Oat chocolate chip cookies

Hello readers! I hope you have a great sunday!
This week I made chocolate chip cookies and they tasted good for healthy food :D
There's always a difference of the normal food, cause I don't use sugar in my recipes.. If you're used to eat loads of sugar you're missing that in my recipes.. But I promise  you that you'll like these :D

What's in it?
-25 gr. Coconut oil
-50 gr. Oats
-20 gr. Coconut flour
-1 egg
-Splash of almond milk (or any other soymilk)
-10 drops butter vanilla
-15 gr. 86% pure chocolate
-1/2 scoop vanilla whey protein

What to do?
Well I just see I forgot to write this down, so I hope I'll tell you the right thing :D
preheat your oven at 175C
Just blend everything together except the chocolate. Make 4-6 cookies out of them and put them on baking paper, put the chocolate pieces on top and put them in the oven for 10-15 minutes.. Watch them so they won't burn!

Voor de Nederlandse lezers (For the Dutch readers)

Wat zit er in?
-25 gr. kokos olie
-50 gr. havervlokken
-20 gr. kokosmeel
-1 ei
-Amandel melk
-10 druppels 'vanille boter'
-15 gr. 86% pure chocolade
-1/2 schep vanille whey

Wat moet je doen?
Toen ik de koekjes aan het maken was heb ik blijkbaar niet opgeschreven hoe lang ze in de oven moeten en hoe hoog de temperatuur moet zijn... Ik hoop dus dat ik jullie nu goede informatie geef :D
Verwarm de oven op 175 graden
Mix alles door elkaar behalve de chocolade. De kokosolie laat ik altijd even smelten voor dat ik hem mix. Maak er 4-6 koekjes van en leg ze op bakpapier. Strooi de chocolade er bovenop en stop ze in de oven. Bak ze 10-15 minuten, maar hou ze in de gaten dat ze niet verbranden!!

Enjoy!

~Judith!

Chocolate peanutbutter cups

 

Look at this little piece of heaven!!! It tasted great and there filled with healthy ingredients!

What's in it?
-1 pure chocolate bar (86%)
-1 tsp almond butter
-1 tsp cashew butter
-5 walnuts

This makes 3-4 servings

240 kcal a piece

What to do?
Melt the chocolate bar (au bain-marie)
Take a small baking thin (ones you use to make cup cakes) and make a bottom of chocolate. Put it in the freezer for 10 minutes. Mix the almond butter and cashew butter together. Take them out of the freezer and put a the mix of cashew and almond butter in the middle of the form. Than pour the rest of the chocolate on them... Break the walnuts in little pieces and put them on top! Put them in the fridge for 2 hours.. Try to resist them :D
Very easy and sooooooooooooooooo tasty!!!

Enjoy!

~Judith

Workout routine for today! Chest, biceps and cardio.. 4-12-2013

Hello readers!
How are you all today? Well I can say that I feel great!
I had some great workout this morning.. My workout buddy overslept so I had to workout alone.. :P

Lately I get messages from people that there making my recipes! I love to hear that!! If you've tried some of them just let me know! You know you can also find me on instagram : _love2bfit_

Workout routine for today:

Chest:
8 reps, 4 sets
-High cable press
-Chest press
-Incline dumbbell press
-Push ups

Biceps:
8 reps, 4 sets
-Alternating cable curl
-Preacher curl
-Barbell curl
-Hammer curl

Cardio:
30 minute interval training on treadmill
10 minutes interval training on cross trainer

I know this is not your typical girl schedule, but girls.. Lifting doesn't make you look like a man!!!
It's so good to do strenght training! Please give it a try..
Let me know if you need a schedule!

~Judith

Vanilla oatmeal with chocolate spelt flakes and strawberries!

This was my lunch for today, but oatmeal is more a breakfast.. I just craved for oats, haha!
I had lunch at work and because I work at the gym it's always cold.. Airco, I know if you workout it's great, but if you don't it's cold!! So I like a warm lunch!

What's in it?
-250ml almond milk
-25 gr. rolled oats
-1 scoop vanilla protein (whey)
-Crunchy, chocolate spelt flakes
-strawberries

What to do?
Guess what!! It's super easy!! (I like easy recipes, cause I don't have much time)
Heat the almond milk till it boils, than you add the oats... Let it cook for one minute, than you let it cool off. Mix the vanilla protein with the oats, put the crunchy spelt flakes with the strawberries on top!

Enjoy!

~Judith

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Clean and healthy banana bread!

did some Sunday baking!! Today I made this great tasting banana bread!
Very easy to make and I think your gonna love it! It's full of protein!

Yesterday I spend the day with my boyfriend.. We went to the movie (The Hungergames 2) I have to say it, it was a great movie! But I also ate some popcorn... After that we went to a restaurant and I can tell you.. I didn't eat clean at all!! :D Haha, nobody is perfect! Sometimes I just need cheat days or cheat meals.. I love all the unhealthy food, but I just don't want to eat it. But sometimes I just can't control myself.. So today I'm having a juice day. I only ate a slice of my banana bread,  I just HAD to taste it!! :D :D

What's in it?
-3 scoops of vanilla whey protein
-1 1/2 banana
-25 gr. oats
-10 gr. spelt flour
-140 gr. Greek yoghurt
-80gr. cottage cheese
-10gr. coconut oil
-1 1/2 tsp baking soda
-cinnamon to taste

What to do?
Prehead your oven at 160C
Mix all the ingredients in to one big bowl and put them in to a cake form..
Put some banana and walnuts on top.
Put it in the oven for 30 minutes... And let it cool off...

Enjoy!!

-Judith

Why you all should deadlift! :D

The famous Deadlift is just a great exercise!
Deadlifts are by far one of the best exercises for producing overall strenght. But even more than that, they can even help you improve your physical appearance too.
One main benefit of deadlift is that it helps you develop core strength that is derived from building the core muscles of the body. A muscle which makes up your central muscle in located in the lower and upper back, in your buttocks, your hips as well as in the abdominals. All these muscles work if you do deadlifts. Possessing a firm core is very essential for keeping a healthy stance and getting rid of back pains.
To do a deadlift, the main mover group of muscles is your spine erector found in the lower back. On the other hand, deadlifts do need to utilize some of your stabilizer muscles. The combination of these groups of muscle enables you to raise heavier weights compared to other kinds of workouts. Lifting weights will improve your general muscle weight that is the first factor which determines the strength of a person.
Since this workout is a big compound motion which starts from a dead stop stance, it is truly efficient in enhancing overall explosiveness. Deadlift exercise also helps enhance the overall stance and avoid injuries.  Through strengthening abdominals and lower back, deadlift can naturally enhance the placing of the spine. Your lower back is in a position which is vulnerable to damage, mainly because of poor posture as well as excessive slouching all through the day.
Lots of people thing you'll get injuries from doing a deadlift but it just prevent it!

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!