Hello,

I may have written few tips on how to prevent the crisps cravings and what to do when you get them, but in the end I kind of gave up and decided to try out my own turn out for crisps. And they are healthier, awesome and so so yummy.



Some people like to do the extra step of soaking the potatoes in water for around half an hour, but I haven't see too much of a difference. It is said that it removes starch from the potatoes and they are more crispy this way, but I am a lazy person and I usually avoid any extra steps.


Then you put them on baking tray, lined with baking sheet I advise and sprinkle some salt and some olive or coconut oil on top and put them in the oven for about 10 minutes until they're golden brown. The slices should be spread out on the baking sheet and none of them should be overlapping, because by the time the potatoes are golden brown, the overlapping ones would be cooked through but not crispy at all.



And that is it. And awesome a pretty potato crisps. If you do not have oven, I once fried mine on some coconut oil and they were delicious as well. They just take a bit longer and make more mess this way.

Hello!

This post is yet again not a recipe or a life advice. This one is my story of sugar and me in a nutshell.


I have an open window and I am getting really cold but I am too lazy to get up and close it.

Since I was a kid I always used too much sugar when I could. And my parents stopped me most of the time, but when they could not see me, I was able to put 6 teaspoons of sugar into my cup of tea. And it was honestly the best thing ever when I was a kid.

As I grew older I used slightly less sugar, but still an alarming amount, so that when anyone saw me adding sugar into tea, they were horrified. That was 3 teaspoons up until I was about 23? Since then, I have gotten ashamed by the amount of sugar and tried my best to lower it down. Until few months ago I was at 2 teaspoons and 2 and a half when no one was watching. And I wanted to change that.

Closed that window, now it's better.

Don't get me as a freak, when I cook I use half the amount of sugar that is prescribed, because that is how we did it at home and I honestly think that the cookies taste better with half the amount of sugar than prescribed. Also if there is more sugar than flour I know something is wrong with that recipe. But I always had a sweet tooth, and since high school I basically lived on sweet sodas and I loved my tea sweet.

What I started with was drinking more water less sodas. That started a few years ago, when I was in uni and I was broke and really tired from taking all those sodas home with me over and over again. They were heavy as hell! But I can say I mastered the water drinking about a half a year ago and now I am happy with the amount of water I drink (I had an app reminding me to drink every day and that helped a lot!). I now got to the point when I can't drink too many sweet sodas because I get a headache - and a massive one.

I did not need to worry about the pre-made foods or anything like that because I love cooking, so I do know what I eat when I eat. That counts for most of the food, of course I do buy chocolates or stuff like that but that is not too often or too much so I can live with that.

The last thing that concerned me was my tea. My sweet sweet tea. And I thought oh, I will just start by using 2 teaspoons instead of 2.5 and then slowly get it down. Did not work for me. Slowly never does for me, I am not a patient person. But, about two months ago a colleague had a story about that he cut his sugary drinks and how much better he felt. And I was like - I drink water all the time, I don't drink sweet drinks. And he was like "Well, but I always hear you stirring something. Some coffee or a tea." And I was like, okay I will try to stop that and see how it goes. And I did. And the last few weeks I realised I made my tea, added lemon and got back to work. No sugar needed.

Also, with my husband we moved locations recently and moved to a hotel until my parents house is renovated (or ours is built, but that is a longer time coming), and when we bought sugar we made a deal that we would not open that pack of sugar until we need it and see how much sugar we eat. That deal was to see how much sugar we use, because if it was only a small amount we could substitute it with more healthy but more pricey sugar substitution. And we actually did not need sugar until the other day when I was baking the cacao-chocolate-nutella cookies. That is for about three months. So I will certainly be switching white sugar to some other substitution.

Also it got to the point when my dearest was making us a pudding and he did not used sugar, because he didn't want to open the pack. I think it is ridiculous, and we both laughed, but I discovered I love chocolate pudding with no added sugar. It gets the really intense chocolate flavour. Yum!

Don't think binary.
Whitelilit

Hello there darlings and loved ones.

I have been fairly sick last three days, that is the karma back for that boy that tried to cut in line for popcorn at cinema last Saturday that I kind of made fun of, but than the guy in front of me took too seriously and stated his opinion loud and clear. You probably don't know what I'm talking about but I am still sorry I started that mess right out then.



