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Not only do these crispy quinoa and sweet potato flatbreads come with a heaped serve of health benefits, they taste pretty bloody delicious too. Sweet potato is known for being packed full of vitamin C and E, skin savoiurs to say the least and quinoa is a lovely source of plant protein, the base of every healthy plate. (I used Nush almond cream cheese, oyster mushrooms, rocket leaves, walnuts, black sesame seeds and truffle oil) 1 Boil your quinoa for roughly 20 minutes in just over double the amount of water to quinoa. Preheat your oven to 180C. 2 Once cooked, pop the fluffy quinoa in a food processor along with the sweet potato and remaining flatbread ingredients.

Not only am I thoroughly enjoying the long days, the smell of neighbour’s BBQs smoking away, and the idea of pizza in the park long after bed time has passed, but I am a huge fan of summer’s seasonal produce. Utilize the entire carrot by roasting them whole, and setting aside the tops to blitz into a quick carrot top pesto, amazing when drizzle over the top of the final soft outcome. I’ll also blitz a handful of steamed carrot chunks into an easy cashew nut and carrot pâté, amazing when spread thickly on toast. Lay it over an open flame then scoop out the centre, plus part of the burnt skin, for an easy baba ganoush, or simply bake alongside layers of sliced potato and red pepper for an easy tomblet, a popular Spanish dish.

When I went plant-based and started truly focusing on hormonal balance through nutrition, I swore that the love and connection that I had to food would be just as strong, and the memories and nostalgia that surrounded certain foods would remain. It took some time to recreate that feeling when it came to making a plant-based version, free from refined sugar and packed full of whole, healthy ingredients. 2 Wash and roughly chop the rhubarb, placing in a saucepan on a medium heat with a touch of water, allow to stew until soft but not overly stringy, this should take around 5 minutes. Blitz the soaked dates in a food processor (feel free to add a few tablespoons of the date water), and blend until completely smooth.

When I say I avoid sugar, alcohol and refined carbohydrates like the plague, I’m not being overdramatic, it’s very much the difference between living my best life vs having god awful acne, hair rapidly falling out and ovulation problems. Low - no fruit smoothies are amazing as you won’t get that initial blood sugar spike before the day has even begun, keeping blood sugar levels lovely and stabilised - with is ESSENTIAL for PCOS. It’s the perfect snack to keep me going until dinner without spiking blood sugar levels the way an overly processed snack would. When we overload the body with stress in the form of processed junk, sugar, caffeine and alcohol, the liver has to work extra hard to get rid all of the crap instead of focusing on the effectively balancing your hormones.