Fresh Kale Salad with Basil, Fennel & Toasted Seeds Chewing on kale makes you cringe? Oh. Did you give it a massage? A fresh kale salad is linked in our minds to promises of health, but darn it, it’s tough on the teeth! I know there was a time I wondered if what [...]
Truly healthful and totally delicious. Make a batch of easy hazelnut chocolate spread to feed those chocolate cravings with a satisfied smile. Hurrah! You can have your chocolate spread and eat it for breakfast. Because nutrition can sometimes taste like chocolate. Especially - as in the case of this easy hazelnut chocolate spread [...]
This is a gather-all-the-fresh-and-colourful-stuff-together-in-one-bowl kind of dish. Use the ingredients list as inspiration but play around with what's already in your fridge; you’ll shop less, waste less, and create different bowls each time. And pairing the crunch and freshness of the Buddha Bowl with the herby-ness of the Green 'Yoghurt' Sauce boosts not only the [...]
Green ‘Yoghurt’ – kefir, honey, and spirulina; a recipe from Mila’s Meals – is a staple ‘sweet snack’ in our house, and I thought it might translate nicely to something savoury to drizzle over the buddha bowl I was planning for our interactive food event* at Wellness Warehouse. I was pleasantly surprised (but [...]
EASY PLANT-BASED PROTEIN BITES with Chlorella and Pea Protein Making sure you get the right amount of healthy protein is challenging. And when you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, everything is challenging. (Good grief. Protein? Sounds familiar… do I put it in my hair?) Stocking your fridge with large-batch simple-to-make snacks like these easy plant-based protein [...]
The Incredible Health Benefits of Teensy Greens Algae is not a quick fix for all your health problems. (Aaaaw.) But it is a quick-add to your diet. And these green microalgae do offer super, almost incredible health benefits, despite their teensy size. Here’s a mini comparison of the health benefits of spirulina next to those [...]
BOO BOO SUPERFOOD SMOOTHIE with Spirulina and Maca I love it when food is nutrient-dense, which these days is just not normal. Here I get to share with you a smoothie that’s good for anyone, but that’s created specifically to boost a breastfeeding mother’s milk supply. Not only full of necessary nutrients, the Boo Boo [...]
Creamy (Dairy-Free) Shiitake Mushroom Soup Chilly nights need this Creamy (Dairy-Free) Shiitake Mushroom Soup. Trust us. We’ve tried it; we know. And even better, it’s rather easy to make, especially once you’ve gathered and chopped all your simple ingredients. Of course, you can make it without the Shiitake Mushroom Powder, but we can give you [...]
Shiitake & Brown Mushroom Risotto Yes, a labour of love. And the result was delicious. The shiitake powder gives this Shiitake & Brown Mushroom Risotto a potent flavour kick, not to mention a good dose of health. And this particular fungus has – and notice the amusing wordplay – antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties. It [...]
Superfood Energy Crunch Bars: Green Gold? Although it does have a greeny goldy colour, the fact that this particular superfood energy bar hides a treasure of a different kind is perhaps more exciting. The kind that is green in colour and worth its weight in gold. A sustainably-and-organically-sourced-chlorella-and-spirulina kind of 'health-gold' that gives your energy [...]
