Jo Hill

MIDEA PORTABLE AIRCON ❄️ • We have been using the @mideasouthafrica portable aircon for a little over a week and we absolutely LOVE it!!! • It was SO easy to set up and honestly cools the room in minutes 😁 • Going into Summer, we couldn’t be happier to have one of these in the house!!! • 12/10 recommend 😉 • If you have any questions, pop them below and I will answer them asap ⬇️

COME WITH ME TO ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PLACES… @dischem_pharmacies @dischem_foods 😍 • As most of you know, I do a monthly shop at Dischem and this is what I stocked up on this month! • The festive season is here so I wanted to make sure that I am sorted for future Christmas baking 🎅🏼 This means protein powder- I grabbed some @biogen_sa protein, @lifestylefoodsa xylitol and sugar free dark chocolate chips 🍫 • To make sure that I stay on track with my goals, I stocked up on some of my favourite diet hacks: @biogen_sa water infusion drops (great to have in your handbag), some @pb2southafrica peanut butter powder and my favourite @footysza sugar free jelly, drinks and powdered drinks- I love that they are high in vitamin c too 🍊 I also stocked up on my favourite @futurelifeza High protein lite bars 🤤 • I also managed to get some amazing stocking fillers so make sure you pop in… • There are specials running ALL THE TIME so take advantage whenever you can 😉 • Would you like me to share specials as I see them? Let me know below ⬇️

SUGAR FREE CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA PROTEIN MUFFINS 🍌 🍫 • It’s safe to say that I am OBSESSED with the new goodies that Lifestyle Foods have been releasing!!! • These sugar free dark chocolate chips are absolutely amazing and bake like a dream 😍 • Have you tried them? • I suggest you try get your hands on some this week so that I can share this easy recipe with all of you 😉 • This recipe puts the E in ‘Effortless baking’… • Trust me 😝 • 90 % of the ingredients can be purchased from @dischem_foods too 😊 • @lifestylefoodsa

MY WEEK NIGHT PUD 🤤 • Well, part of it as I typically have something I’ve made with a few other goodies…A pudding platter if you will 😂 Don’t judge me…It’s what keeps me sane AND my pudding is always high in protein 😉 • Anyway, why I’m bringing this up is because I shared a video of my pudding the other night and asked what everyone else was having…So many of you said ‘I’m not having anything’ 😳 • If you don’t have a sweet tooth, I totally get it but if that’s not the case, I don’t really get it… • This pudding is rich, creamy and delicious 😍 • It took me 5 minutes to make ⏰ • It’s made from 3 ingredients (excluding toppings) • It’s high in protein and VERY low in calories 💪🏼 • It’s sugar free, virtually fat free AND relatively inexpensive to make 🥳 • You can see what 2 of the 3 ingredients are in the video BUT what do you think I’ve used to bind them together? 😉 • Let’s hear your guesses below ⬇️

VEGAN BROWNIES (WITH A SECRET INGREDIENT) • @lc_searching_for_unicorns hopefully this recipe is one you can enjoy 😉 • These brownies are so fudgy and are almost chewy…They also freeze really well!!! Trust me, you would NEVER know that these were made without eggs, milk or sugar… • Give them a bash…Vegan or not, you wont regret it 😁 • Please let me know in the comments section if you would like me to share more vegan recipes with you all…I always appreciate your feedback so much ❤️ • INGREDIENTS: 1/4 cup oat flour 3/4 cup xylitol or coconut sugar 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder A pinch of salt 1/3 cup peanut butter 2 TBS oil 1 banana 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 flax eggs (2 TBS flaxseed mixed with 6 TBS water. Whisk together and leave to sit for 15 minutes) 1 bar of @thechocolateyogi chocolate, chopped (The ⭐️ ingredient) 2 dates, chopped • METHOD: 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees and line a baking tray with tinfoil. Set aside. 2. In a blender or bowl, add the peanut butter, banana, oil, xylitol and vanilla essence and beat/whisk together until smooth and creamy. 3. Slowly start to add in the cocoa, bit by bit. 4. Once all the cocoa has been added, add the flax egg and the salt and mix again. 5. Lastly, fold in the oat flour and baking powder making sure not to over mix. 6. Add 1/2 of the chopped chocolate and the chopped dates to the batter and spoon into the prepared baking tray. Top the brownies with the remainder of the chopped chocolate. 7. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Allow the brownies to cool fully before slicing. • Enjoy my lovelies 🥰 • PS: You can find the entire @thechocolateyogi range at @wellnesswarehouse and the honeycomb crunch is to die for 🤤

