Gezondere variant van de kruidnoot!

Jammie!! Als er iets lekker is in December dan zijn het wel de kruidnootjes... En daar kunnen we wel zakken van op... Helaas zijn ze niet zo heel goed voor je en zitten ze vol ongezonde vetten, smaakversterkers en suiker.. Dus hier de oplossing! De 'gezondere kruidnoot'!

Wat heb je nodig?
-300 gr. speltmeel
-50gr. honing
-50 gr. appel stroop
-90 gr. kokos olie
-3 theelepels speculaas kruiden
-snufje zout
-1 theelepels vanille extract.
-5 eetlepels amandel melk

Als je niet teveel van het beslag snoept krijg je ongeveer 500 gram kruidnoten.

Nog een voordeel, omdat ze niet vol zitten met smaakversterkers eet je ze niet in 1 keer op! Na een paar zit je gewoon vol :D

Wat moet je doen?
Verwarm de oven op 160 C
Gooi de meel, honing, stroop, speculaas kruiden, vanille en zout in een kom. Laat de kokos olie een beetje smelten en voeg het toe aan de rest van de ingredienten. Kneed het goed door elkaar en voeg elke keer een lepel amandel melk toe...
Vervolgens maak je er kleine balletjes van die je een beetje plat drukt en je legt ze op een vel bakpapier. Vervolgens stop je ze in de oven! Ze hebben zo'n 15 minuutjes nodig, hou ze wel goed in de gaten!

Enjoy
~Judith!

Vanilla Chia Pudding with strawberries

Goodmorning!! I just had this great looking and great tasting breakfast!!! This was just a great start of my day.... I think it's important to start the day with a good breakfast. Not only for you metabolism and that kind of stuff, but also for your own mood! This breakfast gives you a happy feeling cause it looks and taste so good :D

What's in it?
-2 tbsp Chia seeds
-1 cup Almond milk
-1/2 scoop vanilla protein (Whey)
-150 gr. low fat quark
-Couple of strawberries
-Spelt chocolate crunch (For the Dutchies, I used Zonnatura)

What to do?
Mix the Chia seeds with the Almond milk and the whey vanilla. Put it in the fridge for 10 minutes, than mix it again.. Put it back in the fridge and let it stay there for a whole night!
Next morning: Put it out of the fridge and put a layer of low fat quark on it, than a layer of strawberries and then the quark again. Top it with the Spelt crunch and strawberries!

Enjoy!!

~Judith

Cookie dough protein balls

I'm spending the half of my free Saturday in the kitchen.. I'm trying all kinds of recipes.. One better than the other.. I loved these little protein snacks! Tomorrow I'm going to the Les Mills mega quarterly, so I need some small snacks! Very easy to make and no baking!

What's in it?
-30 gr. Vanilla protein
-10 gr. Honey
-30 gr. Coconut flour
-25gr. Peanut butter ( I used cashew)
-1 egg white
-10gr. Dark chocolate chips
-30 ml. almond milk

What to do?
This is gonna be really difficult... Just kidding :D Just mix all the things together and roll them in to 10 balls and put them in the fridge for a couple of hours... Done!!

Enjoy!

~Judith

Simple vegetarian tomato soup recipe

I made this tasty tomato soup yesterday.. And I can tell you, it was great!

What's in it?
-750gr. tomatoes
-1 small onion
-1,5 table spoon olive oil
-1 carrot
-tomato paste
-2 bouillon tablets
-little bit of thyme
-little bit of parsley
-garlic
-salt
-pepper

What to do?
Cut out the hard part of the tomato, cut the onion and the carrot. Put the bouillon tablets in hot water.
Put the olive oil in a big soup pan. Put in the carrot, onion and the tomato paste. Let it bake for a couple of minutes. Put in the tomatoes and the hot water with the bouillon tables and mix it together. You can also put al the spices in it now! Let it cook for 10 minutes till the tomatoes fall apart.. Then you mix it with a hand blender. Let it cook for a couple of minutes and then you can eat it!

~Enjoy!

What are supersets??

In the gym I hear a lot of people talk about supersets, but they al mean different things...
So I'm gonna tell you what supersets are so there will be no confusion about it anymore :D

What's a superset?
With a superset you do two exercises without stopping. You don't take rest between those exercises.
It's a pair of exercises that exist out of two antagonistic muscles.
For example: First you train your biceps after that you train your triceps. Without rest!!

Workout example.

1
-Barbell curl: 4 sets, 10 10 8 6, superset with:
-Tricep extension: 4 sets, 10 10 8 6

2
-Dumbbell row: 4 sets, 10 10 8 6, superset with:
-Chest press: 4 sets, 10 10 8 6.

3.
-Leg extension: 4 sets, 10 10 8 6, superset with:
-Leg curl: 4 sets, 10 10 8 6.

Of course you can make a lot of combinations, this is just an example.. I hope you all understand what supersets are... If you never tried it, just do it! It burns a lot of calories, cause it keeps your hearth rate high!

~Judith

13-11-2013 Just another blog!

Hello fitness and health freaks! How are you all today?
I'm sitting on the couch with a nice cup of tea watching some tv..
On Wednesday I Always have to work from 16:00 till 22:00, so I'm gonna do my meal prep after I finished my blog.. It's gonna be chicken, rice and veggies.. Clean as it can be :D
I did my workout early in the morning.. For the ones who want to know what I did.. Well.. this was my workout:

Chest:
4 sets, 8 reps Max weight!
-Cable cross over
-Chest press
-Incline dumbbell press
-Peck deck

Biceps:
-One arm cable curl
-Barbell curl
-Preacher curl
-Concentration curl

10 minutes crosstrainer, interval training!
10 minutes treadmill, interval training!
1000m rowing

~Judith

Best exercises to burn fat and lose weight!!

