Carrot tacos - vegetable alternative to the corn tacos

It seems to me that we often forget how important vegetables are in our diet. I encourage you to each vegetables every meal, which should be about 5 a day. I prepared carrot tacos to add to the diet of an extra portion of vegetables. It is great for a snack, lunch to work or even as a dish for a party.

Ingredients for 8 tacos:

• 500g of carrots
• tablespoon of oil
• 150g of cheese
• ground cumin
• pepper, salt
• egg
• 3 tablespoons of ground oatmeal

Method:

Grate carrots using cheese grater. Fry in a frying pan until slightly softened. Set aside to cool. Add egg, grated cheese, spices (ground cumin, salt, pepper) and 3 tablespoons of ground oatmeal.

On the baking paper put 8 portions of carrot mix, flatten it and shape of these medium-sized circles.

Bake in the oven until golden brown. About half an hour in 180 ° C. To get in shape place tacos on the bottle or on the rolling pan. Wait until cool. Inside put anything you want. This can be a chilli or vegetables.

Fat buster smoothie

Sometimes reducing calories in your diet may not be very effective as you thought it will be. Some products can support weight loss and fat burning. Some phytochemicals from natural products have great potential in effective weight loss by modulating lipid metabolism and increased thermogenesis  eg. red grapes, peppers, broccoli, tomatoes, red wine, citrus fruits, green tea extracts, capsaicin and tumeric. So I encourage people who want to help your body to get rid of fat to prepare this smoothie :-)

Ingredients:

• a handful of strawberries
• an apple
• half of red pepper
• half a teaspoon of chilli peppers
• half a lemon

Method:
All the ingredients wash under running water. Blend it with mixer. Serve chilled.

Low in calories, low in carbohydrates rice.

We eat rice with many dishes, curry, sweet-sour chicken, rice pudding etc. 100g of rice contains 344kcal, 0.7g fat, 78,9g of carbohydrates and 2.4 g fiber. For comparison, 100g of cauliflower contains only 22kcal, 0.2 g fat, 5 g of carbohydrates, and the same amount of fiber as rice. So maybe if you are on weight loss diet ora low carbohydrates diet rice from cauliflower will be very beneficial.  

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• Large cauliflower (about 900g)
• 500ml of water
• salt, pepper, fresh coriander

Method:

Blend or grate cauliflower using cheese grater. Mix with salt and pepper. Pour boiling water. Boil for about 15 minutes. Drain it, sprinkle with chopped coriander. Almost as easy as boiling rice :-)

Red vegetables soup, great source of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants

Super soup, very healthy, full of antioxidants and vitamins. It contains beetroots, red beans, red cabbage, onions and garlic. In addition, low-calorie which could be beneficial in weight loss diet. Beetroot contains only 45 kcal per 100g, no cholesterol and almost no fat. It has betaine, which reduces the risk of coronary heart disease or stroke. Contains large amounts of folate, vitamin B (B-3, B-5, B-6), and minerals such as iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, and potassium.

Ingredients:

• 800g beetroot
• 250g red beans
• 3 potatoes
• 1/3 red cabbage
• Red onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1.5 liters of broth
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• juice of one lemon
• salt, pepper, sugar

Method:

On the spoon of oil fry the chopped onion and chopped garlic. Pour broth. Add the diced potatoes and chopped red cabbage. Dice beetroots into small cubes. Put into boiling soup and cook about half an hour until the potatoes and cabbage are tender. Add, tomato paste, lemon juice and spices. Serve with natural yoghurt and parsley.

Coconut and pineapple cake. Low in carbohydrates, gluten-free with butter icing made from beans.

Coconut Cake - Pineapple is a veritable madness. Without regrets, we can eat piece of that healthy cake. No sugar, no flour and cream is made on the basis of beans. Especially recommended for people who avoid sugar. Easy to prepare, you just need  to wait until the sponge will cool down. The best thing to do is to bake sponge at the first day and prepare butter icing and decorate on the second day.

Ingredients for sponge cake (small tray)

• 150 g of coconut oil
• 3 eggs
• 150g of stevia
• 100g of desiccated coconut
• 50g of walnuts

Ingredients for the cream:

• 250g of cannellini beans
• 4 tablespoons of stevia
• 80g of desiccated coconut

In addition: half of fresh pineapple and coconut balls

Method:

Whisk the egg whites with stevia until they are fluffy. Walnuts and coconut blend with mixer or grinder. With an electric mixer, mix the egg yolks and coconut oil. Then, using a large spatula, stir together with egg whites. Pour into to a small greased baking tray. Bake about 40 minutes at 180 ° C. Then allow to cool, then cut in half.

Drain beans and blend it with a sweetener and coconut.

Peel the pineapple and cut into very thin slices so they are easy to fold. Spread the sponge cake with cream and a few slices of pineapple and then spread the cream on the entire surface of the cake. On top place the pineapple slices, sprinkle with grated coconut. You can also put some coconut fat bombs on the top.

Butternut squash and ricotta dip - an idea for a healthy snack.

Butternut squash and ricotta dip can be used instead of traditional hummus or you can use it to spread your sandwiches. Very delicate and tasty. We can also use it as a snack. Cut a couple of different vegetables eg. carrots, peppers - dip in the paste and eat it. That is a burst of vitamins and of course low-calorie snack.

Ingredients:

• small butternut squash
• onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 200 g of ricotta
• tablespoon oil
• chilli
• nutmeg
• salt & pepper

Method:

Peel the butternut squash, remove the seeds and cut into smaller pieces. Peel the onion and garlic and chop well. Mix with oil, chilli, salt and pepper. Put in the preheated oven (180 ° C) and bake for about 40 minutes until the vegetables are soft. Allow to cool and then blend it with ricotta and nutmeg.

Fat free, gluten free chocolate cake.

At the beginning I thought it is only fat free but later I realized that it is also gluten-free. Very moist chocolate sponge cake, with cranberry jam. So the combination of sweet and sour. Very comforting for cold autumn days :-)

Ingredients for small tray:

• 400g of red beans
• 5 heaped tablespoons coco powder
• half a cup of sugar
• 3 eggs
• teaspoon of cinnamon
• half teaspoon of nutmeg
• teaspoon of baking powder
• 50ml of milk
• 200g of cranberry jam
• a handful of dried cranberries

Method:

Whisk egg whites with sugar and make them nice and fluffy. Drain red beans and blend them. Add milk, egg yolks, cinnamon, nutmeg and blend again. Mix egg whites and the rest of ingredients using a spatula. Pour into a greased cake tray. Bake at 180°C for 40 minutes. Wait untill the cake cool down and cut the top and crumble it. Spread the top with cranberry jam. On top put crumbled cake and dried cranberries. I also put some crashed meringue on the top.