Healthy eating during exams. 

So, its that time of the year here in Australia where everyone is stressed out because of exams. I for one totally second that. With stress we tend to forget health, exercise and just general life. I have tried to compile healthy foods which I eat during exam revision. They are easy to make, healthy snacks! What more do you want. There are some sweet treats here and there, as a reward but nothing too indulgent. 

1. The Trail

Ingredients-

-Peanuts

-Cashew Nuts

-Almonds

-Walnuts

-Pine Nuts

-Pumpkin Seeds

-Dates (if you want)

-Cranberry

-Dark chocolate chips

Just roast the pumpkin and pine nuts in the over for 10-20 minutes. Let it cool, mix with all the other ingredients and munch away while revising. 

The best thing about this recipe is that you can make a whole heap at once and it doesn't even take that long. It is very healthy and delicious all the same. I am allowed to take in snacks during the exam and this going to be my staple snack. Also, quick fact, almond is supposed to help remember things, so definitely they that out. 

2. The Smoothie

Ingredients- 

-Handful of baby spinach

-berries of your choice

-kiwi

-watermelon

-milk/yogurt

Just blend the ingredients and voila! The smoothie is so filling and healthy its full of antioxidants and proteins. I find this to be an amazing kick after coming back from school, or in the morning. 

3. Peanut Butter and Carrots/Apple

Ingredients

-Natural peanut butter, feel free to use any other nut butters if you prefer those. 

-Carrots

-Celery

-Apple

Just chop up the veggies and fruits with about 1/2 tablespoon of peanut butter and eat away. 

Again, easy to eat, easy to make, simple and healthy. Perfect snack for exam time. 

These are just some real quick and handy recopies which I have been using to keep me going through exam revision. In saying that, I have another whole week of prep and then the exams. I might be a little screwed, but we will see. 

xx

Its Lunch Time! 

Hey everybody! Not that I am talking to anyone but myself. Still, saying hi makes for a good start. Now, I go to school, so I have to follow a routine. Something I have noticed with diets or balanced eating plans is massive detailed lunches which are not very travel handy. I pack my lunch and recess everyday and I have come up with a staple lunch that I always take. I have been taking it to school for a while now, but I have altered some ingredients to make it more healthier. I switch around my recess a little bit. So, I decided to jot down my lunch and recess schedule, for me.... Ya know, incase I forget. 

First up is lunch. I usually take a simple wrap to school. It is very healthy, easy to make, and very travel handy. There is not mess. It has become the perfect lunch time food for me. For the wrap you need-

-a wrap

-salad mix

-lettuce

-carrots

-capsicum

-cucumber

-a dip of your choice

-Paneer (Indian protein source, dry easy to make at home).

-some cheese

Just put in all the ingredients, wrap it up, secure in glad wrap and you are good to go! Feel free to add in chicken or other meats in the wrap, but since I am vegetarian, I don't put them in. 

Next up is recess. I vary what I take to recess just to have some interesting stuff going on. These are the recess's I have taken in the past few days-

-Apple, Carrot and half a tea spoon of natural/organic peanut butter.

-Watermelon/Mango/Strawberries/Blue berries 

-Plain Greek Yogurt

Again, the recess's are quick to make in the morning, which means extra time in bed and that is always good for me! I like to keep it simple, but appetising! 

xx

It's Dinner Time

The first meal to my healthy beginning was dinner. It was a well balanced dinner with proteins, some carbs, fibre and lots of nutrition. I put together this dinner after researching other healthy dinner options. Researching healthy eating ideas is much harder for me, because I am vegetarian and half the recipes out there are non-vegetarian, but nonetheless I take inspiration from my daily environment and try to adapt to my needs. 

Being vegetarian is a semi choice, semi I grew up with it. Its not religious but as a child no one in my family ate fish or meat so I was just never introduced to it, and now I am too scared to try it. Its now my choice to be a vegetarian. 

Apart from that, I like to whiz in a bit of Indian flavours wherever I can because I am Indian. I love me a bit of those flavours. I think it adds to the plain bland salads and veggies. 

The dinner for tonight was- A Petit Forest

This is not a recipe but just a list of ingredients and items I put in the salad. 

-Rice 1/2 a cup

-Boiled carrots and broccoli- 1 cup

-Cooked (with Indian spices) cauliflower, tomato, onions, corn and peas- 1 cup worth

-Boiled Lentils- 1/2 cup

-Salad Mix- 1 cup. 

It is a wholesome dinner and defiantly leaves you very full and feeling healthy too. Some of the element are not visible because of the plating. I am no chef, so all the plating up and presentation is very basic, so is the food. I am trying out new things and will post, if I find some other amazing dinners. 

That was what the dinner look like. Again, I know not the best pictures but the best I could do. Until next time. xx 

A New Start

A new morning. A new day. A new week. A new month. A new year. A new beginning. Today, is my new beginning to a healthy lifestyle, to a healthier more satisfied me.

I made this blog, so it would motivate me to make a change in my lifestyle. I am just tired with being lazy and inactive. So, I am going to change it. Now, I am not obese or overweight, neither am a stick thin and skinny. I am not healthy either, I am just chubby- you could say. I want to loose weight. I want to eat better, be healthier and be happier.

I am Aneesha Singh, 15 years old and its time I make a change. From today on, I will try different more heathier foods, slowly eliminating the bad and document it. I will start to work out more often and write it. I don't think anyone will ever read it, but if someone does and if it comes handy, I will be more than happy.

I want to document this process. I want to stick to this promise. This is A New Beginning| Living the Healthy Way.