Brown Rice Slaw with Peanut Dressing

Meet my new JSHealth rainbow slaw! This fresh, crispy and colourful, Asian-inspired take on the traditional coleslaw will be your new go-to.

It’s the perfect salad to serve in a big bowl and share with family or friends. The nourishing brown rice and edamame provide a source of complex carbohydrates and protein to keep you energised and satisfied, whilst crunchy red apples add sweetness and freshness.

Try it… I think you’ll be converted too.

Serves: 3 as a main, or 4 as a side

Ingredients

2 cups cooked brown rice
2 spring onions, green & white section finely chopped
1 cucumber, diced
1 capsicum, diced
⅛ purple cabbage, shredded & chopped, 2 cups chopped
¾ cup frozen edamame, prepared as per packed instructions
½ red apple, finely diced
1/3 cup peanuts

For the dressing

¼ cup smooth peanut butter
1 tbsp tamari
2 tsp sesame oil
1 garlic clove, crushed

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One Pan Mexican Rice – JSHealth

One pan, minimal prep and a whole lot of flavour! This is a budget-friendly vegetarian meal that is sure to be loved by the whole household.

For the cheese fans out there, add some grated on top when the rice is hot for a dose of melted goodness. Plant-based? Omit the sour cream or replace it with a vegan alternative. Of course, feel free to load on the vegan cheese or nutritional yeast too.

Serves: 3

Ingredients

· 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
· ½ red onion, finely diced
· 2 garlic cloves, minced
· 2 capsicum, sliced
· 1 400g (14.1oz) tin black beans, rinsed
· 1 cup frozen corn kernels
· 1 tbsp sweet paprika
· 2 tsp ground cumin
· 1 cup basmati rice, rinsed
· 1 ½ cups vegetable stock
· 1 400g (14.1oz) tin tomatoes

To serve

· ½ cup sour cream, or plant-based

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Matcha & White Choc Bliss Balls

These flavours are a matcha made in heaven! To celebrate the launch of our Pure Matcha+ certified organic green tea powder, we created these moreish and wholesome bliss balls. Packed with plant-protein, fibre from dates and the star of the show… antioxidant-rich matcha! These balls make the perfect snack that will be enjoyed by matcha novices and connoisseurs alike.

Makes: 14 balls

Ingredients

1 ½ cup (200g) cashews
½ serve (15g) JSHealth Vanilla Bean Protein + Probiotics
8 (120g) Medjool dates, pitted & roughly chopped
¾ cup (70g) desiccated coconut
1/3 cup (55g) white chocolate chips, optional
3 serves JSHealth Pure Matcha+
1/3 cup water, warm

To serve
¼ cup (20g) desiccated coconut

Method

Combine all of the ingredients in a high-powered food processor, processing until the mixture comes together. The mixture should stick together when pressed between your fingers. If the mixture feels a little dry, add an extra

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Libido-Loving Chocolate Strawberries – JSHealth

There’s just something sensual about chocolate-dipped strawberries! In celebration of Libido Week, we have done a JSHealth take on this romantic treat using cacao-rich dark chocolate.

With each one you bite into, the hard shell of velvety chocolate gives way to the juicy sweetness of in-season strawberries beneath. Simple, yet truly delightful!

Ingredients

· 100g dark chocolate
· 1 punnet strawberries, approximately 200g
· Handful of pistachios, roughly chopped, optional

Method

To melt the dark chocolate, fill a small saucepan with 2cm of water and bring to a gentle simmer. Place a heat-proof bowl on top, making sure the base of the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Roughly break the chocolate and place it into bowl. Stir the chocolate whilst it melts. Once melted, remove from the heat.

Line a baking tray with baking paper (make sure to use one that fits in your freezer!). Hold the strawberries by the

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My Top Tips for Body Love

Your relationship with yourself is the most important one you’ll ever have. It wasn’t until I learnt to be kind to myself, and truly practised loving my body that I was able to find a healthy balance in life – for life

From personal experience, it’s not easy to overcome years of negative self-talk or the pressures we may feel from external sources (such as magazines and social media) to look a certain way. Enough restriction and punishment, it’s time to love every part of you as you are, unconditionally, right now.

Be gentle with yourself, it’s always a work in progress. Here are my top practices that I used to fall in love with my body and truly take care of it, which I continue to use daily to remain in this state of body love….

Love Jess x

Exercising with kindness

I will ONLY move my body

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