Chocolate Chia Mousse

Ingredients

  • 1 large banana
  • 1 medium avocado
  • ½ cup soaked chia seeds
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 8 raw walnut halves
  • 2 tablespoons raw cocoa powder
  • ½ cup almond milk
  • ½ cup fresh berries
  • 1 tablespoon coconut flakes

Method

Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth and serve immediately. Serve with fresh berries and coconut flakes.

Handy Tip:
Soak the chai seeds in ½ a glass of water for an hour before making this recipe. Try to source organic coconut free from preservatives such as sulfites that may irritate people with allergies. This recipe is great to serve at a dinner party and can be pre-maid in the morning. Avoid making it more than 12 hours in advance as the mixture may become discoloured.

Options:
Sprinkle your favourite granola or buckwheat muesli to make a delicious breakfast.
Serve this recipe in a glass and layer with coconut yogurt and chopped fruit pieces to make a delicious healthy trifle.
This recipe can be made using cow’s or goat’s milk (if permitted), rice milk or soy milk.

 

 

 

About Kate Smyth

From Olympian to Practitioner & Coach

Kate’s path into high‑performance sport didn’t follow the traditional script. A late bloomer and recreational runner, she found her spark during the Sydney 2000 Olympics, watching her idols surge into the stadium. That moment ignited a commitment that would quietly and profoundly reshape the course of her life.

Eight years later, she realised her own Olympic dream, representing Australia in the women’s marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Her running career spanned the Commonwealth Games, multiple Australian representative teams, and national‑level competition across cross‑country, track, and road racing. With a marathon personal best of 2:28, Kate was one of Australia’s all time fastest female marathoners.

But her journey was far from linear. Significant health challenges forced her to question conventional medicine, sports nutrition and traditional training models. What felt like setbacks at the time became turning points, pushing her to explore deeper, listen more closely to her body, and ultimately develop a more sustainable, female‑centred approach to performance.

These experiences now form the foundation of the work she shares with other women: how to train smarter, nourish deeply, honour physiology, and build resilience from the inside out.

She holds three degrees including a Masters and Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy). Kate is an accredited athletics coach with Athletics Australia and a member of NHAA.

Kate’s expertise is widely recognised, leading to regular invitations to speak on podcasts, at seminars, within industry education forums, and across corporate and women’s health initiatives.

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