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Healthy Snacks

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: Barbeque Kale Chips

top: baked bbq kale chips. bottom: dehydrated kale chips. Here is another delicious green leafy recipe to get you eating more greens and loving them too! There are so many ways to enjoy kale and other green leafy veggies. Kale chips are really crunchy and delicious and are a healthier alternative to potato chips. Try [...]

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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: Sesame-Crusted Avocado Wedges

Recipe: Sesame-Crusted Avocado Wedges Serves: 2-3 Allergen info: This recipe contains almonds, eggs and sesame seeds. It is dairy-free. Ingredients: 2 avocados, peeled and pitted 1/2 C. – 1 C (or as needed) almond meal 1-2 raw eggs, beaten ~1/2 C- 1 C (or as needed) white sesame seeds salt and pepper, to taste ~ [...]

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Recipe: Healthy Chocolate Chia Seed Milkshake

Have a chocolate craving but still want something nutritious and delicious? Here is a healthy chocolate milkshake sure to fix your craving!  Chia seeds soaking! Recipe: Healthy Chocolate Chia Seed Milkshake Serves: one Allergen info: This recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar free. Those with pollen allergies should avoid this recipe (or just skip the bee [...]

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Recipe: Mango Green Smoothie

This mango green smoothie has to be one of my favourite combinations so far! Recipe: Mango Green Smoothie Serves: two Ingredients: 3 handfuls of leafy greens (I used baby spinach) water, enough to make a smoothie consistency that you like 1 mango, peeled, chopped and frozen (pit removed) optional extras: 1 tsp. of flax seed/flax seed oil [...]

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Recipe: Pear, Mint and Ginger Green Smoothie

Here is another green smoothie, this one is pear, mint and ginger flavoured. As with most green smoothies, even though they are vibrantly green, they actually do not taste like the greens within the smoothie, rather they have the flavour of the fruit in the drink. Not sure? Try it for yourself and see. Recipe: [...]

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Recipe: Zesty & Refreshing Green Smoothie

A delicious green smoothie that is fresh, zesty and refreshing. A great way to bring in spring!   Don’t be scared of the green-ness- the fruit and the mint make it quite delicious! Recipe: Zesty & Refreshing Green Smoothie Ingredients: a handful of green leafy veggies: such as baby spinach, spinach, kale, swiss chard etc 1/4 [...]

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Recipe: Purple Kefir Smoothie

Ahh Kefir. So many uses, so little time! Good thing for all those kefir-lover’s out there: I have a new recipe for you!   Last time I shared the recipe for Jaffa Kefir (below). If you haven’t tried it yet, I highly recommend you do! Now, here for you today is another colourful and delicious kefir [...]

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Recipe: Homemade Organic Kefir with Lemon Zest & Raspberries

What Is Kefir? Kefired milk (or Kefir; said as ke-fear), is the fermented dairy* product made from adding Kefir grains** (which are also known as Kefir; see picture above which shows kefir’s cauliflower-like appearance) into milk to ferment. The Kefir grains are a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast which exist on a structure of polysaccharide, protein, amino acids [...]

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