White sugar is like crack. I’m not going to sugar coat it for you. It’s nasty stuff. Not only is it highly addictive and not provide your body with any goodness whatsoever, but it actually robs us of nutrients. White sugar is so highly processed that we can hardly even call it food anymore. It… Read More
Read MoreI wrote a post a couple of weeks ago claiming how great agave nectar is. With its sweet taste and natural, organic, raw and low GI guise, I thought it was the best thing since Ashton Kutcher in a rom com (we watched No Strings Attached on the weekend. Awesome movie). However it turns out… Read More
Read MoreGreen drinks? Tick! A focus on alkaline foods? Tick! Emphasis on the importance of detoxification and nourishment? Tick and tick! Ever since I finished reading Crazy Sexy Diet I had been having major nutrition book withdrawals. Wow, did I just say that? Nerd. It’s true though. I love me a good, fun to read and… Read More
Read MoreWhat you’ll need:3 cups oatmeal2 small carrots (grated)6 pears½ cup sultanas (soaked)½ cup raw honey For sauce:1 cup dates (chopped)¼ cup maple syrup What to do: Chop up four of the pears and add them to a saucepan. Cover with water and stew until soft. Combine oatmeal, grated carrot, sultanas, honey and pears in a… Read More
Read MoreAt the end of last year I made a bit of an impulse purchase. I was browsing through my favourite blogs when I came across a post from Sarah Wilson about a nutrition course that she was finishing up. It was through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York and she gave it a… Read More
Read MoreWhat you’ll need:½ cup brown or French lentils1 sweet potato (cut into large cubes)1 small bunch spinach (sliced)2 stalks celery (chopped)1 brown onion (finely chopped)1 red capsicum (diced)2 cloves garlic (crushed)herbs of your choice (for example: mint, rosemary, basil, thyme)Cos lettuce What to do: Add onion and garlic to a saucepan and cook for about… Read More
Read MoreOn the cover of Michael Pollan‘s number one New York Times best-selling book, In Defense of Food, there are three sentences that sum up the authors suggestion to us about eating. Seven words that suggest how we may be able to fix the sorry state of the Western diet. These words are: “Eat food. Not… Read More
Read MoreWhat you’ll need:1 ½ cups brown rice1 onion (diced)4 cloves garlic (minced)1 eggplant (cubed)2 zucchini (cubed)3 capsicum (chopped)8 ripe tomatoes (diced)herbs of your choice (oregano, rosemary, thyme and marjoram are all good)½ cup fresh chickpeas (soaked overnight) What to do: Cook the rice by adding it to three cups of boiling water. Allow the rice… Read More
Read MoreIt may not have a catchy marketing jingle like Aeroplane Jelly, but royal jelly is some seriously good stuff. It’s called jelly, but in actuality royal jelly is nothing like the sugar-laden and artificially flavoured dessert we begged for as kids. Throughout history, it has been regarded as “the fountain of youth and beauty”. It… Read More
Read MoreThere are few things as synonymous with summer as aloe vera. I can’t even count the amount of times the cool, gooey gel of an aloe plant has come to my rescue after I irresponsibly scorched my poor body following too many unprotected hours in the sun. I know, I know; I have not always… Read More
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