BANANA 'NICE CREAM' AND NUTELLA SWIRLS

Recently I haven't been feeling my best health-wise. I've found that I have become addicted to carbohydrates, sugars and fats - which have made up most of what I have been eating daily. And this has obviously taken a toll on my energy. Although they are all energy rich food groups, too much of them can leave you feeling lethargic, sluggish and bloated. So I've taken a new approach to how I eat in the day - Raw Till Four, and no Carbohydrates until 2PM. Why? I want my body to use any fat stored up from my carbohydrate bingeing as energy in the morning, as well as the fruit and other things I'll have for breakfast, whether that includes fruit juice, herbal tea, etc. Then for lunch, around 2PM, I will then introduce carbohydrates. Because I'll probably be the most hungry and likely lacking energy. And lastly for dinner, mainly vegetables, little carbs and a small amount of protein. Well, that's the plan anyway. So the next few recipes you all will see, are likely to be a lot healthier, more colourful, and much more nutritionally dense (salads versus toast).

I hope you all will like the upcoming recipes, the pictures I've taken look brilliant - if I do say so myself.

Anyway - here's the recipe!

I decided to have this for breakfast today! 'Ice-Cream' for breakfast? Thank God it's healthy, right?
Trying hard to refrain from carbs this morning, I opted for this because it would provide me with good, slow release energy that would easily last me the morning.

INGREDIENTS

One Very Ripe Banana, Chopped and Frozen
A Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
A Pinch of Salt
A Teaspoon of Milk
Half a Teaspoon of Cinnamon
A Teaspoon of Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread/Nutella (Optional)

METHOD

As easy as everything else I make, you just need to blend (or mash very well) all the above ingredients minus the Nutella. When well blended, scoop into a bowl and top with more fruit, granola, or nuts. I, of course, opted for Nutella. When you dress the top of the ice-cream with the spread, it starts to freeze and changes in texture. It becomes almost like chocolate sticks - still soft, almost semi-frozen, but insanely good. I then decided to top it all off with a pinch of sea salt, because it works so well with the sweetness of the chocolate.

I hope you all make this, it was amazing. And please do try other toppings, though I think nothing compares to chocolate, hazelnut and banana ;)

See you all on Thursday,

Christina x