This post is for all of you who have long hair and are sick of that hair and are thinking about that pixie cut, or a cute bob for winter. It is also for me in future when I have those kinds of thoughts. And I feel this would be a long post so I will make it really simple and state the reasons right away, without rambling on any longer:

Don't cut your hair. Just don't. I know that feeling when you are sick of long hair because I have been there. And the urges of cutting my hair got me and I went and did it. I went from long and amazing hair that I loved and cherished and took great care to get into the state it was and cut that into a short around the ears bob. I was lucky enough that the hair stylist knew what she was doing and it looked kind of good. I considered it all right and was happy with my newly found freedom for exactly a week. And after that came 10 long months of suffering and waiting for this to grow out. It is now November and I can barely braid this thing on my head that calls itself hair.

Here are the top reasons why not to cut it:

• It will take a century to get back to the way it was before if you change your mind. 
• It is not easier to take care about short hair. It needs a lot of styling and tools to get to the point when it is presentable
• All the hair in eyes always. None of it will fit into elastic or a pony.
• No ponytail in summer means sweaty neck.
• No braids.
• Lots of styling products.
• Lots of heat you have to put on your hair since all the non-heat ways include braiding.
• The hair will live its own life. Does not care what you think it's just suddenly wild and free.
• You will need to cut it again when it grows out because that cute pixie you had looks disgusting when it's growing out. Do not trust pinterest, it's just not presentable.
• Think about a hairstyle you would like to wear with short hair? Are you sure it will suit you?
• Also there is less to do with short hair. I personally found myself going for the same hairstyle every day. 

Find a good and trusted hairstylist. Be sure he knows what he's doing. Or she, that does not matter. Bring multiple pictures and make sure you're on the same page with the style and the length. I can not stress this enough since I did not listen to this advice in February and instead showing a picture I just said I want it to be just to the shoulders. Well after a good three months I finally had the hairstyle I was going for in the first place.

Take it slow. If you just want a change and have really long hair, saying goodbye to it can be hard. Try chopping up few centimeters first and see how you feel about it and if you want to cut more cut more. Just don't do drastic changes without a proper thought because that is what makes those awkward pictures from our young years so awkward.

I hope this article helped anyone. Also again, do not trust pinterest. Think about it this way. On this one picture it looks great, but am I that lucky that this is how it's going to look like every day? Even on bad hair days? And when I don't want to wash my hair? Does this girl look like this every day? Is that good or bad?

Don't think binary. I hope my hair grows out back to long one day. Soon. Love ya all. Good night.
Whitelilit

Hello friends and newcomers!

I have a crazy howling dog under my windows and I just want to hug him, but it's not my dog. Take care of your dogs. They are really anxious when you're gone.



This post is not going to be a recipe or a life advice one, but more like my own opinion on healthy people and how they are perceived and how they may be completely different person. Just from my personal opinion.

So I have been doing my kind of 'healthy' or as I call it anti-inflammatory diet for about a year and a half now. And I am truly, genuinely happy with the results. I feel better, I get way less sick (almost none sickness in the last year. Once I had a bladder infection, but that was from stress and bad eating during state exams.), I have more energy in the morning and get way more done throughout the day. And I am happy with the way it is, even though I am looking forward to the time when I can exercise again. I still have ways to improve and I am working on it, because I like this lifestyle and I enjoy doing what I do. With that being said, I am not constraining myself from eating sweets, chocolates or even junk food. I do enjoy a tiny little chocolate bear with hazelnut filling, they sell in LIDL after lunch. And few more when I have the craving for them.Yesterday I went out with a friend, did some shopping and ended up in McDonalds. And I don't care, I am happy, I am not saying to myself I should not have eaten this or that, done this or that.

Still, I am perceived as the healthy one in my office. My colleagues, meaning people who mostly don't know me because I am a freak and when I code I code and I stop listening - hence why I don't have any friends, take me as a type of person that is always healthy. And today as I was making my lunch, I had two people come to me and say I wish I was more like you - always healthy. I always feel regrets when I see you because I always eat chocolate. And I didn't say anything, just smiled because I get these a lot. And I got tired of explaining that they should not compare themselves to me. That I had serious reasons why I started this lifestyle and fell in love with it in the process. That I have way more path to go to be truly healthy, but I am happy with the way it is as it is in the moment. And that I love chocolate as much as the other person.

And I believe that the healthy life is not just about eating healthy. It is about much more. It is about sleeping enough, about exercising, about feeling at home in your body and about feeling happy with the life you live. And I don't get people telling me they are miserable with their life and they would love to change it. Life change does not ask for something drastic. Just changing the way you think about yourself, your body and your life into positive thinking is the way to go. Because with a positive mindset you can achieve tremendous things. But with telling yourself that the way you live is wrong and that you have to punish yourself by not eating things you love - that is not the way to go.

