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Brown Rice Caramel Blocks Recipe

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on November 9, 2015 / Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition

Brown Rice Caramel Blocks So I was playing around with the ever versatile hulled tahini and decided to throw in some puffed brown rice to the caramel mix. Of course the brown rice remains soft, surrounded in the caramel fudge so they’re deliciously sweet, cold and satisfying with a soft chewy texture. The perfect little pick me up to curb your sweet tooth craving. Enjoy! V xo Brown Rice Caramel Blocks Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup hulled tahini 1/4 cup pure maple syrup, B grade 3/4 cup coconut oil, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla powder (organic preferred) 3/4 teaspoon celtic

Body Image, Acceptance and the Dreaded Scales

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 27, 2015 / Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Food

Body Image and the Dreaded Scales So after I shared my previous Vulnerability post today THIS happened…… Warning – Real and honest body talk here after they made me get on the scales… Well, actually I chose to. It was either get on or don’t donate. #BIMGA #bodyimagemovement Posted by Mindbodyfood with Viki Thondley on Monday, October 26, 2015 About Viki Viki Thondley is a Mind-Body Wellness Specialist and qualified Holistic Counsellor, Food, Stress & Lifestyle Coach, Meditation Therapist, and Eating Disorder Recovery Coach who inspires women to shift from limited thinking, low self-esteem and restriction to whole-self nourishment, body confidence and

Stop Controlling Food

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 12, 2015 / Body Image, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Food, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Mindset

Who’s in Control? You or Food? QUESTION for you: Why are you so afraid to let go of controlling your food? Is the answer something like, “Because I’ll put on weight!” So you’re afraid of putting on weight and that’s why you control your food so rigidly? Ok. So what if you do put on some weight? Will it kill you? Will you suddenly become unlovable? Will your family and co-workers disown you? No! Maybe your body might put on a little weight in an attempt to trust you enough to nourish it regularly before it can regain a sense of

Rustic Rosemary + Hazelnut Torte [Gluten, Grain & Sugar Free]

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

Rustic Rosemary + Hazelnut Torte [Gluten, Grain & Sugar Free] Real Food Friday! I really like how food can look imperfect yet still absolutely divine, appetising and stimulating to our senses. I’d had it in my mind to make some sort of tart – or torte – that wasn’t visually perfect, but more rustic and outdoorsy with a farm or orchard feel. It may seem odd to pair rosemary with chocolate, but if you’ve already tried this combo recipe from my Healthy Chocolate Delights eBook you’ll know how curious and moreish it is! The style of this nutty crust combined with rosemary, adds to the laid

Is Food Controlling Your Life?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on September 30, 2015 / dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Food, Holistic Health, Wellness Coaching

Is Food Controlling Your Life…. Or are you just eating your feelings? So many people have an unhealthy relationship with food. They habitually use it for comfort, distraction and punishment instead of true nourishment, information and energy for the brain and body. Your relationship with food is usually a reflection of the relationship you have with yourself. When clients come to me for food issues, they are totally exhausted from fighting back emotions and living inside their heads. No matter how hard they try, they just can’t seem to get a handle on their eating! Is this really the way

When Hunger Isn’t Real

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on September 3, 2015 / dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Food, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition, Nutrition & Weight Loss

When Hunger Isn’t Real… We eat for all sorts of reasons: when we’re angry or sad, stressed or festive, starving or hormonal. Most people over-eat, and usually when they weren’t actually hungry in the first place. Eventually, distracted from the stress of daily life and worries, it becomes impossible to distinguish between hunger that is real and hunger that is fake. There are actually several different types of hunger, because our drive to eat comes from various sources that often don’t have anything to do with physical hunger – that real, true hunger that begins as a rumbling sensation

Chocolate JAFFA Cake with Choc Orange Ganache

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on July 9, 2015 / Food, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition

CHOCOLATE JAFFA CAKE that’s healthy! I’m pretty sure you all know how much I love to create whole food dishes to replace the store-bought and processed versions. This one does not disappoint – it’s bloody delicious! I decided to have a play with the Chocolate Chia Berry Cake from my Healthy Chocolate Delights eBook that’s always a winner. By doubling the mixture and changing a few key items to achieve the flavour I was after, it’s turned out to be a deliciously moist and rich cake with a beautiful aroma and flavour. The chocolate ganache icing is a delightfully

Healthy Chocolate Almond Spread

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on June 25, 2015 / Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition

Healthy Homemade Chocolate Almond Spread! Super easy! I wished I had have come up with this one sooner! It’s such an easy and indulgent chocolate flavoured nut butter, and a fantastic substitute to commercial spreads, conveniently targeted at children. You won’t experience an insulin high with this one, nor the cravings an hour later – unless of course you have a bit of a sugar addiction and are still weening your gut bacteria off of the sweet stuff! This delicious homemade chocolate almond spread is a great raw food treat that doesn’t require any cooking whatsoever – just a glass jar to mix

Raw Vanilla & Blueberry Cheesecake

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on June 19, 2015 / Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition

Raw Vanilla & Blueberry Cheesecake (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free) Cheesecake growing up in the 70’s and 80’s was quite a regular indulgence in our house because my parents often hosted celebratory parties. The cheesecakes were ALWAYS homemade back then, but even still, as a teenager I just didn’t know that gobbling them up was a cause of my stomach upsets. Now that I do, I’ve been making and teaching a VERY healthy and satisfying way to enjoy the mouthfeel, texture and flavours of cheesecake but without the components that make my digestive tract upset and unhappy. This particular recipe is

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

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

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

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

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