I made a list of exercises that are great for fat loss! You can find all the perfect forms on Youtube.. Make sure you check them before you try any of them or ask your trainer! From is alway's important!!

-Dumbbell/kettlebell swing
Muscle groups: shoulders, abs, quats, hamstrings and glutes

-Barbell squat
Muscle groups: Glutes, hamstring, quats, back, abs

-Deadlift
Muscle groups: Full body exercise, legs, abs, back, chest, shoulder

-BOSU ball shoulder press
Muscle groups: shoulders and your whole core to stabilise.

-Dumbbell curl and press
Muscle groups: Biceps, shoulders

-Dips
Muscle groups: chest and triceps

-Lower abs trifecta
Muscle groups: Ab combo workout!

-Dumbbell renegade row
Muscle group: Back, abs arms

-Bulgarian split squat
Muscle groups: Glutes, hamstrings, quats

-Goblet squat and press
Muscle groups: Glutes, hamstrings, quats, abs, shoulders

Just try to mix this exercises in your workout routine!

~Judith

Fat burning foods

We all want to lose weight.. Don't we? Well these foods can help you a bit. They won't do miracles on you but everything that helps in our weightloss journey is welcome!

-Almonds and other nuts

(build muscle and reduce cravings)

-Eggs

(build muscle, burn fat)

-Turkey and chicken

(Build muscle, strengthen immune system)

-Berries

(prevent cravings)

 

-Fatty fish

(Trigger fullness, fire up fat burning)

-Grapefruit
 (Lowers insulin, regulates blood sugar and metabolism)

-Green tea

(Fires up fat burning)

 

 

-Chili pepper

(Spikes metabolism)

-Spinach and green vegetables

(Fight free radicals and improve recovery for better muscle building)

-Whole grains

(Small doses prevent body from storing fat)

-Beans and legumes

(Build muscle, help burn fat, regulate digestion)

-Whey

(Builds muscle, burns fat)

-Avocado

(burns fat, boost your metabolism)

-Chia seeds

(suppress the appetite, fire up the metabolism)

~Judith

Oatmeal, protein and fruit breakfast!

Maybe I told it before, but I don't like oatmeal... Well... the normal recipe.. With water or just milk.
So I made something different of it! It tasted just great!!

What's in it?
-200 ml Unsweetend almond milk
-5 table spoons oats
-1 scoop vanilla whey protein
-Strawberries
-Blueberries
-Cinnamon

What to do?
Let the milk cook and mix the oats in it..Also mix the cinnamon in it. Let it cook for one minute and than let it rest and let it cool off.. Mix the vanilla protein in it/ Cut the strawberries in small pieces and mix the berries and strawberries with the oats!

Enjoy ~Judith!

After workout protein, fruit and veggie smoothie!

After your workout it's best for you if you take some protein.. Well... I hate protein shakes with water or only milk.. So I mix it up with some fruit and veggies! I don't the color doesn't look very great, but the taste is!!

What's in it?
-1 Banana
-2 hands spinach
-2 cupped hands strawberries
-1 Cupped hand frozen berries
-Splash of unsweetend soya milk
-One scoop vanilla whey protein

Makes 2 servings
+/- 75cal

What to do??
Just blend it all, sit down and enjoy!

~Judith!

Pomegranate snack

I just finished my workout for today and now  I'm gonna enjoy this nice snack..

Very simple snack:
-1/2 pomegranate
-handfull bleuberries
-chia seeds
-200gr. low fat quark

Only 150 cal


Enjoy! ~Judith!

Vanilla, cherry sunday pancakes

Oh, this was a great start of my Sunday! I just had the best pancakes I ever made :D

What's in it?
-20gr. whole weat flour
-1 spoon baking powder
-10gr. coconutflour
-80ml. almond milk
-1 egg white
-one spoon jam cherrie
-2 spoons low fat quark
-2/3 cup vanilla whey protein
-tea spoon vanilla extract
-Couple of Goji berries
- Pure chocolate shavings

400kcal of clean eating!

What to do?
Mix the whole weat flour, baking powder, coconut flour, almond milk, egg white and whey protein for the batter.
Make around 4 pancakes.
Topping: mix the quark with the jam and put it between the pancakes and on top. On top of the pancakes you put the goji berries and the chocolate..

Enjoy!!! Warning: Extremely filling!!

~Judith

Super food: Goji berries

Everybody is talking about it, super foods... There are a lot of super foods, now I'm gonna tell you about the Goji berries.

Goji berries have a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine for the following conditions:

help eyesight

improve sexual function and fertility

strengthen the legs

boost immune function

improve circulation

promote longevity 

protect the liver

But they do even more!

 It works antiphlogistic

Reduces stress

It's better for your bloodpressure

Makes the heart stronger

It will boost your motabolism

It helps when you have insomnia

Well, I think this said enough! It's a real super food and they also taste great!
You can consume them in different way's... Use them for salad, a smoothie, eat as snack or you can even make tea of them!

Just eat one handpalm Goji berries a day and you'll notice the benifits!

~Judith