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Raw Chocolate Magnesium Slice
This weeks recipe is courtesy of Kerrie Cox from @healthylivinginspirations. Kerrie specialises as a qualified Raw Vegan Chef with a passion for supporting people who are wanting to learn more about eating a diet rich in raw foods. She offers Raw Food Workshops in the hinterland area of Northern NSW. “One of our family’s favourite recipes is this magnesium boost…
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Cooking with Coconut
Image: Coconut Palms on the Simeulue Island, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia Coconut products have experienced a boom in popularity over the past few years due to their great cooking versatility and their much revered health benefits. The coconut palm is under such demand that it is now grown in more than 90 countries with Indonesia, the Philippines and India together…
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Wholefoods and growing your own Herbs
Image: Fresh thyme is packed with immune boosting nutrients such as vitamin C, A and magnesium Growing your own herbs at home is a great way to save money and beautifully complement your wholefoods diet. Herbs are easy to grow, as they are generally very hardy and when used fresh will significantly increase the nutrient value of your food. There…
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Making Your Own Nut Milk
Image: Ripe almonds with shells on Whether you are looking for alternatives to dairy milk due to ethical or health reasons or perhaps you want to avoid the additives often present in packaged milks, there is no substitute for fresh and delicious nut milks that can be made at home. They are not only highly nutritious with no additives or…
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Almond Nut Milk
Making your own nut milk can be a lot of fun and is extremely nutritious, not to mention without the added preservatives that some store bought varieties put in for better shelf life. You can make nut milk out of just about any nut but there are a few varieties that are more popular owing to their flavour. It takes…
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Peanut Butter Granola
This month we worked on a recipe collaboration with Janessa from @glutenfree_sugarfree. Janessa specialises in gluten & sugar free baking and made for us this tasty homemade granola with the star ingredient being peanut butter – one of this years (decades) biggest trending foods. Peanut butter has made a real come back of late, especially in foodie circles being a…
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Nigella : The missing spice in your kitchen
Image: The delicate Nigella flower comes is many shades of blue and purple Nigella sativa is a plant native to Southern Asia that produces tiny and richly flavoursome jet black seeds. Nigella seeds are known by many other names including black cumin, black caraway, black coriander and Kalongi or Kalonji. These seeds are a popular spice in many cultures including…
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Activated Seed & Zucchini Loaf
This weeks recipe comes to us from Sarah Follent of Baked Livingness. A delicious activated seed and zucchini loaf. Enjoy. Activated Seed & Zucchini Loaf Ingredients: 1 cup linseeds freshly grounded ½ cup activated almond meal 1/3 cup arrowroot (tapioca) flour ½ cup activated sunflower seeds + more for toppings ½ cup activated pumpkin seeds + more for toppings 1…
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The Benefits of Activating Nuts & Seeds
You may have heard that eating nuts and seeds are better for you when they are activated and it turns out to be true. This latest health tool can greatly increase the nutrient quality of your favourite nuts and seeds as well as improve their digestibility. To activate nuts and seeds means to soak them in water overnight. This process…
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Top 5 Tips to Save Time on Dinner
Often it is the evenings when we have less energy to cook and would rather be relaxing. This might mean that spending time making a healthy dinner may not always be a top priority. Whether its because you don’t have much spare time to spend in the kitchen or maybe you just simply want to short-cut your way to eating…
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