So in conclusion, if you are one of those people who are always thinking I wish I was like that person, think why you would like to be like that, and then slowly try to find your own ways for that to work. Slowly on step at a time, for example if you want to be more healthy start by eating more fruits and vegetables, or by making a smoothie from time to time, and gradually add more things into your meals that are healthy and maybe find some substitution for those sweets you love or maybe try eating sweet potato fries instead of classic ones. Just take slow steps and find what you like and what you don't and move on from there.

Because if you don't know the person and are looking at him/her as the way to go, you are missing the full picture. Maybe you are regretting that chocolate you had before whilst they had a burger with fries and coke for dinner the last two days. But since they are happy with their lifestyle, and don't care if they eat something unhealthy once in a while they will not remember that as a valid point and will not tell you that - just because they forgot they had that food.

Don't think binary.
Whitelilit

P.S. I have way longer opinion but I had to keep it to one point, so if you'd like a part two of this blabering let me know.

P.S.2. What is your opinion on this topic? Do you agree?

P.S.3. I found a new love for cacao - chocolate - nutella cookies and now I'm trying to think a healthier way to get those delicious pieces of heaven. If you have a good healthy cookie recipe let me know! And if I come up with recipe I will let you know here.

Hi there!

I know that summer is ending for most of you, for me too, but I just need to share this recipe for ice cream. It is all healthy and tasty in just one batch of awesome.



Sadly I do not have a photo, because the ice cream was eaten faster that I could do a photo. And I did this one multiple times, not once I was quick enough to give this one a shot. Sorry.

The recipe is:

1. Take one or two bananas, peel them, chop them and put them into the freezer for at least two hours, best over night. 
2. Get your flavouring, berries, cacao, honey, vanilla, anything you like, I would advise you on sticking with just one at least the first time and put it into your mixer or blender however you call it, whatever you have.
3. Add your frozen chopped bananas.
4. Optionally, But this makes way more in one go, you can add one coconut milk or yoghurt. Maybe even other kinds of milk would be good, but make sure to not put too much water into this, otherwise it will freeze solid. Normal cow milk is also a great option.
5. Mix until smooth. Pour into those moulds for ice cream or into a metallic container, and let that sit for at least an hour or until the ice cream hardens.

Hello there.

I'm back and alive. I have been watching loads of vlogs and I found out that it interests me to find out what people eat in day and I get a lot of inspiration from other people. So I decided to document what I ate in a day, and this became a habit now. So I have what I at in a different days, I guess. Anyways, maybe you can get some inspiration.

Hello there darlings and loved ones!

I haven't wrote in a while and these kinds of posts gone way off last few weeks. And I am sorry about it. But today I have something cool, I have a new ins video with my first impressions about stuff that I bought.


I found an awesome new Bio shop that does home delivery. For anyone in Slovakia check out bioprevas.sk. This is not sponsored or anything I am just genuinely happy I found them. This was my first time buying there, so I wanted to check out how well their delivery is and also the quality of their products, so I went for few things that are easily spoiled.

I've been playing with the idea of home delivery bio, because nowhere near my work or my route to work is any suitable shop that would sell stuff like quinoa or azuki beans. Though supermarkets are getting there but it is incredibly expensive in there. Comparing it to Biopark or Dm market that sell bio stuff, the supermarkets are more expensive.

And since there is no shop around me, where I could buy my healthy stuff I was always at the position of having to think where to go now to get something I needed. Then I had to make plans for going to the shop and write everything down, and every time I forgot about something and I was completely miserable. Also I wanted to cut dairy and milk a bit since I feel it's not too great for me. And that's why I wanted to find some good home delivery bio shop. Now I should stop rambling and get to the things I bought :).


Firstly I decided to try out this coconut milk that is supposed to be coconut whipping cream, being able to stand as great as standard whipping cream, and if you tried to cut dairy out you know what kind of a pain it is to find working cream. I don't really think this is somewhat different from the tin can one, apart from packaging but I haven't tried it out yet so when I do I will tell you how it went :). Also the tin can one is pretty great as well, you just can't shake it and carefully pour the water out leaving the cream below.


I got back to my morning smoothies now and I wanted to get some nice powder that is great for your body. I was thinking about Maca powder for a while, but the negative effects of it drew me off. So I searched a bit longer and found Acai powder. This one is freeze dried so that none of it's  great powers gets lost. Also it is pure acai powder with no added sugar or other stuff. It is a great antioxidant, helping body lower the cholesterol levels, also helps to protect against diseases and aging, improve blood circulation and gives you a great healthy looking skin, hair and nails. It also has so many other great benefits, and from what I found, and I dug deep, it does not have any negative effects, So I am super happy. I add only a half of tea spoon to my smoothie every morning.


