Impress Juices

 

Welcome back!

Today I wanted to share with you one of my newest obsessions - Impressed Juices!

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I dunno about you but I am always on the look out for fresh, affordable juices that have no added muck to them. I am that person in the supermarket drinks aisle reading the back of every bottle yelling out to my fiancé (YES! More on that soon!) - "and this one isn't even real juice - its reconstructed!"

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I love drinking juice as a snack to throw in a bunch of nutrients from fruit and veggies all at once, I often buy really expensive juices because its hard to find cheaper one that have no additives.

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Enter Impressed Juices - these bad boys are sold in Woolworths across Australia, are cold pressed (YES), made with fresh produce, no additives and the fruit and veggies they use are all grown in Australia. I mean!!! Best part? They are $3.50 a bottle. AMAZING! 

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I am obsessed.

They currently have 4 different flavours, but on this day I could only get my hands on three of the four.

This one is the Berry Beats, the newest juice of theirs hitting stores across Australia as we speak. It has beetroot, cucumber, strawberry, blueberry, pear and carrot. It. Tastes. So. Good! This is the perfect juice to have if your not too keen on the super green stuff as it is mostly fruit and the beetroot actually gives it a really nice sweetness. 

This one is their Summer Greens with spinach, pineapple, kale, apple, cucumber and mint. It is so refreshing with that hint of mint in it, I love this one on super hot days.  

 

The Ginger Ninja! This one has carrot, apple, ginger and turmeric. This one is sweet but you can just tell its doing you good! I had so many of these when I was sick as its a perfect pick me up for your body when its run down.

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The other one that I didn't manage to grab on this day is another green juice they have called 'The Works'

It is probably the most hard-core one of the bunch having apple, cucumber, celery, fennel, kale, parsley and lemon. I love this one for a really good health kick (aka the day after I've indulged ha!).  



 Overall I am so impressed with these juices (see what I did there lol), they are fresh, natural, healthy, tasty, home grown and at a price point I am more than happy to pay. I cant wait for the rest of the food industry to catch onto making healthy wholesome food more accessible!

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Have you tried these? If you have what's your favourite one? I actually think mine is the Ginger Ninja!

You can check out all the nutritional facts etc over on their website HERE!

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Enjoy your day

xoxo   

 

 

 

Yoga Challenge

Hi everyone, welcome back.
So a few weeks ago I took part in a yoga challenge with +Ann Mazur (RunnersLoveYoga) on Instagram and I just wanted to share all the different poses and pictures with you.
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It was so much fun trying out a new pose each day and incorporating it into my yoga routine. I also actually found that this challenge gave me more confidence as I spent each day as I was out and about thinking about where would look good for the photo and whenever I found a spot I thought would work I would just stop / drop / and yoga! I really started to embrace that feeling of not caring whatsoever what anyone around me was thinking and just went for it, it is such an amazing feeling - try it this week at some point in one of your days - just do something because you want to and never mind who is around, if its a suitable situation or not. You'll feel alive and energetic and inspired to continue to live the life you want, because you want to! 

Day 1 # Utkatasana / chair pose

translates from Sanskrit = powerful pose. It looks like your just chilling in a chair when your actually engaging all the strength you can in your legs and ankles whilst tightening your pelvis and core, oh and that whole balancing thing is thrown in too!

Day 2 # Parivrrtaanjaneyasana / revolved lunge

Improves your digestion - who would have thought something seemingly so simple can impact on something like digestion so much! I did this one at GOMA - Queensland Gallery of Modern Art.

Day 3 # Utthitaparsvakonasana / extended side angle 

Utthita = extended

Parsva = side

kona = angle

This feels amazing for the side of your body and you really feel your quads working.

Day 4 # Variation of parivrrtaanjaneyasana / revolved lunge 

I did this pose all day long all over Noosa! I woke up the next day and wondered why I was sore! 

Day 5 # Anjaneyasana / low lunge

This pose if you can allow your body to sink into it really allows you to have this feeling of letting go, one of my favourites. 

Day 6 # Ardhahanumanasana / half split

Ooooo eeee this is a major hamstring stretch and golly gosh I have super tight hamstrings! I could only just touch my fingers to the ground but that's ok, I know this just means that this is a perfect pose to continue in.

Day 7 # Utthanpristhasana / lizard pose variation

This pose feels amazing for your hips, perfect hip opener and a pose I particularly love first thing in the morning to get my legs feeling looser and get rid of that stiff still asleep feeling. 

Day 8 # Utthanpristhasana / lizard pose with a bind

Perfect for your quads after a run! It feels really nice pushing that front leg out too, allows the hips to get involved.

Day 9 # Ekapadarajakapotasana / pigeon pose

Ahhh this has got to be one of my most favourite poses, it gives the most amazing stretch every time but also is a pose that release emotion for me, I think I store a lot of stress around my thighs and glutes.   

Day 10 # Camatkarasana / wild thing 

This feels a bit similar to extended side angle with the deep stretch in your side body but a bit more emphases on your straight leg to ground down.

