What's on the menu today for beautiful skin?

Posted August 27th, 2010 by Karen Fischer

Whether your skin is erupting like Mt. Eyjafjallajökull (that volcano in Iceland that no one can pronounce), or if your skin is channeling the Sahara desert, porridge, made with rolled oats not the instant stuff, is a great skin 'normalising' breakfast. You've heard it before - oats are amazing for the skin - but try this... cook 1 cup oats with at least 3 cups water (slow simmer for 20 minutes). Now you have cooked two breakfasts and can store half in the fridge for tomorrow. Top it with organic soy milk (with added calcium), cinnamon, fresh fruit and rice malt syrup...

What's on the menu today?

Posted September 1st, 2010 by Karen Fischer

The first day of spring means it's time to get creative with cold breakfasts. Today it's home made raw muesli with rolled oats, almonds, pepitas, organic soy milk and seasonal fruit (strawberries and cherries are my pick right now). Topped with blood sugar settling cinnamon (I also like freshly grated whole nutmeg - just a tiny sprinkle as it's very strong). A soy dandelion tea, instead of a coffee fix and a glass of water gets me through to lunch.

What's on the menu today?

Posted September 1st, 2010 by Karen Fischer

They say variety is the spice of life so let's mix it up a little today... Break the fast with a bowl of home made muesli (rolled oats, almonds and pepitas drizzled with honey and lightly toasted for about 5 minutes. Mix in the linseeds and lecithin granules and serve with seasonal fruit and organic soy milk.

What's on the menu today for beautiful skin?

Posted August 30th, 2010 by Karen Fischer

Breakfast: What's healthy, gluten-free, dessert-like and delicious? Almond Buckwheat Pancakes with rice malt syrup, cinnamon and strawberries. The recipe is on page 135 in Healthy Family, Happy Family). Followed by a soy dandelion tea (p.120)...

What does a nutritionist eat for beautiful skin today?

Posted August 26th, 2010 by Karen Fischer

I began the day with a glass of filtered water. Then had super thin buckwheat crepes with strawberries, cherries and rice malt syrup (recipe from The Healthy Skin Diet).

Lunch was scrambled eggs with sourdough toast and a dandelion coffee (soy milk and honey, made to perfection at Cafe Max, Bondi). I'm not missing caffeine at all! At home I had a glass of the Healthy Skin Drink.

What does a nutritionist eat for beautiful skin?

Posted August 25th, 2010 by Karen Fischer

The breakfast you eat each day can mean the difference between ageing badly (a combo of wrinkles, dryness and a surprise pimple or three), and having drop dead gorgeous skin. And I haven't found a better breakfast than porridge made with rolled oats. Served with quality soy milk, rice malt syrup, cinnamon, strawberries and grated green apple. Followed by a cup of the Healthy Skin Drink (fresh grapefruit, water, flaxseed oil and soy lecithin granules, blended)...

What's in season in August in Australia

Posted August 5th, 2010 by Karen Fischer

Fruit: apple (types: fuji, lady williams, sundowner), avocado, black sapote (chocolate fruit), cumquat, custard apple (cherimoya), grapefruit, lemon, lime, mandarin, nashi, oranges (types: blood, navel), pineapple, pomelo, tangelo

Herbs and spices: garlic, ginger...

Healthy Family, Happy Family

Posted July 19th, 2010 by Karen Fischer

Hi guys, my new health book, 'Healthy Family, Happy Family', is due in stores 1st August. For more info see my publisher's website... http://www.exislepublishing.com/process/shop/productView.html?itemId=260...

What's Up Doc? 15 life lessons on Spirituality from Bugs Bunny

Posted June 28th, 2010 by Karen Fischer

I thought this was a fun take on spirituality...
http://daily.finerminds.com/spirit/spirituality/spirituality-bugs-bunny/
Did you want to have more healthy skin menu blogs? Let me know...

What's in season in June in Australia

Posted June 14th, 2010 by Karen Fischer

Fruit: apple (types: bonza, fuji, golden delicious, granny smith, jonagold, jonathan, lady williams, pink lady, royal gala, sundowner), avocado, black sapote (chocolate fruit), custard apple (cherimoya), grapefruit, kiwi fruit, lemon, lime, mandarin, nashi, orange (type: navel), pear, persimmon, pomelo, quince

Herbs and spices: garlic, ginger

Nuts: chestnut, hazelnut, walnut ...