I also bought this baking powder, which is without added chemicals or phosphates. I was buying this in those little packages in DM Market, paying for 5 of them too much money. This one is about 10 packages in one, but in my opinion the packages are way too big for ordinary baking, so I think this will last way longer. I just love this packaging of baking powder, I find it really handy and cute.


I started making my own cereals. I love cocoa cereals but normally I can't get more than hour before feeling hungry. I bought a great recipe book recently and there were three recipes for home made cereals and I tried them and they are awesome and I don't get hungry until lunch which is awesome! So I wanted to get some really healthy cocoa in, since I put loads of cocoa in and I bought this raw cocoa powder. Everybody is telling me it tasted horrible, and I believe them :) But I don't mind, since it only goes to cereals I don'think it's too big of a deal. I wouldn't put it to my hot cocoa, I am not that courageous. Yet. :D


Last thing I bought is this rice milk. As I said about a million times already I am trying to cut back milk and I started trying different types of vegetable milks. I stared with rice milk. When it goes to smoothies, it is all right but when it comes to drinking it alone - weird. It tasted like rice in milk, which if you don't know is when you boil your rice and then pour milk into it. We used to have it when I was a kid and I love it to this day but without the rice to chew along it is just weird. We will definitely be trying some more soon.

And that's all. I hope you enjoyed this, it maybe gave you some idea of what they have in the shop, even though there is way more in there. And maybe it inspired you, but if not never mind, you are your own person;). I discovered lately that me talking about my healthy food is giving pressure to the people I'm talking to abut eating healthy. I am not pressuring anyone to anything I mean I still order pizza or go to fast food from time to time, and I still love it. I just am happy about living healthy most of the time because I generally feel better. But I don't expect from other people to be the same. I know I wouldn't have the courage year ago.

Don't think binary.
Whitelilit

P.S. I also started using ifttt recipes for my facebook page so that more of content that I share around the platforms goes there. In time I will get it together so that my facebook and google+ page are fresh and up to date. So don't forget to subscribe!

P.S.2 I have less than a month to turn in my diploma thesis and I am now living in a constant state of freaking out. Hopefully it will all be great.

P.S.3 My nails decided to take care of themselves and are slowly getting rid of the left over nail polish so that they look somewhat presentable. It's weird not having nail polish on my nails.

Hello there darlings and loved ones.

Finally I have the time to write a Friday healthy yummy post and I got a food poisoning. But! After a long time of not posting, I decided I could bring out something more celebratory. Also today's post is a mix of two different recipes I found online, which I will of course give a link to. This way I don't have to think about food too much and can actually bring you an amazing recipe!

Random image of burger found on google ;)

Hello there darlings and loved ones.

There is a thing that has been bothering me for quite a while now, and I talked about it in previous posts and I probably will mention it in future posts as well. That topic, that thing is diets. The problems with people feeling over or under weight and disrespecting their bodies through keeping a unhealthy diet. That is todays topic and it's gonna be long one.

My father said to me recently a sentence that I love very much and it is great for every situation not just this one. You have been given one little box (meaning your body) and you should protect it as well as you can. That is a quote well worth a motivational post on instagram but I will share it with you just like this.

It has come to my attention lately or I started realizing the true depth behind it lately, it has been here since I remember, that people have issues with their bodies and how much their weight and they are dealing with it in the most ridiculous ways. There is this specific one right in the trend, where your body should get to state of ketosis because you stop eating saccharides. And it became so popular it is widely spread like an infection that you have to try it. But have you ever thought if it's gonna be good for you - meaning good for your health?

Bread or no bread that is the question! I've been experimenting with bread making this week but it needs a little bit more this and that to make it perfect. So far it's pretty much okay. But today we're talking about bulgur.

In last post I was rumbling about a healthy lifestyle and how to achieve it.
Today as I promised I have a sequel for you and what I think is the hardest of all is to start and then continue. Today, we (mostly I) will focus on the easiest ways to get at least a piece of healthy livestyle into your life.

Body image. Human figure. Skinny or fat. Some of the body parts are too small some too big. Those are the issues that most of the girls, and even women still have. Here in these days, where we say that it is okay to be whoever you are there are always people that have to deal with their proportions.

And I don't think that's okay. And I don't think we should be asking these questions in first place. I think we should be talking if that person is healthy. And that is what we will talk about each and every friday from now on.