Christmas Fruit Tree

How do you like my fruit Christmas tree? I wanted to do something different for this year's family get together at my auntie's place; something a little healthier. I originally got the idea from Fully Raw Kristina by watching one of her videos on how she made a tree using fruit and fell in love with the idea!

Here is Kristina's video

Some pictures of me making this super delicious fruit Christmas tree:

 

First I put together the pineapple base and put a pear on top using toothpicks.

I had cut of a layer of the pineapple to make the star using a cookie cutter.

For the first layer I used grape tomatoes and attached them to my going to be tree using toothpicks.

Next I added some delicious kiwi fruit slices to my tree.

The next layers were red grapes, followed by strawberries.

A layer of cucumbers.

Some juicy cherries.

And green grapes as the last layer for my fruit Christmas tree.

Last I attached my star to the top of the Christmas tree.

My finished fruit Christmas Tree! 

Merry Christmas!

What are your favourite healthy Christmas recipes?

Coconut Apple and Banana Muffins

This morning I had my breakfast juice which consisted of carrots, lemon and spinach. It was delicious and gave me quite a boost in energy for this morning's two hour training session. Today's training session consisted of a mix of fast walking and one hour of running (MEP heart rate zone which for me is 155-165) split up with fast walking in between. Loved the session and still had surprisingly a fair bit of energy left afterward.

However I was very hungry after my training so I decided to try out a new recipe for coconut apple and banana muffins. This recipe uses coconut flour which is known for its health benefits. One of the amazing benefits I found out yesterday is that it is apparently the richest in fiber of all flours; 40% of it is fiber. How great is that!

Another great benefit is that the recipe does not add any sugar which is great since I am having two weeks without sugar and dairy.

This is what you will need to make these delicious goodies:

• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 apple finely chopped
• 1 banana mashed
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

1. Mix all ingredients by hand and fill the muffin cases about 3/4.
2. Bake at 175 degrees for about 25 minutes.

Enjoy!