Tomatoes are in season in summertime and what better way to use them than with this easy tabbouleh recipe. A higher intake of tomatoes, especially cooked tomatoes, is associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer. Tomatoes are also high in vitamins, minerals and the carotenoid lycopene that gives it the red colour. Ingredients 2/3 Read More …
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18 Tips For Eating Out
Summertime usually means more socialising and eating out. For those trying to lose weight or maintain their weight (or just stay healthy!) here are my top 18 Tips For Eating Out: 1. Have two entrées instead of one entrée and one main meal. 2. Have one entrée and one salad or vegetable side serve instead Read More …
Diets not working?
It could be all because of your gut! It appears that obese people have more “bad” bacteria in their gut than lean people. These “bad” bacteria are very effective at extracting and storing energy from food which means you then gain weight. Scientists took gut bacteria from obese mice and transplanted them into lean Read More …
Balinese Chicken
This lovely recipe is easy and smells divine when you are cooking it! Try to use organic chicken or at least a good quality free range chicken like Lilydale. 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic 3 teaspoons chopped fresh ginger 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes or fresh small red chillies (or to taste) 1 tablespoon crunchy Read More …
Pros and cons of a vegetarian diet
Vegetarian diets have been around since the beginning of human kind. Vegetarian diets aren’t just about vegetables and it is actually quite difficult to do a vegetarian diet well! Just so you know, there are several categories for being a Vegetarian: Pesco-vegetarian – Eats dairy foods, eggs, fish but no other animals Lacto-ovo-vegetarian – Eats Read More …
Cauliflower with chilli and pine nuts
Cauliflower, like other cruciferous vegies, is a good vegetable for the liver and is thought to help fight cancer. This is a lovely way to serve it! • 1 small cauliflower • 1.5 tablespoons olive oil • 4 cloves garlic, crushed • 3 tablespoons pine nuts • 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes • 2 tablespoons Read More …
Healthy Juice to put a Spring in your step!
Here is a lovely alkalinising juice that is loaded with goodness. The pineapple, which is now in season, has anti-inflammatory bromelains. The celery and kale are cleansing. And the ginger has a good circulatory stimulant punch! • 1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple • 4 stalks of celery • 2 cups of kale • 1 small Read More …
Great Grains!
Grains get a negative rap but this is because people are eating the bad ones … refined grains in white flour, white bread, white rice, most cereals, biscuits etc. These refined grains have the bran and sometimes the germ stripped from them (see picture). They increase your risk of weight gain, heart disease and diabetes; and have Read More …
Warm Red Cabbage Salad
It is hard to eat salads in winter. Here is a lovely warm ‘salad’ using cabbage. The fresh garlic will also help boost your immune system and help reduce those colds and flus. Cabbage is a great winter food that is good for the liver and is thought to play a role in cancer prevention. Read More …
The Dirty Dozen
Looking for another reason to eat organic? Here is the Dirty Dozen!