It’s only February but the weather has been glorious recently! This calls for refreshing smoothie bowls to be added to the menu again! Smoothie bowls really are one of the best ways to cram loads of nutrient filled goodness into one meal and when they take...
Every meal is a chance to add a whole range of amazing nutrients to your diet. Just a small spoonful of ‘this’ and a sprinkling of ‘that’ can boost your intake of many vitamins and minerals important for health. Over the course of a week, I...
This is a really easy to make and easy to remember basic pancake recipe for thick, fluffy American style pancakes. They are egg free and can be made without any oil if desired as long as you use a non-stick pan. I have kept the quantities as whole numbers and used...
Blood oranges and pomegrates are just 2 of the jewels of Winter produce. The orange-raspberry flavour of the blood oranges go really well with the sweet, juicy pomegranate seeds. Adding a few cubes of dark chocolate to the warm porridge and allowing it to melt gives...
Omega 3 essential fatty acids are most commonly found in oily fish which provide a good amount of the long chain fatty acids DHA and EPA. It is possible to get these EFA’s on a plant-based diet in the form of ALA from several plant foods which are used by the...
This is a quick but luxury tasting breakfast you can eat any time of year. If it’s Summer you can soak your oats overnight in thefirdge in the water and coconut cream and eat it with fresh blueberries but my favourite is to cook to oats slowly until soft and...
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