YOU CAN’T GO WRONG WITH OVERNIGHT OATS 😉 • I am constantly chopping & changing my original recipe and this one has been a firm favourite of mine 😁 • You can double, triple, quadripple the recipe if you need to but I’ll share exactly what you need to add to a jar for 1️⃣ serving 😍 • Enjoy xxx • To a jar add: 1/3 cup gluten free oats- I am obsessed with the @lifestylefoodsa brand 2 TBS xylitol- Again, from @lifestylefoodsa 1 TBS chia seeds- No suprize here, from @lifestylefoodsa 1 serving vanilla whey protein- I have been loving @npl_prolifestyle @npl_international 1/2 tsp cinnamon • Shake the jar and then add: 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk 1/2 tsp vanilla essence • Top with whatever your heart desires ❤️ • I have been loving roasted almonds, dried goji berries and some dried cranberries (cacao nibs are also amazing to add) • What do you guys think? Yay or Nay? • I got ALL of these ingredients from @dischem_foods #obvs 👍🏼👎🏼

CAN I FILE THIS UNDER ‘HIDDEN TALENTS’? • In all seriousness though…If any of you are holding out to do some Black Friday shopping…Where are you looking? 😉 • No gate keeping around here 😂 • Lastly, who else does this? 🙈 I suppose it’s a different form of window shopping 🤣

SNACKERS ANONYMOUS 🌽 • Hi, my name is Jo and apart from having one hell of a sweet tooth, I am a snacker of note… • I love to have small meals (snacks) and treats constantly throughout the day… • I try my best to make sure that all my meals (including snacks) revolve around protein…This is why I love quickly whipping up my higher protein (and low fat & low cal) hummus to enjoy with some healthy chips/crackers/sliced veggies 🥕 • I’ve also been totally OBSESSED with these tortilla chips & rice crackers from @na_natureaddicts_sa stocked at @wellnesswarehouse 😍 • They are SO full of flavour and the fact that they are actually good for you is just the cherry on top 🍒 • I can’t believe that I haven’t shared more dip recipes with you guys, especially since dips & sauces are things that I make every other day…I guess I have never really considered them to be ‘recipes’ because it’s just a matter of throwing a few things together…BUT I wanted to share my latest find (and obsession…) and thought I would find out if I should share my protein hummus recipe with you all ❤️ • If you would like the recipe, please comment and I will DM it to you over the course of the weekend 🥰 • I hope you all have a good one ❤️

I’VE GOT ANOTHER MEALPREP BREKKIE OPTION FOR YOU 😉 • Antioxidant rich protein overnight oats 💪🏼 • The gluten free oats from @lifestylefoodsa are an absolute game changer in this recipe! • The toppings, though, are what makes it!!! Dried gogi berries, cranberries and roasted almonds 😍 Paired with chia seeds = A nutrient dense breakfast of deliciousness 😉 • All ingredients bought from @dischem_foods ❤️ (The protein I used was from @npl_prolifestyle ,also available at Dischem…I am really loving this protein blend!!!) • Want me to share this quick and easy recipe…You know what to do 😉

