Yet another fantastic recipe from the folks at Little Bird Organics. Absolutely delicious, full of fibre and all sorts of nutrients. After drinking this smoothie you will feel energized and satiated. Raw green smoothies really are a great way to get your 5+ a day! Personally I wouldn’t be adverse to adding a little white
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Does your brain feel fried when thinking about the ins and outs of buying free-range? With the term ‘free-range’ having no legal definition and industry standards both lax and often misleading, are we really putting our money where our mouth is when we choose to pay for a more humane existence of chickens? If you
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Summer is a time for celebrations. Fruit is ripe, BBQ’s are hot and drinks are cool. While there may be a load of exciting produce and food on offer, nothing quite piques our interest and stimulates our taste buds more that one particular food in summer… So summer is well and truly here – at
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Nothing ‘berries’ the gloom of winter more than a summery bountiful berry laden vegan cream chocolate tart raw recipe! A Little Bird told me this amazingly delicious raw recipe! If you haven’t tried many raw desserts you may find this hard to believe. But raw desserts are rich, healthy and super yum! They are also
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When I see salad recipes I read barely any further than the ingredient list. The idea being that most salads are just things thrown together in a bowl. But this recipe includes a technique that is a surprisingly, unexpectedly delicious way of preparing beetroot. That and the fact that beetroot and orange are a match
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This is one of my all time favourite quick, simple, nutritious and low cost meals. My version of Channa Masala (chickpea curry) is quick to make and hearty and satisfying to eat. It is easy to prepare and most importantly of all can be made out of ingredients that can be stocked up and stored
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Fats and oils have been given a bad rap over the years. This is unsurprising given the worldwide obesity epidemic and high rates of heart disease. It’s true that some fats can have devastating effects on health. But they are also one of the most nutritional food groups and it may surprise you to know
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Tomatoes have the potential to be one of tastiest ingredients out! If you have ever eaten a home grown vine ripened tomato, or just been to Italy where they understand the importance of picking tomatoes only once they have ripened, then you will realise that tomatoes can offer up deliciously wonderful flavour. If you’ve ever
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A naturopathic friend of mine once jokingly decreed ice cream to be almost the perfect food. Reasoning that being full of milk and egg yolks that it must be high in calcium and protein amongst other things. In fact she (jokingly) went so far as to say that the only thing it is really missing
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The humble beetroot has many benefits – including increasing stamina more than short term exercise can! It is packed full of nutrients and is delicious in a variety of ways – both as a savory or sweet ingredient. Learn why beetroot is an ingredient to relish…or for that matter, roast, grate, ferment, fry, boil or
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