Gluten Free Living, Wholesome Dinners
Aegadian Penne Pesto (Gluten Free)
The second of a series of pasta recipes we will be rolling out from Pooi Keun of L’Abruzzese Pasta is this inspiring traditional Sicilian style Aegadian Pesto Pasta combining fresh tomatoes, herbs and nuts. Pooi has a rich background in Italian cooking sharing with us her warmth and knowledge to create delicious family meals such as this one. Here she…
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Healthy Lifestyle, Living Sustainability
Affordable Wholefoods Raises the Bar on Sustainability
After our experience with Cyclone Debbie and the impact of the floods on the Lismore community, we have been reflecting on our own position with sustainability within the store. Personally we saw so much waste from the flood, nothing in the store could be salvaged in keeping with hygiene, health and safety regulations. So every tub, every container, every-thing went…
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Gluten Free Living, Healthy Snacks & Smoothies
Macadamia & Green Apple Smoothie
Another inspiring recipe from contributor Sarah Follent of Baked Livingness, Brisbane. This time a simple and nutritious smoothie recipe for a light breakfast or snack. This one can be consumed at room temperature or cold from the fridge depending on your preference. ‘Super simple, absolutely delightful & completely satisfying’. Free from gluten, dairy, soy, egg, preservatives and refined sugar’ – with…
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Healthy Lifestyle, It's Trending
The Bigger Picture: Why Eating Wholefoods is Better for your Body & the Planet
A wholefoods way of living supports us in so many ways, and in a time where we are witnessing much environmental and resource depletion it is certainly showing us there is a need to take more care with our food choices and our environment. By choosing wholefoods over processed foods we can all individually contribute to minimising the damage to…
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Our Wholefoods Kitchen
Message from the Owners
Its our 100th ISSUE of the Affordable Wholefoods Newsletter! Wow! Epic! Amazing!! What does it mean? Well, when we were children one hundred seemed like one of the biggest numbers in the world. If something was 100 dollars it seemed unobtainable, something 100 years old was old as time itself and 100 runs in cricket was a dream. It is…
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Our Wholefoods Kitchen, Wholesome Dinners
Spelt Pasta Elbows with Lemon Parsley Pesto
The first of a series of pasta recipes from owner of L’Abruzzese Australia, Pooi Keun. This one uses the delicious organic spelt elbows made out of organic spelt flour and water. L’Abruzzese uses a softer flour in the preparation process, so their pasta takes less time to cook and is more easily digested then regular pasta. Enjoy the simplicity of…
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Dressings, Dips & Sauces, Vegan Savoury
Lemon Parsley Pesto
Over the coming months Affordable Wholefoods will be teaming up with Pooi Keun, owner of L’Abruzzese Australia. Pooi will be sharing a selection of her favourite Italian pasta recipes and side dishes. Affordable Wholefoods stocks 4 quality pastas from L’Abruzzese which we will be show casing in the recipes to come. To begin, here is a simple pesto recipe from…
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Healthy Lifestyle, It's Trending
A Foolproof Recipe for Greater Vitality
Our gut health is the starting point when it comes to improving our energy levels. The integrity of our gut lining, the strength of the beneficial bacteria (flora) population in our gut and of course what goes in our mouth all affects our gut health and how energetic we are. Our gut lining is made up of of tiny finger-like…
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Healthy Snacks & Smoothies, It's Trending
Green Matcha Tea Smoothie
In honour of St Patrick’s Day and to celebrate the Irish around the globe, we have a delicious green smoothie recipe from food blogger Emma Hindmarsh. With the sweetness of mango & coconut water, and the goodness of baby spinach, matcha tea, LSA & protein powder, this smoothie is easy to make, and will make you an enjoyable, luxurious breakfast….
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Healthy Lifestyle, Our Wholefoods Kitchen
Simple Starter Recipes for Kids
Wholefoods are the foundation of a healthy diet and nourished body and are one of the best gifts we can give to our children. As we discussed in last weeks article, bringing our kids into the kitchen at an early age and teaching them about cooking with wholefoods is a great way for them to learn about different nutritious foods…
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