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Lisa Barwise

Lisa Barwise
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Bean Lettuce Tacos & Guacamole

Bean Lettuce Tacos & Guacamole Taco “meat”1 onion, sliced6 tbsp. (90 ml/3 fl. oz.) water200g (7.1 oz.) tinned organic kidney bean2 tsp. taco seasoning (cumin, coriander powder, chill flakes, chili powder, smoked paprika)Vegan Guacamole1/2 avocado flesh, mashed1 tbsp. onion, finely diced1 clove garlic, minced1 tbsp. fresh coriander (cilantro), finely chopped1/2 lime, juicedPink Himalayan salt, to tasteBlack pepper, to tasteSaladBaby gem lettuce turned into boats2 roma tomatoes, chopped1/2 cup (15g/0.5 oz.) fresh coriander (cilantro), finely chopped Add sliced onion and water to a mediumsized frying pan.Heat on medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes, until onions are softened.Drain and rinse the kidney beans and then add them and taco seasoning to the pan.Reduce heat to medium and cook uncovered for another few minutes, until heated through.Meanwhile, add the ingredients for the guacamole to a small bowl.Mash with a fork to combine the ingredients.Serve by placing taco ‘meat’ on to lettuce boats, add guacamole and tomato and lettuce and fresh coriander. Add 1 gluten-free wrap to your dinner.
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Lisa Barwise

Ultimate Guide to the Push Up for Women

The Push Up exercise has been around for hundreds of years. It’s a great conditioning exercise for most muscles of the body and requires no equipment. In this post I’m going to break down this excellent exercise and show you not only how to perform it effectively but how to design your own push up workouts to get to that magical 100 push ups in one go! Muscles Involved During the Push Up The Push Up is a full body exercise that works lots of major muscle groups including: Pectorals – these are your fan shaped chest muscles and are heavily used in all pushing exercises. Triceps – another pushing muscle attached to the back of the arm. The triceps work hard at straightening the arm. So if you don’t fully straighten the arm you won’t get the most out of these muscles. Deltoids – the shoulder muscles play a large role in all pushing exercises but also in the stabilisation of the upper body to maintain alignment during the exercise Serratus Anterior – these muscles on either side of the rib cage attach to the shoulder blade and prevent it from winging during movement. Well developed serratus anterior muscles...
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Lisa Barwise
In Plant Based Nutrition, Recipes

Peanut Butter and Jelly Chia Pudding

Peanut Butter and Jelly Chia Pudding Compote1 cup wild blueberries (frozen or fresh)1 Tbsp orange juice1 Tbsp chia seedsChia Pudding1 cup unsweetened plain almond milk1/2 cup light coconut milk (Use canned // or sub more almond milk)1 tsp vanilla (optional)1-2 Tbsp maple syrup (to taste)3 Tbsp natural salted peanut butter (creamy or crunchy // plus more for serving)1/3 cup chia seedsFresh blueberries (optional // for topping) To a small skillet or saucepan, add the blueberries and orange juice. Warm over medium-high heat until bubbling. Then lower heat to medium and cook for 2 minutes - stirring ccasionally. Remove from heat and add chia seeds. Stir to combine.Divide the compote between three (amount as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size) small serving dishes (like these from Weck), and set in the refrigerator to chill.In the meantime, add almond and coconut milk to a blender, along with vanilla (optional), maple syrup, and peanut butter. Blend on high to fully combine. Taste and adjust flavors as needed, adding more maple syrup for sweetness or peanut butter for saltiness.Add chia seeds and pulse a few times to incorporate, being careful not to blend as you want the chia seeds left...
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Lisa Barwise
In Plant Based Nutrition, Recipes

Green Goddess Raw Vegan Protein Smoothie

This is my signature Green Smoothie, we call the Green Goddess Proothie.    This is the most protein packed, energy boosting, lean muscle building smoothie I could make that is vegan, gluten free and well just plain tasty. I have this for breakfast at least 2 times a week and use it as my post workout shake on feast days where I work legs or have two kettlebell classes back to back. Dried spirulina contains about 60% (51–71%) protein. It is a complete protein containing all essential amino acids, though with reduced amounts of methionine, cysteine, and lysine when compared to the proteins of meat, eggs, and milk. It is, however, superior to typical plant protein, such as that from legumes. Imagine a plant that can nourish your body by providing most of the protein you need to live, help prevent the annoying sniffling and sneezing of allergies, reinforce your immune system, help you control high blood pressure and cholesterol, and help protect you from cancer. Does such a “super food” exist? Yes. It’s called spirulina.   [Related article:  The most amazing superfood you have never heard of]   Ingredients:   1 cup/large handful SPINACH 1 cup/large handful KALE 1/4...
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