Raw & Delicious, Vegan Sweet
Raw Caramel Slice
This is our first recipe from local Sports & Exercise Student Meg Phillips. Meg has a passion for healthy plant based food and has shared with us her take on a Raw Vegan Caramel Slice made with a combination of dates, nuts, coconut oil and maple syrup. This recipe has been a hit on Meg’s Instagram page. You can…
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Healthy Lifestyle
Can We Help Our Digestion?
Eating healthy whole foods can go a long way in improving the effectiveness of our digestive tract but there are also many other factors involved in healthy digestion. Here are some of the ways you can support your own digestion system to be healthy and strong. 1. Eat your largest meal for breakfast or in middle of the day…
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Vegan Savoury
Vegan Curried Lentil Pies
This weeks recipe comes to us from Morag Turnball. Morag is a northern rivers local and shops regularly in our Lismore store. She is passionate about veganism and has a fantastic instagram page where she posts her recipes to inspire others. Here is a delicious winter/spring lentil pie recipe suitable for the whole family. Makes 6-8 pies Ingredients: 2 cups…
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Healthy Snacks & Smoothies
Activated Nut & Seed Mix (Almonds, Hazelnuts & Pepitas)
Tammy from our Lismore store has been bringing in her home activated nut & seed mix since she started working with us last year and they have been the topic of many a back room conversation. She is quite the master when it comes to activating and was the inspiration behind this recipe and the blog we just published titled ‘Why…
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Our Wholefoods Kitchen
Why Activate Nuts & Seeds?
Nuts and seeds contain all of the nutrients and enzymes needed to produce a living plant, however they remain dormant until the conditions for germination are just right. One of the components found in nuts and seeds is phytic acid; a compound that inhibits the enzyme phytase from beginning this germination process. In the nut or seed itself, this is…
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Desserts & Baking
Tahini Cookies
This is my all time favourite baking snack for so many reasons. The smell in the kitchen is amazing whilst they are cooking and they are so simple to put together. They are perfect for my daughter’s lunch box snack and great for taking on long walks because they are so jam packed full of energy. Firm on the…
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Healthy Lifestyle, It's Trending
Its All in Our Bodies
When it comes to diet and nutrition, there is so much information out there telling us what to eat, when to eat, what time to eat, how to eat it etc etc. This can be very confusing for those of us who look to the experts to guide us in our dietary choices, especially when there are so many conflicting opinions about whats…
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Gluten Free Living, Healthy Snacks & Smoothies
Paleo Spicy Seed Sprinkle (G/F)
There is no doubt about how good seeds are for your health, and they taste pretty good too. One of the ways we like to ‘spice’ up simple meals is with a spicy seed sprinkle. Sprinkle a few seeds over poached eggs, avocado or a simple green salad, the skies the limit. If your someone who doesn’t like too much…
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Soups, Casseroles & Curries
Fasolada (Simple Greek Bean Soup)
After a recent conversation in the back office with our IT specialist Dean, we were inspired to try out one of his favourite soups from childhood, Fasolada. Fasolada has its origins in Greece as a soup made of beans (and sometimes meat) with a few vegetables, lemon and olive oil. There are many variations of the recipe across Greece…
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Wholesome Dinners
Orecchiette Pesto Pasta
AFFORDABLE WHOLEFOODS – RECIPE OF THE WEEK “This is one of my favourite pastas to cook with. It’s the tri-coloured organic durum wheat orecchiette from L’Abruzzese Artisan Pasta with spinach and tomato powder giving it the subtle colouring it has. It goes really well in casseroles as well, but I love to make it with just a simple pine nut…
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