2015 – Page 3 – Viki Thondley | Mind Body Food | Depression, Stress, Eating Disorders

Easy Raw Fudge Bites

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on June 14, 2015 / Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Raw Chocolate Making

Easy (and Healthy) Raw Peanut Butter Fudge Bites anyone? This recipe is super easy to whip up and doesn’t take long for the fudge to set. Chances are you’ve already got all the ingredients in your pantry, and there’s only five of them! I was playing around with some nut butters recently and decided to experiment. I’m so glad I did because these raw fudge bites have a wonderfully smooth texture and are so satisfying in small amounts! These fudge bites are dairy and gluten free, full of healthy fats and have a fructose free natural sweetener. They are so easy

Solitude & Self-Care in a Busy World

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on June 1, 2015 / Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Inner-Strength, Lifestyle, Mental-Health, Mindset, Self-Care

Daily Self-Care and Solitude As our lives get busier and time is harder to juggle, the first thing to slide is usually our own self-care. Even though I’m in a helping profession often reminding my clients with emails and text messages between sessions to “do something nice for yourself today”, I often need reminding myself! I have a book called “The Wonders of Solitude” that is filled with inspiring reminders to nurture your soul amidst a demanding world. It’s filled with insightful quotes from authors, actors and spiritual leaders to medical professionals, singers and comedians – all sharing their words of wisdom on the

Spiced Fruit Loaf

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 23, 2015 / Food, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition

Spiced Fruit Loaf As winter draws near, so does my desire for warm and spicy comfort foods like soups, casseroles and vegetables. Oh, and hot chocolate… 🙂 I don’t eat much bread although I do love a good traditional sourdough, toasted and topped with eggs, spinach, bacon and home made sauerkraut! During winter I often want something a little more filling that has a lot of flavour and will perfectly compliment a cup of herbal tea on a cold afternoon. I started dreaming of fruit toast, which the children often ask for around this time of year. But it doesn’t

Sweet Potato Boats [Recipe]

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 23, 2015 / Food, Healthy Eating, Nutrition

Sweet Potato Boats Full of flavour!! I’ve been inspired by the cooler weather and the warm colours and flavours of winter. Last week we were outside at the fire pit eating these delicious, flavoursome Thai Sweet Potato Boats after I had a burst of creativity in the kitchen, trying out some different earthy spices with my love of sweet potatoes! These “boats” are surprisingly filling and we were done after eating two. They are so YUM! The Benefits of Sweet Potato Sweet potatoes provide a rich concentration of nutrients, which make them an ideal addition to your meals throughout the year. The

Is Self-Worth Found In the ‘Perfect’ Sized Jeans?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 22, 2015 / Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology

Is Self-Worth Found In the ‘Perfect’ Sized Jeans? During a little spring clean of my denim jeans drawer last week I was inspired to create a video for my YouTube Channel and bare my bedroom clean-out with all my social media subscribers. Apparently I was oblivious to just how many pairs of denim jeans I had accumulated and held onto over the last ten years – waiting for the day I was ‘thin enough’ to wear them again. For some reason every time my Beloved would help me clean out my wardrobe (you know, with the approving nod or the toss-it-out shake) I

Boost Your Body Confidence

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 6, 2015 / Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating

Body Confidence Boost This weeks’ blog is for all those women and young girls who can’t stand to look at themselves in the mirror – without judgement. I know how challenged you feel at the mere thought of looking in the mirror and liking what you see – let alone asserting you actually love the disappointment who looks back at you. It’s hard to be a self-assured and secure woman in today’s society. Even on a good day one phrase, one word, one look can be all it takes to dent that hard won self-confidence of the woman in the mirror

Berry Delicious Health Bars [Recipe]

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 4, 2015 / Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition

Berry Delicious Health Bars A definite healthier version than the packaged “health” bars at the store, these healthy fruit and nut bars contain a good source of sustained energy, healthy fats, protein and fibre. They’re fun to make and easy to mix together. A great little recipe to get the kids in the kitchen they are perfect for a morning or afternoon snack – maybe even as a breakfast bar (although I don’t recommend when there are so many other wonderful and more rounded meals for breakfast). Have fun with the mixture I’ve created below but don’t be afraid to experiment and play

Do you really have a healthy diet?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 28, 2015 / dieting, Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Medicinal Nutrition, Nutrition

How healthy is your diet? Guest post by Daniel Biernoff (Nourished Health Through Nutrition) As a naturopath with twenty years of clinical experience , I often have people tell me that they stick to a “healthy diet”- then proceed to run off a list of debilitating health problems. The reality is that the average “healthy” Australian diet which is heavy on dairy, meat and processed foods, directly contributes to our disturbing health statistics where heart disease, dementia, obesity, diabetes and cancers are becoming increasingly common. So what’s not adding up? We are told by all sorts of people in

