#5aday to Smoothies

Here in Regional Victoria, we’re in lockdown and with no end in sight, it’s a good opportunity to re-evaluate what we’re doing to our bodies! Clean eating and exercise should be just as much a priority as our mental, social and emotional well-being which is why I am back doing the #5aday challenge which consists of eating 5 fruits and/or vegetables a day! 

To make things a little simpler for myself, I’ve decided to try creating smoothies for the days I work. 

Using this as a guide:

Look out for some recipes and photos on my Instagram at @melofbacchus in the next few weeks! 

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Italian Pasta

Ingredients:

1 tbs of Oil

1 small diced onion

300g beef mince 

2 tbs of mixed Italian herbs

2 tbs of tomato paste 

30ml milk 

1 handful of spinach 

2 cups of Pasta

Salt 

Pepper

Method 

1. Full saucepan with water and boil pasta with a pinch of salt until soft. Drain, cover and put to the side. 

2. Oil a pan, break down and brown the beef mince and onion, add Italian herbs, tomato paste and milk. 

3. Season meat sauce with a pinch of salt and pepper then add spinach. 

4. Combine pasta and meat sauce and garnish with finely grated Parmesan cheese.

Enjoy with a glass of red 🍷

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1 Year Together

Today we took a drive down the coast to where it all began.

In two days David and I will have been together for 1 year. 

On our very first date I met David in Corio and he took me for fish ‘n chips on the Torquay water front.

We called the kids from the car so they knew I was okay, after all I was practically meeting a stranger.. 

Almost 12 months later, we; as a family went to the same fish ‘n chip shop and ate together in the same place David and I did on our first date. 

Tuesday will be our 1 year but we will both be working and David will be home late.

So this time together today is just that extra bit spesh!

1 year of falling completely in love with each other. 

Flaws and all. 

I’m so happy, the kids and him have great relationships and even my Dad says he’s the one..

1 year down, the rest of our lives together to go! 

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