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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: Homemade Spiced Dandelion Chai Recipe + the Benefits of Bitters

Are you eating bitter foods? Eating bitter vegetables such as dandelion leaf and root, kale, rocket, amaranth and swiss chard can have a great digestion-enhancing effect! These bitter foods help to improve our digestion by increasing bile flow, increasing gastric acid and improving our overall digestive function which improves our nutritional status. It’s the bitter flavour […]

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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: Healthier Homemade Cherry Ripe (With Real Food Ingredients)

Two years ago I posted a recipe for Homemade Bounty Bars which has become one of the most popular recipes on my Health Food Lover blog. Now here is another treaty recipe, just healthified. This time I have made a recipe for Healthier Homemade Cherry Ripe made with real food ingredients (no artificial colours, sugars, flavours) just like […]

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Animal-Based Nutrition: How Animal Products Are Beneficial and Crucial to Health

We all make our own choice as to whether we follow an omnivorous diet or one contains little or even no animal products. No one diet can serve us all. Though, for a long time, we have been taught from the media, special-interest groups and many other sources how a plant-based diet is superior to […]

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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: Frangipane Custard Tarts with Fresh Summer Berries

Last week when I was dreaming up christmasy recipes, I originally wanted to make some sort of fruit tart or pie. I thought about making a healthier version of fruit mince pies, but it seemed to wintery (and we’re currently in summer here) and it seemed a shame to not takeÂ advantageÂ of the fresh summer fruit […]

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Recipe: Chocolate & Walnut Essene Brownies (Sprouted Grain Brownies)

I’ve finally finished exams for the year, so time for a treat! Recipe: Chocolate & Walnut Essene Brownies (Sprouted Grain Brownies) Allergen info/Recipe info: This recipe contains, eggs, dairy and gluten, so is not suitable for those sensitive to any of those. Carob is much less stimulating than cacao/cocoa (Cacao contains caffeine, which is a […]

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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)Â actions, amongÂ it’s other uses (1).Â 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 […]