VEGAN BROWNIES ANYONE? • It’s been a HOT minute since I’ve spent some good quality time in the kitchen but this weekend I was lucky enough to have some extra time to be in my happy place 😍 • I have had TONS of requests for some more vegan recipes so I thought that I would come up with something super duper easy (and that doesn’t require any ‘over the top’ ingredients…In fact, I am pretty sure that most of you will have these ingredients in your kitchen already 😉) • And as the name suggests, these brownies are egg and dairy free 😁 I have also made them sugar free too 😉 I was inspired by a recent favourite of mine… @thechocolateyogi and their incredible range of chocolates (which are dairy free and made from raw cacao) 🍫 • I haven’t had the best experience with dairy free chocolate but these chocolate are something else!!! The Mylk Hunnycomb Crunch is out of this world 🤤 • Have you tried @thechocolateyogi before? What were your thoughts? And would you like me to share my latest vegan brownie recipe with you all? Let me know in the comments below ⬇️ • If enough people want it, I may just have to remake them to film the process and of course, pick a few taste testers 😜 • You can find @thechocolateyogi at @wellnesswarehouse 🌱 • I hope you are having the BEST start to your week and I can’t wait to hear back from you all 🥰 If you need me, I will be munching on a few of these and writing reports ✍️ • All my love, and peanut butter Jo

🥺🥺🥺 • Matthew Perry (our Chandler Bing) needed a space on my grid 🩷 • If you have followed me for a while, you would know that I am (and always will be) the biggest F.R.I.E.N.D.S fan so this one is for everyone else who feels like I do 🫶🏻 • Could we ‘BE’ anymore sad? • What’s your favourite Chandler (or F.R.I.E.N.D.S line) ? • #friends #friendstvshow #chandler #chandlerbing #matthewperry #rip #friendsquotes #friendsobsessed #ripmatthewperry #friendsofficial #quoteoftheday #quotesdaily #durban #umhlanga #southafrica

CHOC CHIP BANANA BAKED OATS 🍌 🍪 • Trust me when I tell you this…These are SO good and will make you want to jUmP straight out of bed in the morning ☀️ • These took me all of half an hour to make and I was sorted for the entire week ahead 😄 • What have you got on the menu for breakfast this week? I’ve said this SO many times and I will continue to say it…If you fail to plan, you plan to fail…Don’t let that be you!!! • I experimented with a few fun things that I picked up at Dischem, such as @carbsmartsa sugar free syrup- I LOVE this Butterscotch syrup, the @biogen_sa Complete whey protein powder in vanilla (it’s super cost effective) and some sugar and gluten free choc chips cookies from @gullon_sa 😍 You can substitute those ingredients with whatever you have at home HOWEVER I highly recommend giving this recipe a try, exactly as it is 😉 • Enjoy xxx • INGREDIENTS: 1 small banana, mashed 1 egg 1/4 cup honey or sugar free syrup- I used @carbsmartsa Butterscotch syrup 1/2 cup milk of choice 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 cups oats 1 heaped serving protein powder- I used @biogen_sa Complete whey 4 choc chip cookies, chopped- I used @gullon_sa choc chip cookies A small handful chocolate chips (@lifestylefoodsa has just launched some sugar free dark chocolate chips!) • METHOD: 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees and spray a muffin tray with some cooking spray. Set aside. 2. Add the wet ingredients to a bowl and mix (with a fork) until relatively smooth (I do like some banana ‘bits’ in mine) 3. To a separate bowl, add the dry ingredients and mix together, followed by adding the biscuits and chocolate chips. Mix again. 4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. 5. Spoon into the prepared muffin tray and bake for 15 minutes. 6. Keep in an airtight container or freeze and defrost in the microwave or airfryer before eating. • Watch this space…I’ve got another @dischem_foods haul coming up ❤️ And I found even more fun goodies to experiment with 🥳 • @dischem_pharmacies @dischem_livingfit

GETTING GAME DAY READY WITH @totalenergies_za 🏉 • TotalEnergies is the official Rugby World Cup Sponsor and I can’t tell you how convenient it has been to have been able to quickly stock up on all our game day essentials by popping into the TotalEnergies garage before a game 😉 • Have you guys found the last few games as exciting (and nerve wrecking 😬) as I have? 😜 • Who do you think will be taking the title as the 2023 Rugby World Cup champions and who has been your favourite player throughout? • Let me know in the comments section below 👇🏼 • Click the link in my bio to Join the TotalEnergies loyalty program which will earn you points every time you put in petrol, shop in store or use their car wash 🥳 https://bit.ly/3ta8coG • #TotalEnergiesClub #RewardYourJourney #Ad