Mountain Creek Natural Health & Weight Loss Centre - Sunshine Coast Naturopath

Tasty Chia Crackers

Detox House — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:44:28 +0000

Terrific with dips!

1/2 cup chia seeds
1-2 cups water
1/2 cup diced organic capsicum, or tomato dried in dehydrator
2 cloves crushed organic garlic
Salt and pepper
Other suggestions: diced onion, grated carrot, flax seeds, linseeds, herbs, spices etc

Allow chia seeds to soak in water for 30 minutes
Combine all other ingredients and mix well
Spread mixture onto baking paper or dehydrator paper
Place in dehydrator on low temperature and leave overnight or medium temperature if you can check throughout the day
Once crackers break easily and are no longer moist, remove from dehydrator, break into squares and store in air tight container.

Kale Chips

Detox House — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:39:10 +0000

1 – 2 bunches kale
1/4 cup organic olive oil
1 tsp organic turmeric powder
Himalayan salt and pepper

Break up kale into pieces the size of a tablespoon
Place all ingredients into a bag (free bags work well) and shake until oil has coated the kale well
Place in dehydrator on a moderate temperature until kale is crispy
Allow to cool and store in an air tight container please note that the kale will decrease in size dramatically, so it takes a lot of kale to make enough chips to last a few days!

Raw Jaffa Biscuits

Detox House — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:34:23 +0000

2 cups organic almond or cashew meal (or blend whole nuts until a powder)
1/2 cup organic shredded coconut
Juice of half to one organic orange (depending on how lemony you want it)
1 tbsp raw cacao powder
1 tbsp chia seeds
2 tsp agave nectar (or stevia, honey etc)

Mix all ingredients together until you have a moist, thick mixture
You may need to add more lemon juice or water to get the right consistency
Spread mix onto baking paper or dehydrator paper, 1cm in thickness
Dehydrate on low temp overnight
Once mixture breaks easily and is no longer moist, take out of dehydrator, allow to cool then place in air tight container

Raw Lemon Biscuits

Detox House — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:32:40 +0000

2 cups organic almond or cashew meal (nuts blended until a powder)
1/2 cup organic shredded coconut
Juice of half to one organic lemon (depending on how lemony you want it)
1 tbsp chia seeds
2 tsp agave nectar (or stevia, honey etc)

Beetroot and Feta Salad

Detox House — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:29:25 +0000

1 x packet organic rocket
8 small organic beetroot
1/3 cup goat or sheep feta
Fresh dill

Dressing:
Olive oil and lemon juice

Cook the beetroot for about an hour in boiling water. You will know when it is cooked when you place a sharp knife in the middle
Let the beetroot sit in cold water and that will enable you to remove the skin
Rub skin off the beetroot
Dice beetroot into large chunks, place rocket in a bowl, add all other ingredients

One Minute Mayonnaise

Detox House — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:21:14 +0000

1 x egg yolk (room temperature)
1/2 tsp organic mustard
1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar (or lemon)
1 clove of minced garlic
65ml organic olive oil

Combine first four ingredients in a bowl and whisk.
Slowly add the olive oil and continue to whisk.

Then Deborah compared this to the non-organic mayonnaise which are available in the supermarket, which has a lot of numbers and ingredients that have been banned overseas and suggested ‘why not make your own with all our organic ingredients’.

Raw Chocolate by Coconut Magic

Detox House — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:15:38 +0000

5 tblsp Raw Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
3 tblsp Raw Cacao Powder
1 pinch of natural sea salt (ie. Himalayan)
2 tblsp raw honey (or sweeten to taste)

Optional:
* For a divine touch of peppermint essence you can include 3 drops of food grade essential peppermint oil and/or 1 cup of fine (dried or dehydrated) coconut
* For a vegan recipe you can replace raw honey with agave syrup

Combine all ingredients together in a bowl and put it into the fridge or freezer
The coconut oil with solidify and voila, you now have deliciously healthy chocolate chunks
Kept in the fridge these will last for up to 2 weeks

Cleansing Green Soup

Detox House — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:05:26 +0000

2 serves

1 organic avocado
2 tsp organic olive oil
Juice of half a lemon
4 large kale leaves
4 rocket leaves
2 cups tea water
Fresh herbs of your choice
Himalayansalt, and pepper
Optional: spinach leaves, cucumber

Using a blender, combine all ingredients until you have a soup-like consistency
Pour into a bowl and serve

Rice is Nice

Detox House — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:02:34 +0000

A healthy savoury meal for lunch or dinner

1/2 cup cooked biodynamic brown rice
1/2 avocado
1/2 red onion, finely sliced
Fresh chopped garlic
1 tbsp organic pesto
Organic olives (preferably not in vinegar)
Salt and pepper

Mix all ingredients together and enjoy!

Other Suggestions: Add cooked quinoa to salads or replace rice in curries.
All health stores sell the plain quinoa but Woolworths sell an organic red quinoa variety which has slightly different taste.

Bliss Balls

Detox House — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:00:31 +0000

Not suitable for those on the Phase 1 Diet

1 cup chopped fresh dates
3/4 cup crushed blanched almonds
Zest of one orange
1 tsp cardamom powder
1/2 – 3/4 cup orange juice
Shredded coconut

Mix all ingredients together and make into balls then roll in left over coconut to coat