Study fuel

 

Good evening!

 



Today has been dedicated to studying accounting for one of my uni exams next week. I thought I would share with you what I had for lunch (yes you read that right) I am a bit obsessed with porridge at the moment because its so warming and filling! It's also super quick to make which is good for when you're in a rush, so why can't you have it for lunch?

 

The trick with porridge is choosing the right one. Some brands aren't that good for you as they contain quite a lot of sugar or calories. My favourite are Tesco's value porridge oats. with a suggested portion size of 50g and only 190 calories per serving you can actually have enough to fill you up.

 

I make mine with 3/4 water and 1/4 milk and just pop it in the microwave for 2 minutes on high and voila! I topped it with chia seeds, desiccated coconut and a banana.

 

I hope this inspires you to get on the porridge bandwagon.

 

Love Charli x

 

Dinner: Sweet Potato, Kale and Chickpea Curry

Today's mission was to find a dish that used kale and sweet potato as these needed using up. The easiest and tastiest thing I could think of was in a curry as I needed a comforting dish to warm me up in this cold weather :( I've made lots of curries before and decided to experiment with these ingredients to come up with a delicious and super healthy vegetarian curry. It was so easy to make and completely went in one sitting!

serves 6

time: 10 mins prep, 30 mins cooking

Recipe:

Ingredients:

1 chopped onion

4 cloves of garlic

3 small sweet potatoes

1 packet of kale

1 tbsp medium chilli powder

1tsp cumin

1tsp turmeric

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp chilli flakes

300ml vegetable stock

1 can coconut milk

1 can chopped tomatoes

1 can chickpeas

Method:

1. Heat some oil in a pan (I used flora cuisine) and soften the onions. Next add the chopped sweet potato chunks and crushed garlic an fry for a few minutes.

2. Next add the turmeric, curry powder, chilli powder, cumin and chilli flakes. cook for a minute and then add the kale.

3. When the kale has wilted, add the vegetable stock, tomatoes and coconut milk. Turn down to a medium heat and stir occasionally for about 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile boil some rice or whatever you wish to serve with it and enjoy :)

Love Charli x

First post!

Hi guys!

Seeing as this is my first post I thought I would explain a bit about who I am and why I started this blog.

My name is Charli and I am currently in my first year of uni studying a degree in Business Management. Most of the time I can be found studying, working, at my boyfriends' or in the kitchen... and that's why I started this blog.

I have recently become really conscious about what I am eating and also about having a balanced diet. This has led me to designing healthier recipes which I want to share with you! I will occasionally also blog fitness posts as I am a bit fitness obsessed...

So enjoy reading, and hopefully you can gain some inspiration from it.

Love Charli x