There's recipes.... And then there's recipes by Elissa Jewell

Every now and then you come across a person you believe has that little special thing going on.... One such person is Elissa Jewell. We asked Elissa if she could write us a bio on herself, and this is what she says;

"I've been an avid fitness freak for about four years, but the true importance of diet escaped me until just recently. Sick of being unable to stick to my diet, I entered an online body transformation challenge and sought out the help of an expert, bodybuilding-specific trainer for a diet and fitness program. Clean eating is paramount to changing your body composition and unfortunately a diet of 100g of chicken and steamed vegetables just didn't appeal and I struggled to stick with the monotony.

Using the macro and nutritional requirements my trainer gave me, I sought ways to keep my diet interesting, but CLEAN. To keep myself motivated, I created a Facebook page where I uploaded my clean eating experiments. This kept me committed and focused, and helped me to lose 12% of my body fat eating foods which people normally attribute to "junk" - puddings, cakes, biscuits etc. UPS's Ultimate SLIM features heavily in my recipes because of their amazing taste and quality, plus the highest protein content and the lack of additives and fillers. I've literally made a recipe using UPS which is perfect for every purpose including fat loss, maintenance and bulking.

My plans for the future are as varied as they are many! I wish to grow my page with more interesting and delicious recipes, to work with UPS on exclusive recipes using their products and to gain exposure to publishers and magazines, as well as to become a qualified personal trainer. Imagine how great it would be to train a client to win a figure competition based on a "pre-contest diet" of chocolate truffles, custards and lasagne!"

Now, don't you want to know more about this girl and what she does? Well, Elissa has created a Facebook Page ' No cheating! Clean but indulgent recipes for buff fitness buffs But believe us when we say, this aint no ordanary recipe page. We have asked Elissa if she would like to create new recipes for our page to share with our customers. We take this opportunity to welcome Elissa and say thank you as she will be adding new recipes to our UPS blog page regularly. We are very excited to have you Elissa!

Elissa has prepared 3 recipes to kick start you off; One for brekkie, lunch & dinner....YUM!

Honey,lime and prawn omellette

You know when you're on a diet and for whatever reason you've eaten over, or nearly over your calorie intake but you're still starving? Keep this recipe in your arsenal - it combines every super-low calorie ingredient known to man in one massive, delicious meal that will only set you back 170 calories!!
Ingredients:
12 large raw & shelled prawns (about 90g)
1/2 cup of bamboo shoots
1/2 a red capsicum
2 spring onion stalks
2 celery stalks
1/2 teaspoon of honey
1 small chilli (optional)
Fresh coriander
1tbsp of lime juice
1/2 cup of pastuerised egg whites, or about 6 fresh
Chop up the prawns and vegetables into small pieces and stir fry for about 5 minutes on a high heat, adding the spring onions and coriander at the last minute. The secret to not overcooking the prawns is to take them off the heat as soon as the tails have formed a circle, and the outside is a light pink/white.
Take the vegetables and prawns off the heat and put to one side. Make the egg white omellete and try to keep it as thin as possible so that the edges are crispy. Take the omellette off the heat, and place the prawn and vegetable mixture in the centre, wrapping the omellette around the top.
Nutritional info:
Calories: 170
Protein:33.1g
Fat: 0.8g
Carbs: 5.6g (2.1g net)
Fibre: 3.5g

 Elissa's roasted beetroot, walnut & pear salad (w/ grilled chicken)

Serves 4
4 whole raw beetroot
2 large, fresh pears
4 small handfulls of walnuts
cumin powder
spinach / dark lettuce leaves
dash of lime juice
4 teaspoons honey
1 cup of cottage cheese
1 tbsp olive oil
2 large chicken breasts (cut into halves)
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
Chop up the beetroot and the pear into 2cm chunks
Mix the lime juice, cumin, and oil together and then drizzle over the top.
Leave to roast for about 1/2 an hour, or until pears and beetroot are soft.
10m before the pears & beetroot are ready, grill the chicken until tender.
Once veg is cooked, place into a bowl and while still hot, mix through honey and cottage cheese. Add lettuce and walnuts just prior to serving with chicken.
Calories: 349
Fat: 14.1gProtein: 31.2
Fibre: 5.7g
Carbs: 20.3

Surf & turf with creamy satay sauce

(Serves 4)
2 chicken breasts (cut into halves) or 120g lean beef steak x 4
1 cup cottage cheese
2 tbsp peanut butter
One cup of raw peeled prawns (frozen is ok)
Cumin and tumeric powder
Coriander and curry powder
Steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots to serve
Dash of olive oil
Heat olive oil in a pan and add chicken or steak
Meanwhile, blend cottage cheese until smooth
in a food processor or blender. Mix through curry powder
peanut butter, spices and put to the side
5m before steak is ready, begin steaming vegetables
and add the prawns to the pan.
Cover the pan with a lid and leave to steam/broil
until the prawns have cooked through and the flesh has turned white.
Take the steak/chicken out of the pan and place on top of the vegetables.
Add the satay sauce mixture to the prawns still in the pan and warm through.
(Don't overcook the sauce - it'll get cheesy!!)
Top the veg and steak etc with the satay sauce and prawns.
Calories: 268
Fat: 4g
Protein: 42g
Fibre: 8.2g
Carbs: 9g

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