Hello! My name is Amy, and I’m the girl behind the health blog AMY LEE ACTIVE and the Nourish in 5 Cookbook & Kitchenware. I love “healthifying” my favourite foods, photography, strength training (no to cardio, sorry not sorry), eating my Protein Peanut Butter Cups post-workout, and feeding friends, family, and hopefully, yourself! I call Melbourne, Victoria, Australia home, and feel very fortunate to live in the world’s most liveable city!
In much of my daily life, online and in my cookbook, I share colourful healthy treats, eco-friendly living and eating, and the latest news in health, wellness and fitness! As the majority of health/fitness goals are centred around quality nutrition, I endeavour to make my recipes high protein, sugar-free and full of superfoods – the recipes are always good for you but never compromise on taste!
About the Nourish in 5 Cookbook
It’s my life goal to make healthy eating accessible, affordable and delicious. Nourish in 5 is a dream come to life, a tool that will help me help you to make truly healthy desserts using only 5 nourishing ingredients or less, with a zero-waste approach.
I encourage you to make every recipe your own; with options to suit vegan, gluten-free, low carb diets and more! I do not count baking soda/powder, salt, vanilla and cinnamon in the ingredients, as these basics can basically be thrown into any recipe. I’m personally a self-confessed cinnamon addict, adding a pinch of this antioxidant-rich spice to anything and everything!
The recipes are triple-tested, designed to set you up for cooking success and to be versatile with multiple uses, so there’s never any waste – for example, the vegan salted caramel recipes (on page 236) can be used across so many recipes in the book; Caramel Popcorn (page 222), 1 Bowl Vegan Brownies (page 116), on top of cookies, ice cream and cakes, or simply licked off the spoon…the possibilities are endless.
Each element of every recipe is 5 ingredients or less, so feel free to omit elements wherever you see fit. This is not just a cookbook with healthy recipes. It’s about connecting with loved ones, making memories, and being kind to yourself and the earth.
About Nourish in 5 Kitchenware
The brand Nourish in 5 began as a cookbook and a way to share with loved ones my passion for both easy healthy cooking and food sustainability. The beautiful Nourish in 5 readers around the world were soon asking for recommendations on sustainable, high quality and aesthetic kitchen tools to make the recipes, and because of this demand, theNourish in 5 Kitchenware range was born!
Very humbly, I’m incredibly proud of this range which has been crafted with Premium 18/8 Food Grade Stainless Steel (the highest quality), is BPA-Free, PVC-Free and Lead-Free, is easy to clean and dishwasher-safe, and built to last years in the kitchen – reducing the wastage of precious resources in landfill.
The kitchenware range currently comes in stunning gold, to add a little luxe to your homes – because everyone deserves a nourishing cooking experience! I love using the range daily for all my cooking and consumption needs, and I truly hope you love the range too.
Every Sale Supports Those In Need through OzHarvest
This zero-waste approach to cooking is not only fun, it’s also better for the planet we live in. There’s enough food produced in the world to feed everyone to the brim, yet a third of all food produced is wasted. That is a whopping 1.3 billion tonnes of edible food that is thrown out, or $1 trillion each year.
I cannot stand food wastage when millions of people are malnourished and I know so many of you are the same – that is why I’ve chosen to support OzHarvest, an incredible charity whose mission is to nourish Australia by rescuing quality food that would have otherwise been discarded, to nourish those in need.
I truly believe that we can all do our part for the planet, however small those steps may be. I’m incredibly proud to say that every Nourish in 5 book sold will feed someone in need thanks to OzHarvest.
If you’d like to find out more about OzHarvest and help fight food waste, head to OzHarvest.org.
Your support, in any size, shape or form, makes a difference.
Get your Nourish in 5 Cookbook HERE.
Why is there a second edition of Nourish in 5?
Nourish in 5 was first published in December 2019, and since then we have listened to and implemented the feedback of our thousands of valued readers around the world. Thank you to everyone who emailed, DM’d me, left a 5 star review online, or even a like or comment as this was invaluable in improving Nourish in 5.
In my hometown of Melbourne, we spent over 120 days in lockdown, so I found time exactly a year later in December 2020 to release a second edition with minor edits in order to fulfill your desires and requests, and best of all a couple of bonus recipes that are my new favourites!
Check out these newbies below:
- Protein Power Pancakes pg. 35
- Vegan No-Bake Brownies pg. 105
- Chewy No-Bake Granola Bars pg. 107
- Classic Banana Bread pg. 109
- Ultimate Fudgy Brownies pg. 115
- Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Ganache pg. 123
- Fluffy Healthy Muffins pg. 141
My personal favourites (I tried to keep this list as short as possible!):
- Fluffy Vegan Vanilla Waffles pg. 38
- Blueberry Pie Pancakes pg. 43
- Nutter Butter Cookies pg. 65
- Coconut Choc Fudge Bars pg. 86
- Berrylicious Jam Crumble Bars pg. 89
- Choc Peanut Butter Protein Crispy Bars pg. 96
- Decadence Brownies pg. 101
- Chewy No-Bake Granola Bars pg. 107
- Ultimate Fudgy Brownies pg. 115
- Coco Vanilla Jam Sponge Cake pg. 119
- Banana Blender Muffins 15 Ways pg. 133
- Chocolate Mousse Tart pg. 135
- Fluffy Protein Muffins pg. 141
- Apple Crumble pg. 143
- Paleo Sticky Date Pudding pg. 155
I had an absolutely amazing experience creating the Nourish in 5 Cookbook & Kitchenware range and I truly hope you love it too. Thank you so much for your support again and I can’t wait to grow this brand along with your own love of healthy cooking!
Sending you all the love, Amy xx
PS. I’d love to see any of your creations or hear from you anytime! Tag me at @NOURISHin5 #NOURISHin5 @AMYLEEACTIVE