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So whilst we’re on the topic of beets, I thought it worthwhile to add a little beet inspired recipe. This one is super simple and easy to make. You literally add everything to a food processor, press on, wait several seconds, press off and voila! Beets make ordinary hummus exciting. Tune in to the most […]
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Beets are the perfect little bundles of health that are extremely versatile and tasty. Whether you roast them as one, slice and steam them, make them into chips, juice them, blend them….beets are full of important nutritional benefits. Beetroot is an ancient food source that was first cultivated by the Romans. During the 19th century, […]
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By now, we are well and truly into the silly season; a season full of long meals with our nearest and dearest and a season where many edible and drinkable gifts are exchanged. The silly season, more often than not, tends to be a season of excess; we overdo the sugar, we overdo the alcoholic […]
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Asparagus is loaded with nutrients and antioxidants! It is an excellent source of fibre, which helps to clear the digestive tract and supports ongoing cleansing and detoxification. Asparagus also contains vitamin A which helps body tissue growth and repair, helps to strengthen eyesight and is involved in the production of thyroid hormones. Asparagus is also […]
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The holiday season is fast approaching. Traditionally, it is a time spent with family and friends, a time to be thankful, a time to celebrate, a time of much joy and happiness, a time to re-establish goals and evaluate life’s course. However, more and more often it is turning into something of a more stressful […]
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Known as an ancient grain, quinoa has been cultivated in South America for thousands of years. The traditional Incas acknowledged quinoa to be a ‘sacred’ food and often called it the ‘mother of all grains’. Well that’s for sure! Quinoa is one of the most nutritious sources of complex carbohydrates, which play an integral part […]
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In an ideal world we would all be eating adequate amounts of oily fish to obtain our required omega 3 levels. However, this is increasingly not the case! In our fast paced and increasingly polluted world, our intake is declining and increasing amounts of dangerous heavy metals and contaminants are being found in our water […]
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We know what they are, we know what they look like…but do we actually know whether or not we are meeting our recommended intake of fruit and vegetables? I’m often asked what a ‘serving’ is so here is part 1 of a little guide that I will be doing to outline what constitutes a serve […]
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There is something about the mango. Its sweetness, the fact that there is no clean way to eat it, its adaptability to different food forms such as blended or frozen…the list goes on. Mango is one of my most favourite foods and ‘tis the season that they are making their place on grocery shelves all […]
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Fatty acids are the main building blocks of fat compounds similar to how amino acids are the main building blocks of protein. Just like there are nine essential amino acids, there are two essential fatty acids that we must obtain through our diet: omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids. In Western society, however, most […]