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Basil Lover Green Smoothie

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I love the subtile, yet noticeable taste of the basil leaves in this one…

For who isn’t super fan of the extremely sweet smoothies (like me), this mildly sweet, yet tangy drink might just be what you needed.

Good Morning!

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Recipe type: Smoothie
Cuisine: Healthy
Ingredients
  • 1 banana,
  • 1 green apple,
  • Juice of ½ lime,
  • 4 strawberries,
  • ¼ cup fresh basil,
  • 1 big curled kale leave,
  • ½ cup of almond/coconut milk
Instructions
  1. - Blend all the ingredients
  2. - Enjoy!

 

Fun Spring Salad with Fennel, Carrots & Apples

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Even tho it’s technically spring right now, I’m looking outside my window and I don’t see it.  Last week, for our first day of Spring, we had a big snowstorm in Montreal and since it looks like we are in the middle of January.  The worst thing is, 2 weeks ago there was no more snow outside, the weather was starting to be nice and uplifting and the birds were singing.  I’m wondering how surprised those pore little birdies were when they realized that only a few days after they either woke up or came back from the south, mother nature still had a ton of snow and cold weather for them.

One thing for sure, mother nature is getting more and more erratic with the years… and I cant believe some people are still so close minded that they don’t believe in global warming.  …Ugh, ignorance like this annoyed me till no end and I feel like slapping all those people in the back of the head for having such ignorance but again, it’s not my place to do so but since this is my blog, I’m venting away lol  …sorry about that that.

On a much funner and tastier note, I decided that even if it’s not as sunny as I would have expect it today, I’m not going to let this weather gets to me and I will be celebrating the arrival of Spring anyways with some fun light and flavorful salads like this one.  It’s also part of my few posts that I’m dedicating to my contracted models who are seeking for healthy and low calories recipes to prepare because they have to go on photo shoots very soon.  I hope you’ll enjoy this fennel, carrot and green apple salad as much as I did.  It’s super easy to do, barely take any ingredients and will keep you full for quit a while.  Enjoy!

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Grilled Maple Salmon Salad

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I was reading one of my contracted model’s blog the other day and she was asking for diet tricks and recipes.  I have to admit that the word “diet” scares me till no end and I much prefer to keep a healthy everyday lifestyle and work on my portion control then go on a diet because most of the time I don’t stick to it and I get either frustrated for not eating what I want or I loose too much energy by not eating enough or the right things.  Plus, most of the time when the diet is done and you’re back at your normal eating habits, you gain everything you had lost and sometime a bit more.

As a model, worrying about my waist line is part of my everyday job you’ll say and that’s kind of true.  But I don’t believe in dieting and I don’t believe in starving myself.  Yes, I’m a model and what I look like is important but I will never starve myself because I simply love food way too much.  Over the years I had to adjust my eating habits, learn to work out the right way everyday and stop myself from buying easy and fast processed food.  I learned to make everything myself from scratch and to be honest, I’m glad I did!  These days I much prefer to never eat pizza again because I’m too lazy to make my own dough, sauce and everything than buying one of those pre-made versions.  If I haven’t made it from scratch, I simply don’t eat it.  It’s that simple.

Agreed, it’s annoying at time because you’re really craving for something specific that you just don’t have on hand but it’s a great way to learn self control.  If you really want to eat that specific thing, you just have to make it from scratch and try to make it healthier than the store bought version.  Everything is possible and as long as you keep to this rule and work out everyday, you’ll be fine in my book.  It has been working for me for the past 5 years now and I’ll never go back to my old eating habits.

Now to talk about about this salmon recipe…  It’s easy, fast and very good for you.  I don’t think I need to convinced anyone about the greatness of omega 3 and fatty acids.  It’s good for you, good for your brain and so dam delicious.  Like any other “fatty” fish like the salmon, we have to eat it in moderation but I think once a week is ok if you’re really a salmon addict or at least once every 2 weeks.

The contrast of the salty fish with the maple syrup (my obsession) and the sourness of the green apples drench in lime juice is amazing!  This amazing salad will keep you feeling full for the rest of the night or pump you up full of energy to go do over 1 hour of cardio.  Hope you’ll enjoy this recipe as much as I do 🙂

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