20-03-19 | Food | dinner |

Vegan sweet potato Buddha bowl with falafel and avocado

I don’t know why, but I just love food that comes from a bowl! It somehow looks more yummy than on a plate and I feel like there’s more when it’s in a bowl. That may be my mind tricking me, but I don’t mind as long as I can enjoy food even more 😉 Today’s recipe is a sweet potato Buddha bowl that I’m sure you will love too! Read More…


04-03-19 | Food | weight-loss |

Foodie-ness food diary: my work and weekend days

Since I’m getting daily lot of questions from all you lovely girls about how my own food intake looks like, I think it’s time for another Foodie-ness food diary! I had been following my own Geluksfactor 10 book 4-week food plan in January to get back on track. Now that I found a good rhythm again, I hold on and still am feeling happy, strong, healthy and slim. Want to find out what I eat Read More…


19-02-19 | Food | breakfast |

Dutch healthy spiced breakfast cake to start your day with

As a kid I always loved to have a daily slice of spiced breakfast cake, called ontbijtkoek in Dutch. Little did I know how packed these cakes are with large amounts of sugar! When I started realizing this, I’ve quit eating them. Now I prefer to make my own healthy spiced breakfast cake and the love is back. Here’s my recipe for a healthy spiced cake that will definitely give you Read More…


17-02-19 | Move | weight-loss |

Walk 10.000 steps a day: this is how you do it! (4 tips)

This week we all faced “Blue Monday” – the most depressing day of the year they say. It’s the time where we feel somewhat lost with the holiday season behind us and already forgot about our new year’s resolutions. Though we shouldn’t feel down these days, but rather motivated to make it another great year with great achievements. Read More…


12-02-19 | MIND | happiness |

How to create a healthy mind for a happier life

With everything that comes to our busy existence, I feel like life can be a little overwhelming sometimes. Everyone seems always busy, running around and never a sleep. Stress and burn-outs are lurking due to all those commitments we have nowadays. And that is why it’s so important to not only work on a healthy body, but also on a healthy mind. Read here how I get zen in a hectic life! Read More…


07-02-19 | Food | weight-loss |

A gluten-free diet: hype or necessity?

Are you still consuming gluten or have you committed yourself to eating gluten-free? There seems to be an upcoming aversion against gluten. I hear it more often that people are leaving gluten out of their diet, because they say it’s not good for their health or is causing weight gain. Gluten have gotten a bad reputation lately, but is that fair? What is the actual impact on the body? Time for some explanation!

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05-02-19 | Food | snacks |

Healthy raw red velvet bliss balls

I’m such a food lover that I seriously could eat all day long. Of course this isn’t quite as good for us, unfortunately.. So to make it healthier I now stick to 6 eating moments a day. This works great for me to prevent overeating and I always bring healthy snacks with me wherever I go. A new great snack I’ve discovered are healthy and guilt-free raw velvet bliss balls, which Read More…


21-01-19 | MIND | happiness |

Vegan food diary review: how was my first week as a veganista?

Last week I told you that I would challenge myself by eating vegan for one week. Veganism is becoming more and more on trend these days and I wanted to try it out. I promised you guys to share my experiences with you, so: how did I survive a 100% plant based diet for seven days straight? What was the most difficult and challenging and what aspects did I really like or dislike? Here is my vegan food diary review! Read More…


22-12-18 | MIND | happiness |

Secret revealed: why NOT to diet during the holidays

Ho-ho-hoooo! It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year again: Christmas! This means we’re all in full holiday spirit and eating is a big part of this. In a way that may not fit your healthy lifestyle completely… Although it’s tempting to start or continue to (crash) diet these days, I want to tell you why I believe it’s better NOT to diet during the holidays at all Read More…