People often ask me what my diet looks like and how i REALLY eat!

My philosophy is pretty simple.

First of all, i do not eat any processed food ( tv-dinners, package food, etc) It tastes bad and artificial and don’t even get me started on whats in it.

I do stay away from crazy additives and sneaky names they use to trick us into sugar and  things. I’m a slave under labels and i admit that i do spend some time in the grocery store reading all these labels.  Jamie Oliver said it best ” Real food doesn’t have ingredients, real food IS ingredients”.  Our health is in our own hands, and also our responsibility to pass on good habits to our kids. I think it’s terrible how the food industry keep tricking us into sugars and other harmful additives hiding behind names no one can pronounce. Anyway, i do read all those labels and pass on things I’m not sure of. Oh, and I do not drink cows milk.

 I do not eat white refined sugar. I get a hangover from eating real ice cream. Crazy, but my body doesn’t like it anymore. But if someone offer a homemade apple pie with extra cinnamon and vanilla bean ice cream… i don’t say no thanks.

And here is what i eat A LOT of:

Fresh organic vegetables, greens, sea veggies and fruit. Raw super foods, raw food, vegetarian and vegan alternatives. I drink lots of my greens in smoothies and i love big hearty salads, with whole grains. I like to prepare food with fresh seasonal ingredients. I adore fresh-from-the-farmer- produce.

I prefer gluten free bread and pasta and I’m lucky to live where i live cus the options are good and many.

I eat fish, seafood and chicken. I love fish tacos and lobster. I eat eggs, pasturaised or local cage free.

I do eat red meat. Maybe once a month i do but then i make sure it’s local, organic, grass fed, hormone free and all that. I would never eat red meat from restaurants who use corn fed or non organic. I am really picky about that. I skip sausage and deli meat because of the nitrate and other crazy things.

I do not feel that I’m depriving myself at all. I eat exactly what i wanna eat and i do prefer a coconut chia pudding and a kombucha before a pepperoni pizza and a coke. I do love pizza, don’t get me wrong here, but when i do eat pizza it’s from my favorite places who throw in a little extra love while making it, with whole ingredients etc… it also tastes so much better.

I do love cheese too and i eat it whenever I crave it. I love raw cheese too, so i alternate between raw and other delicious cheeses.

So, here you have it. It’s pretty simple if you think about it. No fake foods, more real foods and LOTS from nature.

I love food, both to cook and eat and i eat what the chef is serving on a dinner party so to speak. But this is how i keep myself balanced, happy and healthy. My book Hälsokick is about how i  keep myself balanced with smoothies, juices and good healthy snacks… but i do eat in between. Of course i do, silly! 🙂

So, let’s eat what makes us healthy, happy and alive!

This one will be in Swedish!

Ni har väl inte missat Sveriges nya purfärska hälsosite Healthy Living?! Ett nätmagasin med everything hälsa, body&mind, matinspiration och träningsglädje. Jag har den fina äran att vara denna veckas matinspiratör, så roligt! Varje dag publiceras ett recept från Hälsokick här. Idag är det Solskenskick som gäller, en guling med gurkmeja som förhoppningsvis kan lysa upp lite i vintermörkret. Förra veckans matinspiratör var Fredrik Paulun som skrivit boken Pauluns Fastfood För ett hälsosammare Sverige… yay!

I just picked up the latest issue of C Magazine (California Style) and came a cross an article about this couple, the legendary big wave surfer Laird Hamilton and his wife, the former volleyboll pro Gabby Reece. Their approach to life is very inspiring and i met both of them a few month ago at Malibu Farm Cafe during a photoshoot-lunch.  Sitting down at a table, enjoying Helens delicious food and talk surf, Hawaii and health with these too was fun. Gabby is a amazon goddess and she has such a presence and a way about her that’s very appealing. And Laird couldn’t be nicer. Remember that he was shooting the Malibu pier during the huge swells we had this fall?

“You’re always looking for an opportunity from Mother Nature”

You should check out Gabby&Laird for food- and workout tips and much more and Gabby’s Insta, she shares easy and healthy recipes and some words of wisdom.  If you like surf and waves, here is  Lairds.

Photo by Phillip Dixon.