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In The Fridge With… Kate Bell

admin — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 02:34:05 +0000

Kate Bell is an Australian model and yoga teacher who’s beauty truly shines from the inside out. Not only does she look after her health physically, but she has a passion for healthy eating, too. She shops weekly at the local farmers market and focuses on eating the rainbow. What we love about Kate’s approach to food is that it’s non restrictive and is the perfect example of the #healthynotperfect approach to eating we believe in at The Beauty Chef.

Do You Have A Philosophy Around Food?

“Food is central to my existence. What I eat has ramifications; My food choices effect my positive outlook on life, how much energy I feel and how fresh I look.

Who I purchase food from, who I support financially by purchasing their food, means everything to me. The way I see it is if we truly want to live in a society where we live harmoniously with the natural world, I believe it starts from our food production.

I support small farms, rotational farms and organic farms. I eat a high protein diet; All sorts of well-reared meats and plant-based proteins. I love ‘eating the rainbow’, lots of coloured vegetables and a small amount of fruit.

Although I choose to be selective with what I eat, I eat delicious bolognaise pasta on weekends and love a good pizza and an aperol spritz with friends.”

Do You Enjoy Cooking? What Are Your Favourite Recipes To Cook?

“I love preparing meals, I’m fast and furious in the kitchen; Instant nourishment. I’ll make hummus each week, usually our evening meals are protein and veggies.”

What Are The Non-Negotiables In Your Grocery Shop Each Week?

“Good salt and olive oil, loads of different vegetables and protein (meat, chicken, tofu etc).”

Where Do You Usually Shop For Groceries?

“I shop once a week at Carriageworks farmer’s market in Eveleigh, and Taste Organic supermarket, Enmore. Sometimes I’ll pick up things from roadside stalls when outside the city.”

How Often Do You Do A Grocery Shop?

“I do one big shop each week. Sometimes I’ll pick up bits and pieces through the week.”

Are There Any Foods Or Snacks That You’ve Been Loving Lately? How Do You Prepare Them?

“I make hummus and eat it with either raw or baked carrot sticks. I always have fresh miso paste on hand for a cup-a-soup.”

What’s The One Food You Never, Ever Eat?

“I loathe McDonalds and everything about it.”

What Is Your Favourite Beauty Chef Product(S) And Why? How Long Have You Been Taking It For?

“New WindowCLEANSE Inner Beauty Support. I take it every so often just to keep things flowing so to speak.”

What Does Your Inner Beauty Routine Look Like? I.E. Food And Supplements For Your Skin And Overall Health?

“I take a greens supplement most mornings however I’m not super strict with supplements, sometimes I miss days, it’s not a big deal to me because I believe that our bodies know when to take supplements. Liquid Vita C is always on hand, I use a liquid magnesium in my drinking water bottle along with a pinch of Celtic sea salt, a squirt of hemp oil at night and liver tea.”

What’s Your Favourite Way To Enjoy Your Beauty Chef Products?

“With my green charge in the morning when I’m just about to run out the door, works for me.”

Sweet Or Savoury?

“Sweet!”

Your All-Time Favourite Food?

“That’s not fair!!! Hahah I love beautiful fresh food but I also love good pizza and my home cooked bolognaise!”

Coffee Or Tea?

“Coffee.”

Takeout Or A Home Cooked Meal?

“Home cooked.”

In the fridge with… Georga Holt

admin — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 02:30:34 +0000

Melbourne-based naturopath Georga Holt spends her days working with clients and teaching them how best to nourish their bodies. With her expertise in health and a less is more approach to wellness, we were excited to go behind closed doors with Georga and see how she nourishes herself at home, starting with what’s in her fridge…

Do You Have A Philosophy Around Food?

“My philosophy around food is to let your body tell you what it wants/requires. Don’t be influenced by social media/media as to what you should be eating to be the ‘healthiest’ version of yourself. Trust your body, it’s quite smart and will tell you what it needs.”

Do You Enjoy Cooking? What Are Your Favourite Recipes To Cook?

“I love cooking, especially as we head into the colder months. At the moment, my favourite thing to cook is a coconut red lentil soup (and any soup in winter). It is so simple to throw together after a busy day of work – hence my obsession.”

What Are The Non-Negotiables In Your Grocery Shop Each Week?

“Diversity is my key when doing groceries. I aim to include a whole range of fruits, vegetables, proteins and fats to ensure I have a fridge stocked to support my body throughout the week.”

