soy sauce --> Tamari

What other substitutes would you like to see, comment and i will try my best to help you !

Jessica xx

Home Made Oven Baked Bread

Nothing more delicious than home made bread! This recipe is for oven cooked bread, but you could use a bread maker too. Here i make rye bread, but you could substitute the 200g of rye flour for wholemeal flour, add seeds/oats/nuts/raisins/cheese, whatever type of bread you want to make!

Ingredients:
800g of baker's flour
200g of rye flour
1 tablespoon of dried yeast (or the sachets)
2 teaspoons of salt
600mls of lukewarm water
Around 2 tablespoons of olive oil

Method:
1. Carefully mix all ingredients with a wooden spoon. Place on floured bench and kneed for around 15 mins or until smooth and elastic (can use big electric mixer if you have one too)
2. Place back in bowl and put damp tea towel over it. Let it rise for 3-4 hours or until double its original size.
3. Carefully push dough back using a wooden spoon (not too much) and let rise again.
4. Carefully take dough out of bowl and divide into 2 loaves (or you can have one large one) Put tea towel over again and let rise
5. Pre heat oven to 210 degrees, and place empty tray in for 5-10 mins to heat. Take trays out and put loaves on. Spray insides of oven with a bit of water to keep bread moist.
6. Bake bread for around 30 mins, or until it sounds hollow when the bottom is tapped. Remove and let cool down! And of course test some nice warm bread :p

Jessica xx