Summer Sweet Potato Cakes

Sweet potatoes are my new favourite thing. They not only taste great, and are actually really good at lowering stress levels due to the fact that they are very rich in vitamin C, iron and magnesium, they contain vitamin D, which helps to support your immune system and your thyroid gland, as well as keeping your bones, heart, nerves, skin and teeth healthy. It also helps to boost our energy levels and mood!

Because they are so good for you, I've been trying to incorporate sweet potatoes into my diet more. However, just having them as wedges or as mash can be pretty boring. So, I decided to experiment a bit and make sweet potato cakes, and they came out suprisingly well. Quick, easy and delicious, they make the perfect summer meal and are one of my new favourite recipes!

Strawberry Lemonade Slushie

Honestly, I hate summer. It's too hot, like way too hot and I end up walking home everyday covered in sweat and feeling gross. Plus it's too bright. I think I'm secretly vampire.

Anyway, the only reason I do like summer is that it gives you the excuse to drink copius amounts of ice coffee and smoothies and slushies. Although it rained today (oh how I love England) I decided to concoct my own summer smoothie/slushie recipe. It combines my two favourite things, strawberries and lemonade and went suprisingly well for a first attempt. It's super easy to make, contains a lot less sugar than regular slushies, and each serving is only around 30 calories. Plus it tastes really, really good.

Ingredients:
- One cup of large strawberries (around 7-8 strawberries)
- Two cups of diet lemonade
- One cup of ice

Method:
This one's really simple. All you have to do is cut off the tops of the strawberries, put all of the ingredients in a blender and blend for about half a minute. Then, pour your slushie into two glasses and serve.

Serves 2 - 30 calories per serving