Just a reminder ALL 12 recipes that I have shared so far in the June Jumpstart are listed and linked HERE: 🤔 Today I want to address a common question / concern: Will Fat Make Me Fat? One of the many things I’ve changed my mind on is the importance of good fats in your daily eating routine. For way too many skinny-fat-moody-UNfun years I deprived myself of ALL fat. I now believe FAKE will make you fat, not fat! As long as you prioritise one ingredient unprocessed fats. So that’s nuts, seeds, avo... as opposed to donuts, mayo, cheese. Beyond the obvious - DELICIOUSNESS! - here are 3 of fats benefits... ✅ One: Fat is satisfying. You know that light weight salad that might look huge yet really does nothing to satisfy you? That meal is always going to come back to bite you! When you under eat in one meal your body will nag at you for 'make up' calories… and 'make up' calories are often not quality calories. ✅ Two: Fat slows down the rate at which the carbs you consume are broken down and released into the bloodstream. This lets you avoid the meal that sends your blood sugar levels soaring and then plummeting. It provides you with stable, reliable energy. At the same time it allows you to avoid over consuming ALL of the carbs! ✅ Three: On an emotional level, Fat is fun. This is an underestimated component of getting and staying lean. I genuinely believe you need to love what you eat as often as possible to avoid the “I deserve!” effect. We’ve all spiralled into the detrimental “I deserve” demolish right? Here are my fav 8 Plant-based Fat Upgrades, 1. Make your own nut based cheese. 2. Experiment with 1/2’ing the amount of oil in a recipe and replacing it with higher micronutrient nuts or seeds. 3. Make your own dairy free pesto. 4. Experiment with 1/2’ing the amount of oil you cook with and replacing it with veg stock / water plus adding nuts or seeds. 5. Swap margarine / vegan butter to avocado.

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Left-overs + The Framework of a Sheet Meal. Although there's certainly no wrong or right, this is how I like to build a satisfying sheet meal. ✅ A plant protein. Today I went with tofu as I had a measly 75gm frozen and I’m home with Covid! Hence the leftovers focus. I marinated it in tbsp tamari + tbsp water, shake of garlic powder, dash of sriracha. ✅ Fibrous veg. Zucchini and eggplant were all I had. ✅ Starchy veg or grain. Potato for the win today! ✅ Good fat / flavour enhancer. I went with one lone falafel + tbsp pumpkin seeds & some macadamia oil. ✅ Herbs and spices. Fresh rosemary, garlic powder and a little salt were my choices. ✅ Optional for freshness: a bed of mixed leaves. ✅ Optional for more flavour: a drizzle of your fav dressing, as simple as balsamic glaze or tahini. Or as extravagant (!) as **edamame guac or tofu ricotta! **Edamame Guacamole, Blend 200gm shelled, cooked edamame with 1/2 avocado + 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, several slices of red onion finely diced, a generous shake of garlic powder + salt, pepper and chilli flakes to taste.