Natascha Elisa is an international model, global traveller and healthy lifestyle enthusiast. We love her laid-back, eclectic style and relaxed, beachy vibe. She is also the advocate of Models of Compassion, who make a difference on causes related to children, animals and the environment. Read on to find out more about Natascha and to get an insight into her love for style, health and travel.
Tell us a little bit about yourself …
Hello! I’m Natascha Elisa, I model, I create healthy recipes and I write about health & lifestyle.
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What was the ‘uh-ha’ moment that inspired you to get into food or health and wellbeing?
It’s something that developed as I grew up, I was brought up in a health-conscious household, however, against my parents will I decided at the age of 10 years old to become vegetarian. That’s when I started learning how to cook, and how to eat in order to have all of my nutrition. Over the years and through cooking my own meals as a child & teenager I learnt more and more about food and the importance of whole food & eating organic, seasonal produce!
Talk us through a typical day in your life …
Morning: Wake up, oil pull with coconut oil for 10+ minutes (as long as I can last!), drink a glass of lemon water, make a warm elixir (I usually mix cacao, maca, coconut sugar, reishi or other super mushroom powder, coconut oil, hemp or coconut milk with hot water and zap it in the blender.
Morning Snack: Usually nuts / seeds / dates (I love snacking!)
Lunch: Big salad, with greens and seasonal veggies, I usually make a lemon tahini dressing. Or rice paper rolls, lots of raw veggies inside, dipped in miso tahini dressing.
Afternoon Snack: Raw veggies and hummus or tahini (as you can see my love for tahini is strong) lately I have been munching on rice crackers with avocado & sauerkraut, spiced with kelp salt and cayenne.
Dinner: Whole bowl of a grain base (either buckwheat, quinoa or brown rice) roasted root vegetables (beetroot, sweet potato or pumpkin) steamed greens (kale, spinach or broccoli) Temple or legumes (chickpeas or beans) other grated veggies (carrots, cucumber or zucchini) then topped with seeds, avocado or olive oil and fresh lemon or lime. – I mix up the ingredients depending on what I find at the local farmers market!
Dessert: Raw chocolate, home made chia pudding (chia with coconut milk and cinnamon) or if I’m feeling like a treat – coconut milk ice cream.
Coffee or tea?
Tea all day everyday! Green or Chai with in the morning, ginger or lemon tea during the day, calming tea like peppermint or lavender before bed.
What is your indulgence of choice?
Tamari Almonds, Raw Chocolate, dates dipped in nut butter.
What are three foods you can’t live without?
Quite obviously tahini, avocado, dates.
What’s your go-to snack for those days on the run?
Nuts, seeds, seasonal fruit
Do you have any last words of advice or tips for those starting out on their health journey?
Don’t be hard on yourself, you will learn along the way! A super easy way to start is by avoiding packaged foods! This means you will start making the foods yourself that you would otherwise have eaten that are processed and in plastic packaging. This also means that you will be eating FRESH food that is full of nutrients. Start slowly, replace one snack or meal at a time with a healthy alternative & before you know it you will be deep in your health journey and feeling amazing for it!
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To find out more about Natascha, visit her website!
