THE BEST HEALTHY "FAKE"AWAY RECIPES

Hello everyone! I know i am not on my own when i say that they love a good takeaway from time to time, but don't love the calories that they contain. Ever since switching up my lifestyle and the way i eat, i barely eat takeaway or eat out in general and since doing so i have discovered a ton of different recipes on Pinterest, that are great healthy alternatives to our favourite takeaway food choices. With that in mind for today's post i thought i would share with you a selection of my favourites, as they are not only a lot better for you but they also work out a lot less expensive in the long run than getting a takeaway would...

1. pizza

Pizza is one of my favourite foods ever and it just something i can't go without having on a regular basis, whether that be eating out or at home. Pizza can be super calorific (especially a naughty Domino's or Pizza Hut) but this doesn't have to be the case, so much so i have been having homemade pizzas at home for years now and i enjoy them so much more.

vegan caprese pizza - click for recipe

three ingredient sweet potato pizza base - click for recipe

easy healthy tortilla pizza - click for recipe

2. burger

Second close favourite in cheat meal favourites for me is a good burger and fries, especially if it contains cheese. It is quick and easy to head to McDonald's and get a heavy in calorie burger that won't fill you up but it won't be as satisfying as making your own at home for more than half the calories and will keep you full up for longer.

mushroom burgers with chickpeas - click for recipe

sweet potato quinoa burger - click for recipe

halloumi burger with sticky chilli sauce - click for recipe

3. indian and thai food/curry

I love nothing more than a good Indian takeaway from time to time and for me the spicier the better, but i do also love the classic tikka masala with a yummy naan bread to dip. Just like pretty much all restaurant/takeaway foods even these run high in calorie, which can be avoided by making your own at home.

chicken tikka masala - click for recipe

thai butternut squash red curry - click for recipe

thai noodle salad - click for recipe

sweet potato, chickpea and spinach curry - click for recipe

4. mexican

A restaurant favourite of mine (Italian food aside) is definitely Mexican food, anything from fajitas to enchiladas and burritos which all happen to include tortilla wraps. Tortilla wraps if eaten more than one at a time can bump your calories up a fair bit, as most contain anything from 90-150 calories each. That being said limiting yourself to one or two over four, is a lot better.

shrimp sheet fajitas - click for recipe

mexican street style corn stuffed peppers - click for recipe

one pan mexican rice - click for recipe

cilantro lime shrimp tacos - click for recipe

xo.

WHAT I ATE IN A DAY

Hello everyone! Something i didn't even realise until i was prompted the other day, is how we are in September and i am still yet to do a "what i ate in a day" post this year. This is a type of post that i love to personally watch/read about myself, because lets face it who doesn't love food? and who doesn't love snooping at what other people are eating? With that in mind for today's post i thought i would share with you everything that i ate in a specific day, from breakfast, lunch and dinner.

A lot of the time now my breakfast is usually an on-the-go type of breakfast, as i would sooner have something a little later rather than straight away when i wake up, doing this fills me up until lunch rather than wanting something in-between. So for breakfast i had one of my favourite types of yogurt by SKYR and this was a blueberry and elderberry flavour, i love these yogurts as they are quite thick in consistency. I also had one of these Graze cocoa vanilla protein bites, which was my first time having this particular one and they are so yummy much like most of the Graze products. One of my favourite parts of breakfast is a smoothie or juice and i usually opt for a green juice, but they didn't have any this particular day so i had to go with a different one.

For lunch this particular day i ate out at Loch Fyne, which is a seafood restaurant. Seeing as i went there i just had to get my favourite thing to get whenever i go and i believe i have shared that in a previous post at some point. So as you can probably tell i opted for one of my favourite dishes to have and that is king prawn spaghetti, with roasted chilli oil, lemon and garlic. You could also choose a side to go with dish, so i decided to be naughty and double up on the carbs with some french fries ha (which i did share). I also had a desert which i completely failed on and forgot to take a picture for it, but i had créme brulée.

Seeing as i ate out at lunch time and had both a main and a desert, i didn't want too too much to eat in the evening time. So i decided to just have something that i have been loving having for lunch a lot recently and that is a veggie burger, these particular ones have a bunch of different veggies in from red pepper, peas, carrot to sweet potato, onion, beans and some spices.

I hope you enjoyed my first "what i ate" post in a long time and i hope to do more soon...

xo.