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Recipe: Spiced Lemon, Lentil & Veggie Soup

Recipe: Spiced Lentil & Veggie Soup Allergen info/recipe info: This recipe is gluten-free and can be made dairy-free by using coconut oil instead of butter. Ingredients: 1 tbsp. butter/ghee/coconut oil 1 red onion, peeled and chopped 1/2 bunch celery (celery washed & leaves discarded), chopped into small pieces spices: 1 tsp ginger, 2 tsp. cumin […]

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Recipe: Fresh Pear Baklava

Here is a delicious dessert recipe which uses a fresh pear slices instead of filo pastry for a healthier twist on the traditional Baklava recipe. Recipe: Fresh Pear Baklava Alleregen info/recipe info: This recipe contains nuts. This recipe can vegan/vegetarian if using coconut oil instead of butter. Ingredients: 1 pear ~1/4 C. nuts* (a mix […]

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Recipe: Buckwheat Crusted Cajun-Style Chicken with Chilli & Almonds

Here is another delicious recipe that uses flavourful spices and gluten-free, flavonoid-rich buckwheat for a delicious Cajun-style chicken. Even though buckwheat is called buck-wheat it isn’t actually a grain, it is a pseudo-seed and is completely gluten-free. Buckwheat Crusted Cajun-Style Chicken with Chilli & Almonds Cajun-Mix Ingredients: Makes enough to coat 4 pieces of chicken thighs […]

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Recipe: Blueberry & Lime Chia Fresca

Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a seed rich in the vegetable pre-formed form of essential fatty acids (EFA) but you need enough of certain nutrients to convert it (fish is a source of the formed animal EFA). It is also a source of soluble fibre and the seed becomes mucilaginous when it contact with water. Many websites make […]

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Recipe: Grass Fed Beef Pho + How To Make Bone Broth

I love soups. They are nourishing, easy to digest, inexpensive, soothing, delicious and of course nutritious. I have quite a few soupy recipes on this blog such as the Purple Valentine’s Day Soup, Seriously Good Sprouted Chickpea Soup and the Herby Veggie Chicken Soup with Quinoa. Soups can be powered with protein, rich in minerals and vitamins, hydrating, […]

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Download the Eat Real Food Picture

Here is a picture I’ve made about real food and the benefits of eating a nutrient-rich diet that I shared on my facebook page. If you want to know about some of the things these articles are referring to then have a read of the following articles: Eat Real Food (It’s What Our Ancestors Did) […]

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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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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 […]