Back from a month in Australia, and what an amazing trip it was! Waking up so close to the ocean, eating healthy and getting creative in my second home felt really good. Especially because January is such a grey month in the UK. I knew I didn’t want to fall into the slumped January blues upon return, so made a promise to myself I would bring the positive energy and healthy lifestyle home with me. When you spend time in Sydney, you realise just how much people take care of themselves, and its good motivation to practice a good routine of exercise and healthy eating even when the weather isn’t as warm here.
I’m not one to make New Years Resolutions, but I am making a conscious effort in 2019 to take care of my skin and body from the inside out. Making just a few lifestyle changes can have such a huge difference on your skin and overall wellbeing. So the first thing I did when touching down was stock up my Samsung fridge for the week ahead. Lots of greens, fresh fruit, fish and coffee (the last one needs no explaining!). I have been using The Beauty Chef Glow Powder, which is a beauty blend containing probiotic super foods. I add one scoop with water which aids a healthy gut to start the day. As I work from home the days I am not on location photographing, I try to stick to a routine of having breakfast, lunch and dinner at home. Meal prepping helps, and to give variety I usually swap out my breakfast choices each morning or the protein in each meal. Below I’ve listed some of the meals I have been preparing inspired by dishes I had in Sydney.
Breakfast:
The Beauty Chef Glow Powder mixed with water
and
Avocado and 2 x chilli boiled eggs on wholemeal toast
(The best I had in Sydney was Infiniti Bakery, Paddington)
or
Blended blueberry, dates, avocado, banana and almond milk smoothie
Lunch:
King prawn Broccoli Salad
(Inspired by the amazing salad menu at Harrys, North Bondi)
Ingredients:
handful of long stem broccoli
one pear chopped
handful of green beans
half a red onion
half a cup of pomegranate seeds
olive oil and balsamic dressing
Snack:
Handful of dates and half a handful of nuts
or
Watermelon, mango and blueberry fruit salad
Dinner:
Salmon Green Stirfry
(Inspired by Chin Chin, Surry Hills)
Ingredients:
salmon fillet
handful of kale
handful of spinach
handful of chopped cabbage
half a red onion
one cup of chopped carrot
rice noodles
sauce of choice: I like sweet and sour sauce, Katsu curry or sweet chilli.
I hope you’ve all had a great start to 2019!
Photography and Creative Direction by yours truly
Collaboration in partnership with Samsung Home Appliances