5 Reasons Why Your Diet Isn’t Working

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 27, 2015 / dieting, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Healthy Eating

5 Reasons Why Your Diet Isn’t Working This week I was awarded a place in Diet-to-Go’s Top 100 Healthy Lifestyle Bloggers list for 2015! Check the list (including me!) out here: http://diettogo.com/blog/top-100-diet-blogs I’m really honoured to be in such esteemed company when it comes to talking about dieting and self-care, because it increasingly disheartens me to see so many women (and men) of all ages continue to make misguided attempts to lose weight – effectively working against their bodies and taking on the shame of their “failure” when they put all the weight back on. I spent 18 years hating my body and blaming my weight. I

Orange, Maca & Pecan Raw Milk Chocolate Bark [Recipe]

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 22, 2015 / Food, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Raw Chocolate Making, Workshops

Orange, Maca & Pecan Milk Chocolate Raw and Healthy ! So you all know by now (unless you’re new to MindBodyFood) that I love making my own raw and healthy chocolate with nutrient dense, organic raw cacao powder and butter (that’s sourced ethically and sustainably). Where once I was addicted to sugar and chocolate, I have established a much healthier relationship with food and can enjoy chocolate whenever I feel like it, without the worry or guilt. The best part is that my sugar cravings are gone along with my food addiction. I don’t obsess and worry over food any

Chocolate You Can Indulge In

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 16, 2015 / dieting, Eating Disorders, Food, Healthy Eating, Raw Chocolate Making, Workshops

Indulge in Chocolate – Yes You Can! Eating chocolate for me used to be a guilty pleasure. I was addicted to the fake euphoria I experienced with every massive sugar shot to my brain. It triggered my reward centre to release a hormone called Dopamine – I felt fine when I was eating chocolate. I even felt pretty fine after I ate chocolate. But about thirty minutes later I felt low, lethargic, irritable and disgusted – with myself and my lack of willpower; with my body and the excess fat I was carrying – the same fat I’d just fed a dose of creamy, sickly sweet chocolate to.

Chocolate Choc Chip Cookie [recipe]

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 8, 2015 / Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition

Chocolate Choc Chip Cookie Make my famous Chocolate Chip Cookies – a variation of my Grandmother’s Ginger Shar biscuits and my Macadamia Chocolate Brownies. The perfect recipe to get the kids involved if you’re looking for a fun activity that results in food! It’s not gluten free, but more easily digestible by using spelt flour, however it is refined sugar free. These are a huge scrumptious hit in our house and usually the kids stop at two because they’re so filling and satisfying! This recipe is based on the Macadamia Chocolate Brownie recipe that’s in my raw and healthy chocolate eBook, “Easy Chocolate

Fig & Double Choc Healthy Hot Cross Buns

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 3, 2015 / Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition, Raw Chocolate Making

Healthy Hot Cross Buns – Gothic Fig & Double Choc Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free, Egg Free It’s Good Friday 2015 as I type this and I’ve spent the morning with my Beloved in the kitchen, baking two versions of my Spelt Hot Cross Buns. The first is my Orange, Fig and Pecan Buns, the second, my Gothic Fig and Double Choc Buns below! Honey thought that these particular hot cross buns looked a little dark and Gothic with the melted chocolate crossed over the top – hence the name! Whether you celebrate Easter or not, love the family get-togethers, or

Orange, Fig and Pecan Healthy Hot Cross Buns

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 3, 2015 / Food, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition

Healthy Hot Cross Buns – Orange, Fig & Pecan Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free, Egg Free It’s Good Friday 2015 as I type this and I’ve spent the morning with my Beloved in the kitchen, baking two versions of my Spelt Hot Cross Buns. The first is my Orange, Fig and Pecan Buns below, the second, my Gothic Fig and Double Choc Buns here. (Honey thought they looked a little dark and Gothic with the melted chocolate crosses over the top!) Whether you celebrate Easter or not, love the family get-togethers, or simply look forward to 4 days away from work, it’s

Do You Need to Slow Down?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on March 25, 2015 / Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Stress Management

The Low Down on Slowing Down For months now I’ve been caught up in the gotta do-more, be-more, give-more cycle, and I’ve created my own well of resentment in not giving enough to myself. I bet you can relate. Over Christmas I felt suffocated. I just wanted a breather, a break, a moment to myself to process a mountain of emotions – away from running my business, planning events, and being switched on for others all the time. Time away from feeling like I had to post on social media, write blogs, articles and newsletters at certain times and days –

Yearly archive for 2015