Hello lovely !

I hope this little update finds you well, and enjoying life. I  am personally very happy to smell Spring in the air. The snow has almost disappeared here near Stockholm, and it's just heaven to feel the temperature rise.

This time last year, Christoffer (my Love) and I moved into our house. So much has happened in the past year, including me finally taking the step to start my own company, and actually work with something I am passionate about that also helps people who want to reach a new level of well-being and happiness by combining great health with a lust for life and fantastic food.

One very exciting and recent development (for us) is our action to finally re-decorate our living room. We have been living with this ceiling-to-floor orange room for one year too long in my opinion, but we have to acknowledge that sometimes we can't achieve everything at once!

Finally getting round to it has really sparked some interesting developments in other parts of my life (and even different parts of our home), so do keep an eye out on my blog for my little tale, plus a yummy recipe inspired by the new and sexy colour of our walls. You can sign up for email notifications here so you don't miss my blog updates.

As I am sure some of you will know, living around a partially-decorated room while you work on it over a few weekends can be a little trying. Tools, paint brushes and sandpaper are scattered everywhere, while the furniture that was in that room now has to find a temporary home.

To ensure that I maintain my patience and enthusiasm with 'project de-orange living room', I have used a nice technique that I often teach others when making changes to their diet. Scroll down to find these five helpful tips!

You will also find a recipe for a yummy olive dip that we have been enjoying recently. Christoffer doesn't embrace raw food with quite the same passion as I do, so seeing his positive reaction when he tried this dip for the first time was, to me, an extra good seal of approval.

So, this is what I have in store for you this issue:

• Help me discover how I can help you and win a copy of my e-book!
• Easter Discount!
• 5 tips to help you achieve your new health goals
• Recipe
• What is Miss Best up to this month?
• Raw Summer Festival, Sweden
  

I hope you enjoy this issue!

Wishing you a deliciously long weekend,

Johanna x

 

Miss Best

Loving Life - Loving Food

www.miss-best.com

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Help me discover how I can help you and get a chance to win a copy of my e-book!

I have been absolutely delighted to see both the number of my newsletter-subscribers and my blog readers grow in the past couple of months. I often think about you, even thought I may not know you. I am very conscious about ensuring that I bring you as much value as possible. After all, if you have honoured me with your time by reading my newsletters or blog, then I want to make sure that you get as much out of it as possible.

With this mind, I would be super grateful if you could complete a short survey of just 8 quick questions, so that I can see where you are now, where you want to go and how I can best tailor my free recipes and information and my products/courses to suit you.

As a little thank you, you have the option of being entered into a draw to win a copy of my e-book 'Loving Life-Loving Desserts'. Just make sure you have responded before Monday 26th April for a chance to win.

Visit this page to take survey and have the chance to win a copy of my yummy e-book.

 

 

 

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Easter Discount!

Talking of my yummy e-book, I have decided to offer a 15% discount until Friday 9th April, to help you and your loved ones choose healthier, yummier goodies this Easter. Even if not everyone celebrates the actual religious meaning of Easter, many families and friends meet up on this long-weekend to be together and share sweet treats.

You will find lots of chocolaty recipes in 'Loving Life-Loving Desserts', as well as yummy cakes that are perfect for afternoon tea, or for dessert after an Easter meal. Imagine an Easter weekend where you can have your cake and eat it without feeling all icky the next day, but instead boosting your body with nutrients and a heavenly taste!

To get your discount scoot on over to this page, select your preferred currency, and add the discount code eat15 at the check out. Discount valid until, and including, Friday 9th April 2010. Enjoy!

 
 

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5 tips to help you achieve your new health goals

When you make positive changes to your diet (or indeed any part of your life), regardless of whether you want to eat more raw food, less meat, or just less junk food, it can be very helpful to use the following tips to help you keep on track.

1.Decide what you want to achieve with your new routine, or food choices: e.g. do you want:
- to loose weight?
- to have more energy?
- to heal from an illness?
- improve your skin?

2. Decide how will you measure your success, eg. you can fit into your clothes again, you have the energy to do fun things after your daily responsibilities have been fulfilled, your skin has cleared up etc.

3. Now imagine how it literally feels to achieve this goal. Imagine how it physically and emotionally feels to slip into you favourite pair of trousers again, or how more confident you feel for not having bad skin (not hiding behind your hair, for example), or the feeling you get when you have the energy to play with your kids with gusto after a full day's work and/or home-care, or how your lovely your body feels when you have the energy to dance the night away with your friends.

4. Now, with these feelings in mind, go get inspired! Talk to people who have similar experiences, read blogs and forums, and see what amazing things can be achieved. I always find 'before and after' pictures inspiring. You can also get inspiration from images. Cut out pictures of inspiring people or things and pin them up on your wall. E.g. a fit person running, or a healthy-looking family playing. Or look at pictures of delicious looking healthy food that you know you love, to keep you away from the food you want to avoid. Look at these pictures every day to remind yourself of what you are working towards. When sticking to your new plan feels tough, look at these images and remember how you imagine your success to feel (point 3).

5. Now, go get yourself some knowledge to support you on your journey to better health! Borrow or treat yourself to a recipe book, or go on a course to learn how to, for example, prepare the food that supports your health choices. Read inspiring and helpful blogs and books . You may even find it helpful to get a coach to support you on your journey.

Remember that once you bring these new changes to your life, it will be easier to maintain them. Good (and bad) habits take about 3 weeks to stick, so the more you keep to your goals, the more effortless is will feel!

I have personally used these tips at various times for cutting out gluten (to improve my skin), for eating more raw food (for general improved health and energy), and as I mentioned above for sticking to our plan to renovate our living room without going insane!

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Serves 2-4

1 courgette (zucchini)
1/3 cup dry sunflower seeds
3 tablespoons sesame seeds
1/2 cup black olives* (remove the stones)
2 gloves of garlic, crushed, or finely chopped
juice of 1 lemon
3 tablespoons of cold-pressed sesame oil (*not* the roasted variety) or olive oil
1 tablespoons crushed coriander seeds or 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
Herb salt to taste
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast (not raw, but full of B-vitamins!)
Pinch of chili, to taste


Grind the seeds in a nut mill/coffee grinder. Chop the courgette (zucchini) into large chunks and process in a food processor. Add the olives and process some more. Add the rest of the ingredients (except the seeds), process again, and then add the seeds. Continue to process until smooth.

Delicious served with veggie sticks as a dip, or with the yummy crackers I blogged about last week. I broke the crackers into tortilla chip-sized pieces and scooped up the tasty dip. It is also very good spread on sandwiches or used to fill nori rolls.

EVENTS

What is Miss Best up to this month?

Discover Delicious Raw Food with Miss Best
Saturday 24th April 2010 between 10.30 - 14.30
Location: Smidö, near Bro
(45 mins from Central Stockholm)
Investment: 800 kr (including a complimentary copy of my new e-book, worth 115 kr!)

In this four hour class, I will introduce you to raw food, and demonstrate how to make four delicious, but simple raw food dishes.

You will come away from this class with useful, and value packed information, material and recipes to inspire, support and empower you to reach your goals for improved health and happiness. Plus you will get the chance to sample the delicious dishes that I make.

I am very excited about this class and have included some exciting bonuses for you. Read all about it here.

Can't make this date? Please just send me a mail and I will let you know when I will be holding more courses.


Events this summer

Raw Festival, Sweden
30th July - 1st August, Järna, outside Stockholm

Keep it fresh in the summer with the Raw Food festival; listen to great speakers, meet lovely people, eat yummy food!