Where Do You Usually Shop For Groceries?

“I mix it up based on what amount of time I have. But I love to shop at our local grocer, Psarakos, it has everything you need (and from good sources) – it’s a fruit and veg shop, baker, butcher, florist and nut store.”

How Often Do You Do A Grocery Shop?

“My ritual is doing a Saturday morning shop. However, living in the city allows for a little stop on the way home from work for little things that will enhance our dinners. So realistically, I would say I would be at the grocers everyday (to satisfy any unplanned cravings).”

Are There Any Foods Or Snacks That You’ve Been Loving Lately? How Do You Prepare Them?

“Recently, I’ve been stripping my snacks back to basics and reaching for fruit and pairing it with nut butter or yoghurt to make it a well balanced snack.”

What’s The One Food You Never, Ever Eat?

Oysters – even though I know how good they are for us, I just can’t bring myself to do it.

What Is Your Favourite Beauty Chef Product(S) And Why? How Long Have You Been Taking It For?

“I have forever and always been a GLOW® lover. I think I have been taking it for maybe 2+ years now. I love the versatility it brings for my health, the antioxidant status is not only an amazing benefit for my skin but also for my internal health.”

What Does Your Inner Beauty Routine Look Like? I.E. Food And Supplements For Your Skin And Overall Health?

“It changes with the seasons and what I have going on in my life. But at the moment I have been reaching for omega and zinc supplements (for hydration & skin cell support in the colder months).

Water – always!! People often forget or underestimate the power water has for our health, it is a daily non-negotiable to drink 2-3L.

And of course making sure I have protein in every meal to help stabilize my blood glucose levels and fuel my body.”

What’s Your Favourite Way To Enjoy Your Beauty Chef Products?

“During winter, GLOW® & COLLAGEN together as a little after dinner or afternoon treat. In summer, I love the GLOW® mixed in yoghurt paired with chia puddings.”

Sweet Or Savoury?

“At the moment, savoury.”

Your All-Time Favourite Food?

“Avocado.”

Your Go-To Dessert?

“Dark choc, of course.”

Coffee Or Tea?

“Coffee!!”

Takeout Or A Home Cooked Meal?

“Home cooked meal.”

Black Bean and Cacao Protein Truffles

admin — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 22:55:23 +0000

These decadent little balls are the perfect healthy treat. The black beans provide the perfect chewy texture whilst giving a boost of fibre and protein. Supercharged with our plant-based protein, fibre and wellness powder, BODY Inner Beauty Support, and a dose of healthy fats, these truffles are sure to satisfy your sweet cravings.

INGREDIENTS:

1/ 3 cup (50 g) hazelnuts
400 g can black beans, drained and rinsed
100 ml full fat coconut cream
4 medjool dates, pitted
2 scoops Chocolate BODY Inner Beauty Support
2 tablespoons cacao powder
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean powder
Pinch Himalayan salt

Raw chocolate coating

3/ 4 cup (75 g) cacao powder
75 g cacao butter, coarsely chopped
1 1/ 2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 1/ 2 tablespoons coconut oil

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Line a medium tray with baking paper and set aside.
Spread the hazelnuts onto a small baking tray. Roast for 5–10 minutes, until the skins begin to come away and the nut is golden. Set aside to cool slightly.
Place the remaining ingredients in a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth.
Transfer the mixture into a medium bowl. Using spoons, shape into fifteen equal portions and arrange on the prepared tray. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until firmed up slightly.
Rub the roasted hazelnuts in a clean tea towel or paper towel, to remove the skins. Set fifteen nuts aside. Finely chop the remaining nuts.
Remove the mixture from the refrigerator. Roll into balls. Press a roasted hazelnut into the centre of each ball. Re-roll to enclose. Return to the refrigerator while you prepare the coating.
To make the chocolate coating, half fill a small saucepan with water and bring to the simmer. Place all of the ingredients in a heatproof bowl. Take the pan off the heat and set the bowl over the top. Ensure the base of the bowl does not touch the water. Leave for 5 minutes, or until the cacao butter and coconut oil melts. Stir to combine.
Resting the balls on a fork or using toothpicks, dip and roll the balls one at a time, to coat evenly. Arrange back on the lined tray. Sprinkle the tops of the balls with chopped hazelnuts. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until set.

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Alternatively, freeze for up to 3 months.

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Ingredient spotlight: Hyaluronic Acid

admin — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 22:50:09 +0000

For super dewy, hydrated skin, there’s really only one ingredient you need to know about: hyaluronic acid. Found in almost every beauty category and skincare product on the market—including cleansers, hyaluronic acid serums, plumping treatments, moisturisers, lotions and now, even ingestibles—adding hyaluronic acid to your skincare routine is the simplest way to fast-track your skin’s hydration.

It’s also an ingredient that seemingly everyone is talking about including beauty bloggers, skincare fanatics as well as dermatologists and dermatology experts alike! But what does it actually do? And more importantly, how can you integrate this powerhouse ingredient into your daily inner and outer beauty routine? Hint: sipping on The Beauty Chef’s HYDRATION Inner Beauty Boost can help.

What Is Hyaluronic Acid?

While you may be familiar with hyaluronic acid as a skincare ingredient, what you might not know is that hyaluronic acid is also naturally produced by our bodies and is a super hydrating molecule (a polysaccharide to be precise) that ensures our connective tissues retain moisture—as well as providing our skin with structure, hydration and bounce. In fact, research shows that as much as half of our body’s hyaluronic acid is found in our skin and it also has the ability to hold up to 1000 times its weight in water which means it acts as a super effective humectant (helping your skin to retain water and keep the skin healthy and hydrated), reducing the effects of transepidermal water loss (TEWL) by helping to slow the rate at which our skin releases water.

Trouble is, just as our ability to produce collagen and elastin declines with age—the same goes for hyaluronic acid. Lifestyle and environmental triggers such as over-exposure to UV rays, pollution can also contribute to declining levels of hyaluronic acid and premature ageing which is why incorporating it into your daily routine can have profound benefits.

Benefits Of Hyaluronic Acid

You may have deduced that the key benefit of hyaluronic acid is hydration, but similarly to antioxidants, there are a number of ways that this superstar ingredient can help to keep our skin healthy, hydrated and glowing!

Combats dryness

Drinking fresh filtered water daily is of course vital to keep our cells healthy and hydrated—both inside and out—but did you know that topical application of hyaluronic acid can also help to ameliorate symptoms of dry skin? By binding to water molecules in the skin, hyaluronic acid helps to fortify our natural skin barrier and locks in moisture, for a juicy, hydrated and glowing complexion! There is also research to show that ingesting hyaluronic acid can also be of great benefit for those suffering from dryness—with a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study illustrating that ingested HA improved skin moisture levels and also contributes to the increased synthesis of hyaluronic acid, promoting cell proliferation in fibroblasts (the cell type found in our connective tissues).

It improves fine lines and the appearance of wrinkles

One of the key symptoms of ageing and premature ageing is the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles—as well as a dull or dry complexion—as out skin’s natural moisture levels decrease. While this is normal and to some extent, unavoidable, hyaluronic acid can help by creating a plumper complexion with its ability to draw water to the skin’s surface. It also improves skin structure, increasing skin elasticity and firmness—which are both key factors for younger-looking skin. What’s so great about it too is that unlike dermal fillers or injectables, hyaluronic acid is non-invasive whilst still being a great way to help improve the appearance of skin aging.

It supports wound healing

Some of the most promising research in regards to hyaluronic acid is its ability to combat inflammation and help the skin to heal and repair at a quicker rate. Boasting natural antibacterial properties, HA also encourages cell renewal and regeneration—accelerating wound healing for a smoother, more even complexion.

It’s suitable for all skin types

One of the great appeals of hyaluronic acid is that there are virtually zero side effects and it can literally be used by all skin types—dry, sensitive, oily or acne-prone, as well as young and mature skins. And whether applied topically or taken internally as part of your inner beauty routine, it’s like a tall drink of water for parched skin.

How To Use Hyaluronic Acid

There are two clear ways to incorporate HA into your skincare routine—topically and internally. When used topically, the key is to look for a high molecular weight and find a formula that can be easily absorbed and utlised by the skin—usually found in serums which, when applied to damp skin, effectively lock in moisture.

The second way to reap the benefits of HA is to add an ingestible supplement that contains this skin-loving ingredient to your inner beauty routine. The Beauty Chef’s recently reformulated HYDRATION Inner Beauty Boost, for example, is a super tasty coconut-flavoured elixir that now contains ingestible hyaluronic acid for even greater results when consumed with water or your favourite drink. And with studies showing that ingesting hyaluronic acid can improve skin hydration, reduce wrinkles, improve elasticity and skin roughness, sipping on HA can be a super simple way to nourish your skin from within.