Raw & Delicious
Banana Nice-Cream
Nude Nutritionist Lyndi Cohen shares with us one of her favourite wholefoods recipes and just in time for the warmer weather (well, crossing our fingers). This is a great alternative homemade ice cream that is dairy free so great for those with allergies or intolerance and an added bonus, it uses only the natural sweetness of banana so no…
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Affordable Wholefoods meets Nude Nutritionist Lyndi Cohen
When we first stumbled upon Lyndi Cohen; Nude Nutritionist and Chanel 9 TV Dietition, we fell in love with her playful and relaxed approach to dieting. Lyndi doesn’t hide the fact that she has struggled with her weight in the past and shares openly in her blogs and with her clients how she discovered a way of eating that…
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Moroccan Capsicum Dip
This is one of our favourite homemade dip recipes and in perfect timing as we prepare for springtime and the season of getting together with friends and family. So easy to make and absolutely delicious, this Moroccan style dip is great to accompany a roast lamb, some spicy fish, a hearty bean salad or on its own with a…
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Protein: Building a Strong and Healthful Body
Image: The word protein is derived from the Greek word ‘protieos’ meaning first. Hercules (pictured above) was a Greek divine hero famous for his strength and his numerous far-ranging adventures. Our bodies are made up of around a hundred thousand different types of protein. After water, it is the most abundant molecule in the body. This precious nutrient…
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Sweet Potato Wedges with Homemade Dukkah
Teaming up again with the lovely Amy Barrett from @chocdaisy and this time we asked Amy for a savoury favourite. We loved that she came back with something so simple and perfect for the season also. Plus, a great change to the usual white potato chip, sweet potato is rich in Vitamin A and a good source of fibre…
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Gluten Free Swaps with Naturopath Casey-Lee Lyons
Image: Casey-Lee Lyons of Live Love Nourish Living a gluten free lifestyle often means having to find substitutes for many ingredients/food products. At first this can seem like a big task but it can actually be quite simple and fun. Being ‘gluten free’ doesn’t mean you have to miss out. With a few healthy swaps you can enjoy…
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Savoury Chickpea Pancakes (Gluten Free)
We love experimenting with all the different varieties of gluten free flours in store and how to use them. Chickpea (or besan) flour is one of our favourites and we find a lot of our customers asking how to use it. Traditionally it is used in Indian cooking to make pakora, chapati or naan breads, or as a thickener…
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Sweet Potato & Quinoa Slice
Earlier this year we made this delicious Vegetarian Sweet Potato & Quinoa slice which was a real hit with our in store shoppers. Sweet potato is such a great base vegetable with loads of great nutritional benefits and it works well in many recipes savoury and sweet. An excellent source of vitamin A, high in vitamin C, magnesium, B6 and…
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Teff Pancakes with Coconut Yoghurt & Raspberries
One of our store managers suffers from coeliacs disease and is always looking for inspiration in trying new recipes that fit into her gluten free lifestyle. When we recently started to stock Teff flour and grain she was very excited to try these two products out and made these very delicious Teff pancakes adding coyo (coconut yoghurt), raspberries and…
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Dulse: The Treasure of the Sea
Dulse is a type of edible red algae that grows wild, attached to rocks on the northern coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Dulse contains a huge range of valuable vitamins and minerals and has traditionally been used fresh or dried as food and medicine in Scotland and Ireland for many hundreds of years. Perhaps one of the most…
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