Chickpeas and tuna salad

This salad is super easy and its healthy so it's a great way to get fuelled for the way when you are short of time. You can always use this recipe as a basis and use whatever veggies you like to have and it doesn't require a great amount of utensils or washing up after.

Chickpeas tuna salad © Kay 2015



Ingredients you will need (serves 2)

- a can of chickpeas (around 300g)

- a can of tuna (75g)

- veggies you would like to use. I used:

-3 stalks of celery

- 3 beetroots

- a handful of baby carrots

- 4 romaine lettuce leaves

For the dressing:

- sweet chilli sauce

- juice of one lemon

- fish sauce (not essential but adds flavour to it)

- white pepper  (not essential)

Equipment/ Utensils:

- one large mixing bowl

- a knife

- a chopping board

- a tablespoon

- lemon juicer

- serving bowl and forks


1. Wash and cut up all your veggies into bite friendly sizes

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2. Drain all the liquid out of the chickpea can and tuna can and combine them into one big mixing bowl.

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3. Move your cut up veggies (except the romaine lettuce)  from the cutting board and toss them into the big mixing bowl.

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4. Now to make the dressing- squeeze the juice out of one lemon and add 2 tablespoon of Thai sweet chilli sauce. Give it a stir and a taste to see if it suits your liking. You can always add more sweet chill sauce. If you do have fish sauce add a few drops and it will help intensify the flavour of the dressing.

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5. Combine the dressing into the big mixing bowl and use your both hands to mix the sauce with the salad so that the dressing is evenly coated.

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6. And there you go! A quick and easy AND healthy recipe with a good combination of fibre, protein and carbs.  Half the serving and save the other half for the next day or share it with someone  :)

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Thanks for reading this post! Let me know if you liked this recipe and if you would like me to post more easy healthy recipes on my blog by commenting below. I would love to hear your thoughts! :)

Blogilates Hot Body Year Round Book Review

Yes it's finally here!

Me with Cassey's Hot Boday Year Round book :) © Kay 2015

Cassey Ho's (Blogilates) has released a Hot Body Year Round book providing her Popster fans a go-to guide in leading a healthy lifestyle and I am so happy to have my own copy! :) And because I pre-ordered it I got a free tote bag as a gift- Thanks Cassey!

Free tote bag from Blogilates © Kay 2015.

The book was bigger than I expected so it's not one you can carry around everywhere but it's definitely a good keep at home for when I do my yoga/pilates type exercises. It includes about the story of her life, easy recipes by season, tips on staying motivated and nutrition, and an array of interesting and fun pilates moves that requires no equipment.

Hot Body Year Round Contents Page © Kay 2015.

I have been following Cassey on her Youtube for around 5 years now and love to follow her workouts on her channel as she delivers such positive energy in her videos, the workouts are fun and most of the time require no equipment. All you really need is a laptop/mobile and some space to get a workout in! I've taken a few photos so you can get a feel of what the book is like on the inside which you can see below. I really like how she's divided the book into Seasons so you can prepare dishes that go with the fresh in-season ingredients and allows you to focus on mastering the moves of each season and challenging yourself when a new season comes!

Hot Body Year Round Intro © Kay 2015

Hot Body Year Round Recipes Example Page Spead © Kay 2015 

Hot Body Year Round Summer Workout Page Spread Example © Kay 2015

Hot Boday Year Round Autumn Workout Page Spread Example © Kay 2015

The book has been beautifully photographed and is really colourful, bright and happy (just like Cassey). Instructions are clearly laid out and so they're easy to follow. I'd say this book is more geared towards beginners or those who are just getting into the routine of exercising. Advanced exercisers are more likely to be using this book as an off day routine for conditioning. The book does provide great recipes to try out and I must say I was oohing and aaahing when I saw some of them so 

I'd give this book a 5 star taking into account the cost of the book (around HKD150 free shipping) all the exercised and recipes that are provided.

Feel free to comment in the below to ask my any questions about Cassey's book or any questions whether it's about me, fitness, healthy eating! :)

Easy weekend hike in Discovery Bay

LISS (Low Intensity Steady State) Cardio with a view

When the weekend comes and we catch up on our sleep deprivation from earlier in the week, by the time we get up and out of bed it almost seems like half the day has gone by already don't you agree? Now that summer is here in Hong Kong with the sun beaming out on most days, it doesn't take a long day's hike to enjoy this beautiful weather (before the real summer comes and it gets too hot and humid!)  As for some of you fitness enthusiasts, weekends are your cheat or rest days so an easy hike that allows you to easily see a great view of Hong Kong is a great way to spend your weekend.

I spent my Easter bank holiday chilling in Discovery Bay. A 30 minute ferry ride from Central  ($40, accepts Octopus card) takes you to the plaza with quite a few options to dine in (Thai, Mexican, Korean, Western style, Coffee shops, etc) and plenty of benches to grab a drink and chill.

If you would like to immediately take your journey up the pagoda to see this lovely view (see my pic below) upon exiting the ferry pier, take a turn to the left and walk to the bus terminus and carry on to the top of the slope and make a turn to the right. From there, follow along the foot walk till you see tennis courts on your right (takes about 3 minutes). You will see on your left a slope with the mountains - this is where you want to be heading (Tip: If you spot a Golf Club bus you know you're headed in the right direction). Be careful while crossing this road as traffic can be coming from many directions.

It's all simple from here! Just simply walk along the footpath up the hill. To get to the pagoda you will need to walk up about 20-30 minutes till you reach a point where you can see a clear white road path to the right. Follow this track for about 5 minutes to see the hut and enjoy the view! Don't forget to bring a bottle of water and maybe a snack as there are no vendors here.

View of Hong Kong from Discovery Bay pagoda © Kay 2015

Simply return back to the plaza by following the route you came from. Once we arrived back to the plaza I was hungry so I grabbed a takeaway from LifeCafe [I ordered a broccoli salad ($30) and the eggplant sandwich ($30) which I'd recommend to health junkies cause it is delicious and my absolute fave! :)] at sat at one of the benches.

Eggplant sandwich and broccoli from Life Cafe © Kay 2015

There's also the option of sunbathing at the beach for a sun kissed glow.

 Discovery Bay beach © Kay 2015

If you choose to dine-in, I'd recommend going for the thai restaurant Koh Tomyums or the Korean restaurant for a good BBQ (Booking would be needed especially during Public Holidays/ Weekends) so if you don't want to be disappointed, I'd advise to book ahead of time.

You can always make a whole day out in DB hiking along the trails across Lantau (you can go to Mui Wo and Tung Chung or just climb to the peak of DB and back down).

View from the peak of DB mountain © Kay 2015

Any questions please feel free to comment below :)