Healthy Meals From Bondi

Here’s some ideas and recipes for healthy meals inspired by beautiful Bondi Beach. My local beach for 40+ years.

This article mainly concentrates on a healthy breakfast. Bondi is an active, energetic, vibrant place, especially in the morning. I work-out there 3-4 times a week from 6-7am with a friend. (Thought some days. like today, we decide just to wander about and grab a coffee. Bondi has great coffee).

Bondi is just 7 kilometres from the CBD of Sydney. So many people work-out each morning before going into work. There’s not many better ways to start the day than with a surf.

Bondi at Breakfast

Say ‘Hi’ to GI.

One of the simplest healthy meals is one low on the glycemic index (GI). If you’re working out in the morning you need a breakfast that will satisfy your hunger now, and until lunchtime. No point undoing all the good work with a mid-morning snack!

Try an all-natural low GI cereal with yoghurt and fresh, seasonal fruit. Add a piece or two of wholemeal toast with a low (or no) sugar spread. Sweeten your coffee or tea with honey or Stevia natural sweetener.

Sunny-side up

Don’t be afraid of having a big breakfast. As long as it’s not fried or fatty, a cooked breakfast can fill you up and keep you energised all day. You just eat progressively smaller meals throughout the day.

Poach 1-2 eggs and add to wholemeal toast. Try Tahini as a substitute to butter or margarine. Serve with tomatoes and avocado to really fill you up.

Bondi fruit salad

Most mornings the cafes in Bondi are full with people inside and out on the pavement sipping coffee, chatting about the day or the surf and tucking into healthy meals (and, to be honest, unhealthy fry-up meals).

Every good cafe has it’s own fruit salad. Here’s a typical version.

Banana

Kiwi fruit

Strawberry

Pineapple

Green apple

Roughly chop up the fruit – there’s no time for presentation in the morning.

For the special Bondi touch add a little fresh juice,  low fat yoghurt and low GI cereal. These will help with texture, moisture and protein to keep you going.

G’bye from Bondi