Wrap a salad!

With summer almost here (well it’s already here for us in Bahrain), I thought you might enjoy this salad wrap idea that I had for lunch today..

Salad Wraps
6 thin slices of onion
7-8 thinly sliced mushrooms
1 ripe avocado, sliced
1 cucumber, cut into thin strips
1 carrot, cut into ribbons
4-6 large cabbage leaves

Mix the ingredients (except the cabbage leaves) with the dressing and marinate for 10mins. Fill the cabbage leaves and wrap, adding a toothpick for a secure finish.

For the dressing:
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp honey
1/2 crushed garlic
salt & pepper to taste

You can add any other salad ingredients that you like.
I like to add chopped walnuts or flax seeds for some added crunch.

Enjoy!

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Healthy Ice Cream??

Just when you thought I don’t have ice cream, I decide to prove you wrong!

It’s true I don’t have dairy products, but I still make the BEST ice cream in the world!

I got this amazing recipe from one of my relatives who got it from a RAW food cookbook.  I was thinking that with the summer approaching, it would be nice to make something cold for the kids (other than fruit lollies). I improvised a bit on the recipe and the result is amazing!

So here it is – CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM (made with no dairy products at all, and no sugar. Yes, you heard me right)

I have to share the recipe because this is too good to keep for myself.

Raw Chocolate Ice Cream:

Ingredients:

• 6 ripe bananas
• 3 tablespoons raw honey
• 1/4 cup raw cacao powder
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

First (and most important), you must peel the bananas and freeze them overnight. The next day put the bananas in the food processor and add the cacao powder and the honey. This makes a creamy mixture and is good to eat as it is.

You can add the chopped walnuts into the mixture for a bit of crunch. This step is optional.

Another option is to sprinkle coconut powder on top (as I’ve done in the photo); or you can sprinkle chocolate shavings, cinnamon powder, or whatever else you like.

Note: You can increase or decrease the amounts of honey and cacao powder depending on how sweet or how chocolaty you like it.

And that’s it!

You can eat it immediately, or you can store it in the freezer (apparently it will keep for weeks but I’ve never tried because it just flies as soon as I make it). I like to freeze it in single glass portions for easier grab-and-devour access.

Enjoy!

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Make meals fun for kids

So many parents have a dilemma when their kids don’t want to eat. Of course, with three kids, I still go through that myaself many times, especially with my youngest who is three years old and quite particular with his food.

The truth is that I love how kids have a precise food personality. They know what they want and what they don’t. And they certainly know when they don’t feel like eating, but we can’t seem to take no for an answer!

A few weeks ago, my son had a fit at lunch. He just seemed frustrated and not interested in eating. I thought that was strange since I was sure he was hungry.

So I thought: ‘maybe he’s just bored with the same procedure day in and day out. let’s try something different’.

I brought out these plastic sticks and asked him if he wanted to try eating with them. I gave some out to my other kids as well, and we all started eating with them. What happened was nothing short of magical. He ate a whole big hearty meal – all using the plastic cocktail sticks.

We used them for pasta, cherry tomatoes, olives, and even black-eyed peas.

It worked! Try it for yourself.

In the past, I’ve also given my kids toothpicks, corn-holders, and even chopsticks to eat with. That always made the meal more exciting.

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Thermography talk

With everything you hear about the dangers of mammograms, wouldn’t you like to find an alternative testing method that is more effective, detects cancers earlier, and has no side-effects? Nutritional Therapist and health show host Alia Almoayed talks to Beatrice Zukowska about Thermography testing and its amazing benefits.

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Food mindmap – for kids

I was having a chat with my 10-year old daughter. She was confused about food and food groups. So I sat with her and created this basic mind-map just so she understands the different food groups and their sources (roughly).

Thought you might like to have a look and discuss with you child too. You’d be surprised how little kids know about food and health.

On the cover!

Very excited to be featured on the cover of Sabaya magazine! Thank you

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DARE TO BE HEALTHY show with Alia Almoayed

Nutritional Therapist Alia Almoayed talks to Caroline Cain about her new ebook ‘Not Just a Pretty Face’ to discuss all kinds of yummy skin treatments that are totally natural, healthy and environmentally friendly… and leave your skin looking radiant!
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