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Sprouting Is Easy…And Super Healthy (video)
15 February 2013
Sprouting is one way to add a super-food charge of healthful nutrients to your meals all whilst growing your own little ‘garden’ on your kitchen counter – ideal if you live in the middle of the city with no outside space or minimal light. Sprouts are literally live food, they grow before your very eyes. more…
3 Non-Dairy Sources of Calcium
28 September 2012
We all know we need calcium. But why do we need it? Quite simply, calcium, in partnership with various other vitamins and minerals, is required for each and every cell in our body to function. It is required for the smooth functioning of nervous system, muscle contraction, blood clotting, to help maintain a healthy heartbeat, more…
5 Things We Do With Juice Pulp
14 September 2012
If you’ve embraced the wonders of juicing you’ll no doubt have had a few moments of reticence when it comes to throwing out all that pulp. Sure, the juice itself makes us feel great, but all that waste… We’re always looking for new ways to reduce our waste to live greener lives and show more…
Gazpacho: Raw Tomato Soup
24 August 2012
I always thought that Gazpacho, a cold tomato soup, or ‘liquid salad‘ from Southern Spain, was a weird concept. For some reason I just didn’t get it. Until I made a Gazpacho Smoothie. And loved it. It’s essentially the same thing, just whipped up in a blender. Shame really as I spent a year in more…
How To Make Vegetables Interesting For Kids (and adults!)
27 July 2012
Are your children (including grown-up children) fussy when it comes to eating vegetables? Do you struggle to present ‘boring healthy food‘ in an interesting way? Follow the three ‘P’s to encourage your children to eat their veggies: Participation: Involve your children with the shopping and meal preparation. I appreciate that this may seem like your more…
How To Prepare A Healthy Meal In 15 Minutes
13 May 2012
Having a few favourite quick ‘n easy go-to meals for when you’re short on time, inspiration and energy is an essential success building block to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. These take the same amount of time that it’d take you to choose, place and wait for your take-away order. Make it easier to stick to more…
Wild Weeds You Can Eat: Picking Nature’s Superfoods (for free)
29 April 2012
Nature really is bountiful and does provide, as long as you know where to look and what to look for. Along with Spring comes picking and foraging, activities that I have recently added to my healthy habits. As someone who really doesn’t know much at all about flower, plants, trees, this is really so easy, more…
Healthy Easter Chocolate Recipes
1 April 2012
Easter is next week and if you’re not thinking of Easter bunnies or painting eggs, I can guarantee you’re thinking about chocolate. Just because we do. Not matter what time of year. The majority of you reading this post are doing so for two reasons. 1. you are a health enthusiast who always has an more…
Wrap It Up: How To Make Easy Bread-Free Sandwiches
11 March 2012
Le Sandwich. Much loved by busy people all over the western world. However quick n’ easy it might be to whip up as a snack, for the kids’ lunch, for your lunch or even dinner, the bread which notably keeps the other ingredients neatly packaged in causes grief to many in the form of bloating, more…
Juicing vs Blending: Which Is Healthier?
4 March 2012
Juices or Smoothies: To juice or to blend?…is a question that I get a lot from clients, blog readers and Facebook friends. What’s the difference? Which one is healthier? What kind of machine do I need for what? Does it require a lot of complicated piecing together and cleaning of equipment? Don’t these pricey machines more…