 

Day 11 # Gomukhasana / cow face pose

Try this today! I was so surprised at how one side felt quite good and the other I could barely touch my hands together, really reiterates that you have two sides to your body and they don't always match up!

Day 12 # Bhujapidhasna / rock the baby

This is similar to Pigeon Pose and perfect if you don't want to put any weight on your leg whilst getting the same stretch, as you rock your leg back and forth you open up dem hips too!

Day 13 # Chatushpadasana / four footed pose

This was an interesting one for me, I couldn't get my hands to my feet, struggled to keep my feet straight and was so surprised when I saw the photo how low down I was. I see poses like this one a lot across social media and assume it to be easy - nope not for me! I kind of love that though, yoga is all about learning about yourself and what you can do, I now am working to open up my chest more to allow for this to feel more natural.

Day 14 # Baddhakonasana / bound angle pose 

The final day and funnily enough a pose that is probably almost my most favourite. I've been doing this one since I was tiny and have always felt so comfortable and safe in this pose, I go it almost daily whenever I find myself sitting on the floor. I watch TV in this pose and just listen to my breath in it. Try it, its amazing for your hips and if you can release and let go it feels wonderful.

 

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So there we have it, my first yoga challenge and 14 different yoga poses! I LOVED doing this, I think its going to be so fantastic to look back on these poses in a year and see how they compare.

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Do you love Yoga as much as me? Have you tried these poses?

xoxo

Namaste

RECIPE: Guacamole

Ahhh Guacamole - is there anything better? I think not, as a huge lover of Avocado, guac is something I will often make to have as a snack or with a Mexican inspired dinner so today I wanted to share with you the recipe I make. I am more than sure almost everyone has their own take on this popular dish but I'm throwing my two cents in too! Originally I learnt this off my Mum (thanks Mum!), but I may have made a few slight tweaks in my time of guacamole inhalation hehe.

Ingredients

- 1 Avocado 
Preferably ripe although we all know how that usually goes


I have found this trick to work quite well for me

 
- 8 to 10 Cherry Tomatoes
- Dash of Salt & Pepper
-  Dash of Chilli Flakes
- 2 teaspoons of Cumin Spice
- 1 Clove of Garlic
- 1/4 or half of a Spanish Onion or regular Onion
- Juice from one lemon (or more depending on your taste)



 Method

1: Chop up your avocado and mash with a fork in a bowl (I find it helps to put it into the bowl and then just slice at it with a knife to make mashing it up really easy)

2: Cut up onion, cherry tomatoes and garlic and add to bowl (chop as small as you can, or to create a chunky version do this haphazardly!)

3: Juice the lemon and add in

4: Add a dash Salt & Pepper, the cumin and chilli flakes

5: Mix all together, taste test and add more S&P, lemon juice or cumin as needed

LOOK at this adorable and teeny tiny Mortar & Pestle my parents gifted me from Alaska! I used this to grind up my pink Himalayan salt - its SO tiny, I am obsessed lol.

 

 And there we have it, my most loved snack for when I am willing to make effort to make it! I found some corn chips from the supermarket (woolworths) that only had three ingredients and is organic (same brand as pictured just the original version). I also love to have this on sourdough bread to make it a bit more exciting, with carrot sticks, corn thins or as I said on top of some Mexican style dinners like chilli con carne - yum!
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Let me know if you make this and what you think, or if you have a special recipe you use and how it is different to mine!
xoxo  

 

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Brisbane Farmers Markets

Hello and welcome back! YAY to another post (pats self on back for getting back into it!).
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Today I wanted to share with you one of my favourite activities to do in Brisbane that I've discovered so far ... Farmers Markets.
Yep I know that Farmers Markets are everywhere but they really seem to be a 'thing' up here, almost every suburb / area has their own, some are huge some are tiny, some are so popular and some not many people have heard of, some have fruit and veg and some have food, music, clothes etc. One of my fav things to do is get up Saturday or Sunday morning and go explore a market, and in doing so I think we've found a pretty dang good one that is right near our new home, the Carseldine Markets.
 

Phone case love - TIU representing! LINK HERE! 

These markets are open on Saturdays 6am - 12pm and are in the prettiest setting! It use to be a school but they converted into government offices. 

The thing I love about these markets is that they offer so many things but they are not huge and overwhelming. They have a fresh fruit and vegetable section, a section full of vans with all different types of food and dinks, live music with a different style each week, and section for craft, clothing, jewellery, plants and more.  



The newest edition is a petting zoo, too cute. 

A very fun thing about these markets too is the signs that are everywhere - they are hilarious, cute and useful - I love it! 

Health nuts dream - markets that sell kombucha! Ahhh. They even offer 0.50c back for each bottle you return so you can take money off the next lot you buy he he he. 

Some of the seating area near the food

This stall excites me immensely every week - they do the BEST fresh juices and smoothies. 

Chris is a rather big fan of the German hotdogs - they are huge! I didn't catch him in time, he gobbled it down so quickly!

 

Happiness - sunshine, maxi's and fresh juice (with sliced fruit on top!)

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Here is the LINK to the markets website in case your keen to check it out yourself.

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Let me know if you go to any markets and any you think we should check out!

xoxo