Skip to content

Nutritional Natasa

Vegan lifestyle: recipes, reviews, fitness, and positivity

  • Home
  • About me
  • Recipes
  • Reviews: Food/ Holidays
  • Vegan Blog
  • Contact

reviews

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Like this:

Like Loading...

Recent posts

  • Vegan Christmas Wellington | simple plant based recipe
  • Vegan carrot cake delivery | SPONGE | Review
  • Vegan Nachos Recipe- Healthy Creamy Cheese Sauce (cashew cheese)
  • Comptoir Libanais Vegan Options | Manchester Spinningfields
  • Peanut Butter Oat Cookies | Vegan | GF | RSF
  • One Pot Meals | Vegan | Lentil Dhal, Dal, Dahl, or Daal- what will it be?
  • Vegan Choc Chip Banana Bread |GF |NRS| Oil Free
  • Vegan BBQ Kebabs and homemade tzatziki
  • Tiffin Tin Flavour Bombs: Mowgli Street Food Review
  • What the duck? Veganuary at Bill’s Restaurants

Connect with me on:

  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Instagram

Comptoir Libanais have new vegan options this month and they’re AMAZING! We absolutely love aubergine a and the way they’ve incorporated aubergine a in their new tagine is mind blowing! As someone who grew up in Cyprus (literally 30’ on a plane from Lebanon) and have also visited Lebanon, I always crave authentic tasting mediterranean/ middle eastern food and Comptoir get it right every time. Obviously they’re a chain restaurant and have branches across the UK, but it’s so impressive how they’ve managed to get so many of the flavours spot on! I love getting their Rose Lemonade as well, it tastes like the rose syrup my grandma always has in her fridge! . I’ve been working with @comptoirlibanais for a couple of years now and have visited both their Exeter and Manchester branches and it’s always such a delight getting invited back for some vegan grub! We usually get their mezze platter, so today was a nice change as we still got to have their delicious hummus and falafel with pita bread on the size, but also tried their new tagine! BTW, the hummus and falafel side dish comes with harissa sauce and even though I can’t handle spicy food too well, I didn’t find it that spicy at all!
TURTLE BAY VEGAN LUNCH & 241 COCKTAILS! . We went to @turtlebayuk at the NQ in Manchester for lunch today and all the food was delicious! I got the vegan Motherclucker, which is their vegan “chicken style” burger that comes with avo and BBQ sauce. Niamh got their vegan Roti Rolls with fritters and then we shared three of their sides as they’ve got the 3 for £8 offer on for their side dishes! I can’t go to Turtle Bay and not order their plantain, so we got fried plantain, Caribbean dumplings, and spiced fries! - We went all in with the cocktails as we haven’t drank for a while and I’m such a fan of the ones at Turtle Bay. Happy Hour was on, so we ordered their Koko Kolada, Strawberry Daiquiri, and their One Love cocktails. - *Complimentary Meal
We had home made vegan kebabs last night and they were SOOO GOOD! All we did was toast some pita breads and stuff them with lettuce, chips, @eat_oumph kebab strips (cooked these in a pan from frozen), hummus, and then drizzle a vegan mayo, ketchup & BBQ sauce on top! Niamh’s sister came round to stay so we smacked on tortilla crisps and popcorn all night, whilst watching a film!
Happy Friday 🎊 We’ve made it two weeks into the New Year and I’ve still managed to stick to my workout schedule and eat mostly whole foods (apart from weekends- not because they’re ‘cheat days,’ but I’ve had plans where I’ve eaten out, trying all the new #veganuary stuff!). - What does it really mean to ‘stick to a plan’ though? I mean, literally, it means to do whatever your fitness / nutrition plan says, step by step, and then hopefully you’ll see results right? I mean, physically you’ll see the results you want, but what about mentally? “FITNESS” and “HEALTHY EATING” are BOTH lifestyle habits that should be sustainable and long term goals, so why add all that pressure of doing things exactly as they “should be done”? I get it, for most people it’s an all or nothing mentality where they need to throw themselves into a routine, but it’s always important to remember that you want to maintain a positive, sustainable relationship with both fitness and food. - You don’t want to get to the point where you can’t be arsed eating another piece of broccoli, or stepping foot in a gym, but feel like you ‘HAVE TO’ because you’ve told yourself you’re gonna get fit or whatever. You need to enjoy what you’re doing, you need to be working out and eating healthy because it makes you FEEL GOOD, it makes you FEEL STRONG, and most importantly, it makes you HAPPY! - #Gymshark66 Day 17/66 💪🏼
I woke up this morning and realised that I’d ran out of granola, but really wasn’t craving porridge or toast, so I made my own! Literally only took me about 20’ to make a batch, which perfectly hit the spot! I added it on top of some protein nicecream (2 frozen bananas, handful of raspberries, handful of frozen pineapple, 1 scoop protein powder, coconut milk), and accompanied it with my favourite flavour of @eatbellsandwhistles 💕 Niamh and I have been working our way through these little snacks lately, they’re perfect for a pre & post workout snack, or to have with a brew at night. I’ve got such a huge sweet tooth, but I’m trying to eat a bit healthier this month (especially during the week, as junk food affects my mood and productivity), so nut & date based snacks are ideal as they’re sweet but also nutrient dense.
HAPPY HUMPDAY EVERYONE! We’re exactly half way through the month, how’s everyone feeling about the new year so far? It’s still not too late to start new habits if you missed out these past couple of weeks! . @fabletics kindly sent me this new workout set and I recorded a little home workout, ideal for anyone who wants to work out but hasn’t got time for the gym. Hope you enjoy it! All I’m using here is my body weight and a bench! Tag a friend, share it with anyone who might want to give it a go and don’t forget to save for next time! . I’d suggest doing it as a circuit workout, where you do each exercise for 30” with a 30” rest between the next one. Then take 1-2’ rest at the end of the circuit and repeat x3. . 🔥 In & out modified abs . 🔥 Step Ups . 🔥 Tricep Dips . 🔥 Side Plank Reach Through . 🔥 Mountain Climbers . Also, @fabletics have an offer on where you can get any two leggings for just £24- what a bargain! The quality of their gymwear has improved so much and the power hold leggings stay up throughout the whole workout!
Follow Nutritional Natasa on WordPress.com
Contact me at nutritionalnatasa@gmail.com

Blog Sections

  • Home
  • About me
  • Recipes
  • Reviews: Food/ Holidays
  • Vegan Blog
  • Contact
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
%d bloggers like this: