Category: Nutrition

Recipe of the week: Falafel balls

Posted September 30, 2010
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What you’ll need:1 1/2 cups chickpeas (soaked overnight)1 brown onion (chopped)2 cloves garlic (crushed)2 tbs rye flourcoriander (chopped)mint (chopped)2 tsp curry powder1 tsp cumin1 tsp turmericlime juicecoconut oil What to do: Grind up the chickpeas in a food processor or juicer (if your juicer allows for this). Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and… Read More

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Vitamins and minerals and supplements, oh my!

Posted September 29, 2010
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Your body needs vitamins like Russell Brand needs hairspray. It just can’t function without them. Not very well, anyway. Anyone who has seen the doco-style movie Supersize Me will already know what happens if you deprive your body of its much-needed vitamins and minerals. For those who haven’t seen the movie, it basically just portrays… Read More

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Additives: They may make your food look pretty, but they are down right evil. Evil, I tell you!

Posted September 28, 2010
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Give a kid some red cordial and a handful of lollies and they’re sure to go crazy, no? It’s not just the mass sugar hit that causes post-sweet instant hyperactivity though. As if the refined sugar itself wasn’t bad enough, but most processed food on the market today is loaded with food additives, flavourings and… Read More

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Wellness Warrior bookshelf: Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin

Posted September 26, 2010
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Skinny Bitch has been out for a while, I know. I’ve known about it since Victoria Beckham was papped checking it out at a bookstore back in 2007. I didn’t consider it a must-read back then, dismissing it as just another diet book. But after I realised that one of the authors, Rory Freedman, is… Read More

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Recipe of the week: Quinoa and vegetables

Posted September 23, 2010
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As I mentioned yesterday, we have just introduced meat-free Monday into our home. This is what I cooked up to satisfy my boyfriend, dad and dog’s meat-deprived stomachs. What you’ll need:1 cup quinoa (soaked)broccoli1 red capsicum1 zucchini1 onion2 small tomatoeshandful beans2 baby carrotshandful chick peas (soaked overnight)2 cloves garlic1 tsp fresh gingerdillcoriander2 small limes1 tsp… Read More

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Cookin’ with quinoa – an excellent source of vegan protein

Posted September 22, 2010
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After listening to me harp on about factory farming and how much bad crap is in meat, my dad suggested that we introduce meat-free Mondays into our home. My mum and I are already vegos, but my dad, boyfriend and dog are pretty big meat eaters. My boyfriend stipulated one condition for meat-free Monday: that… Read More

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The dangers of MSG

Posted September 20, 2010
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Some food companies can be so sneaky, can’t they? Not only do they try to fool us into thinking their products are harmless, or even good for us, but they sneak dangerous ingredients into the mix without telling us about them. I know I’m always saying this, but shouldn’t we have the right to know… Read More

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What’s the deal with raw food diets?

Posted September 14, 2010
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Up until a few years ago I hated cooked veggies. Ever since I was a little girl, I insisted on eating raw beans, carrots, celery – practically everything besides potatoes and corn has to be cold and crunchy. I would get nervous if I was invited somewhere for dinner, not wanting to seem rude or… Read More

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Red cabbage – the purple cancer eater

Posted September 7, 2010
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My pug, Edie, goes nuts over purple cabbage. It is up there with her favourite foods (she also enjoys cheese, pumpkin, avocado, chick peas and egg yolk, in case you feel like popping around to feed her). This culinary preference may seem strange, particularly for a pooch, but it turns out she might be on… Read More

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What you’re really getting when you order “Chicken” McNuggets

Posted September 6, 2010
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We all know that McDonalds isn’t exactly nutritious. In fact, a trip through the drive through usually instills a generous bout of guilt and mental promises to work extra hard at the gym this week (unless you’re either drunk or hung over, in which case you usually don’t care). However, there is plenty more wrong… Read More

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