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Category: Vegan, Vegetarian
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Cauliflower Rice
Read more: Cauliflower RiceRaw Cauliflower Rice Ingredients: 1 head of cauliflower Seasoning Directions: Remove the leaves and break the cauliflower into large florets. Rinse the florets in a colander and leave to drain.You can grate your cauliflower using a grater, larger grates work best. Alternatively if you have a food processor break the florets into smaller pieces and pulse until your…
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Green Smoothie
Read more: Green SmoothieGreen smoothies are an easy and tasty way to include more raw fruits and leafy greens into your daily diet. Mornings are an ideal time for fruit as that is when your body’s natural cleansing cycle is in full effect. Ingredients: 1 handful leafy greens 1 ripe banana 1 ripe pear, cored 2 tablespoon milled flax/chia seeds 1 teaspoon…
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Chickpea and Spinach Coconut Curry
Read more: Chickpea and Spinach Coconut CurryIngredients: (Use any vegetables you have, such as cauliflower, courgettes, green beans, potatoes, eggplant, parsnips, broccoli, mushrooms, etc.) Directions
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Banana
Read more: BananaMusa paradisiaca Bananas are one of my favourite foods. The bio-available fructose, sucrose and glucose content make them a favourite with athletes. Banana purée is a popular food for infants. On its own a banana is a satisfying snack and easily combines with other fruits and foods, raw, frozen or cooked. They are a cooling food…
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The Breakfast Smoothie
Read more: The Breakfast SmoothieThe breakfast smoothie can be a great tasting start to the day. Smoothies are simple to prepare and you can easily mask the flavours of nutritious superfoods that may not be to your liking with the addition of sweet fruits or spices such as cinnamon. Cinnamon is high in calcium, fibre, iron and manganese. Numerous studies have confirmed the health…
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Nut and date bites
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Oat and Raison Molasses Cookies
Read more: Oat and Raison Molasses CookiesIngredients: Directions Related post: Blackstrap molasses
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Baked Kale Loaf
Read more: Baked Kale LoafI generally don’t follow recipes and tend to use whatever is in the press or fridge. Today I wanted a light loaf without the usual nuts and beans that go into vegetarian meatless loaves. So, here’s today’s version … Ingredients: 500 grams of kale 1 shallot 1 carrot 4 large mushrooms 4 medium tomatoes Medium…
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Plant-based proteins
Read more: Plant-based proteinsProteins are involved in all functions of the body. They help to build body tissues, enzymes, immune cells and are essential for repair and maintenance. Amino acids, of which there are 20, are the building blocks of proteins. 9 of these amino acids are considered essential as the body cannot make them and need to…
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Essential Fatty Acids
Read more: Essential Fatty AcidsOmega 3 & 6 The human body is capable of producing all the fatty acids it requires except for two: omega-3 fatty acid and omega-6 fatty acid. Omega-3 and 6 are termed: Essential fatty acids (EFAs), because we need to get them from our diet. Omega 3 fatty acids are primarily found in plant sources…
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Dietary Fibre
Read more: Dietary FibreThere are two types of dietary fibre: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fibre dissolves as it is digested. It absorbs fluids, which can delay stomach emptying and relieve diarrhoea, stabilise blood sugars, regulate cholesterol and sustain energy. Oats and psyllium seed husks are high in soluble fibre. Chia seeds are among the richest sources of soluble…
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Whole Grains: flours
Read more: Whole Grains: floursWhole unprocessed grains contain all three edible parts: the germ, endosperm and bran of the original grain seed or kernel. The bran is the outer skin of the kernel. It contains important antioxidants, B vitamins and fibre. The germ is the embryo and it has the potential to sprout into a new plant. It contains…
