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Healthy Lunch

Recipe: Green Energy Soup (A Mitochondria Supporting Recipe)

When we want to eat food to make us feel energetic and happy (which is what food should do), we need to stick to whole, real foods. This because our body needs more than just carbohydrates to produce energy. There are many micro-nutrients we need for optimal mitochondrial function (mitochondria are the “energy factories” of our cells). This is [...]

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Recipe: Paleo Zucchini & Goats Cheese Hash Browns

Here is another healthy recipe for those who follow the Paleo Diet or for those who just want a protein rich breakfast. Recipe: Paleo Zucchini & Goats Cheese Hash Browns Ingredients: 4 eggs 2-3 zucchini a few tsp. of chevre goats cheese, crumbled salt and pepper to taste butter or coconut oil How to: Grate the [...]

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Recipe: Coconut-Water Marinated Thai Beef Salad on Cabbage Leaves

Here is a delicious and fresh thai beef salad recipe. Recipe: Coconut-Water Marinated Thai Beef Salad on Cabbage Leaves Allergen info/recipe info: This recipe is dairy-free and gluten free. Vegan/Vegetarian Options: This recipe can exclude animal products if you use tempeh instead of beef. Serves: 1 or 2 as an entrée. Ingredients: The Coconut Marinade: 1 [...]

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Recipe: Slow-Cooked Eggplant, Mushroom and Swiss Chard Curry

Even though animal products can be beneficial in the diet, it can be good to vary ones diet by having some vegetable-based dishes every now and again. Here is recipe for a vegetable curry that I made last week which I’m sure you’re going to love! Recipe: Slow-Cooked Eggplant, Mushroom and Swiss Chard Curry Allergen info/Recipe info: This [...]

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Recipe: Lime-Flavoured (Cooked) Tomato, Avocado and Capsicum Salsa

Here is another fresh summery salsa recipe! The last salsa recipe I posted was a Jalapeno, Mango and Tomato Salsa with Chilli and Lime Prawns. With this recipe, instead of a raw salsa (like the previous recipe)- this salsa is a cooked one. The benefit of a cooked salsa is that you will get the nutritional benefit from the tomatoes [...]

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Recipe: Balsamic Roasted Veggie Salad with Fennel Seeds, Feta and Wild Olives

Here is another way to get some delicious veg in your diet. Recipe: Balsamic Roasted Veggies Salad with Fennel Seeds, Feta and Wild Olives Ingredients: 4 large beetroot, raw 4 carrots, raw 1 red onion a dash of red balsamic vinegar 1 bit of olive oil 1 tsp. fennel seeds, toasted full-fat feta cheese, crumbled wild [...]

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Recipe: Slow-Cooked Kangaroo Bolognese with Zucchini Spaghetti

This bolognese is really very delicious and is worth the wait to cook it! This is actually the second time I’ve made it. The first time I used organic beef, while this time around I used kangaroo mince. Both were great. The first time I served the bolognese on some steamed veggies which is another [...]

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Recipe: Cleansing (& Delicious!) Salad: Version 2

Here is another salad recipe, version II of the Cleansing (& Delicious) Salad recipe. This week and in this recipe I used veg from Ceres Fair Food which I highly recommend if you’re in Melbourne. Recipe: Cleansing (& Delicious!) Salad: Version II Serves: Serves three. Ingredients: 3 beetroots, roasted peeled, chopped into quaters and then [...]

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Recipe: Nettle and Berry Smoothie

In herbal medicine, Nettle (Urtica dioica) is used for it’s nutritive properties (it’s rich in many nutrients) and depurative (blood-purifying) actions, among it’s other uses (1). The nutrients in nettle leaf include: Vitamin A, C, beta-carotene, calcium, potassium, phosphorous, chlorophyll, magnesium, tannins, flavonoids, sterols and amines (2). Nettle can also be used as a food and is commonly [...]

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Recipe: Cleansing (& Delicious!) Cabbage Salad

This is not your normal cabbage/coleslaw salad (so leave those cabbage-hating preconceptions at the door!)! This salad is spicy, zesty, herby and really yummy! Recipe: Cleansing (& Delicious!) Cabbage Salad Serves: Two as a side dish or one very hungry health food lover! Ingredients: 1/4 cabbage, sliced into thin strips 1/8 red cabbage, sliced into [...]

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