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Whether you are looking for a nourishing breakfast bowl or a warming lunch dish, power bowls may hold the answer. These photogenic dishes are a great way to enjoy both sweet and savoury dishes.
Pile your bowl with your favourite whole grains, fresh veggies or fruit and away you go! Everything tastes so much better out of a bowl!
Here are some of our favourite Power Bowl recipes!
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There are plenty of ways to enjoy a healthier pizza just by modifying the ingredients in your base.
Some recipes avoid gluten and grains altogether by utilising vegetables, nuts and gluten-free grains. These pizzas tend to need to be eaten using a knife and fork as they lack the gluten required to hold everything together. The rule with vegetable bases is to squeeze as much liquid from them as possible prior to baking, to help achieve a crisper finish.
These bases will offer a broader spectrum of nutrients than the traditional wheat-based pizza crust. Another good reason to give them a go!
Here are just a few of the most popular pizza base alternatives.
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Porridge is one of the healthiest breakfasts it’s possible to eat. (It’s also good at any time of day!) It contains the wondrous nutrition of oats and is also a bit of a blank canvas, to customise in any kind of way which takes your fancy.
So here are some wonderful suggestions so you can really up your porridge game and fill yourself with excellently nutritious, tasty things!
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Alternatives to wheat are popular, especially quinoa, the nutritious South American grain that can be used as an alternative to rice, wheat or cous cous in curries, salads, bread, soups and even veggie burgers. There is more to life than quinoa, however – so here are 5 grains that you might like to try!
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Start your New Year off with a bang with our fabulous selection of New Year’s Eve recipes; we’ve rounded up some of our favourite recipes.
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Slow cookers are perfect for people with busy lives. Simply add your ingredients in the morning, leave to slow-cook all day and return to a delicious home-cooked meal in the evening!
Here are some of our favourite slow-cooker recipes.
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Yacon is a natural sweetener. It comes from a root vegetable from Peru similar to a sweet potato, but much sweeter. It comes in the form of flakes or syrup.
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Xylitol has been featured a lot in the media recently. It is causing a lot of excitement not only because it is a great sugar alternative, but because it is thought to have a positive impact on dental health!
But many people are unfamiliar with what Xylitol is. There are so many options for healthier sugar alternatives, that it is hard to know which one is best for you! Here we show you how to use this amazing sweetener and some unknown facts about it!
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Walnuts, with their crunchy texture and rich, earthy flavour, are not just a delicious snack but also a versatile ingredient that can elevate a wide range of dishes. Packed with nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and fibre, walnuts offer a host of health benefits. In this guide, we’ll explore creative and delectable ways to incorporate walnuts into your culinary endeavours, adding a nutty twist to your meals and snacks.
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Often, our first thoughts of sprouted seeds in food come from childhood memories of egg and cress sandwiches on summer picnics. Then as adults, many of us eat ‘bean sprouts’ in stir-fries with noodles. These are the older brothers and sisters of the young sprouted mung bean. Seeds that have begun to sprout are just at that critical point of growth where they are producing high levels of nutrients such as Chlorophyll, Vitamin C, Folic Acid, Phosphorous, Magnesium and Potassium. This makes them a useful addition to the diet.
Seeds that germinate quickly, and are therefore great for beginners, are alfalfa, lentil and mung bean. Use organic beans, lentils and seeds whenever possible and rinse your sprouts twice a day in fresh, cold water.
Sprouted seeds can be added raw to salads, sandwiches and sprinkled onto soups or noodles. The larger sprouted seeds such as chickpea, aduki and snow pea, can be stir-fried quickly towards the end of cooking.
So, why not get germinating now! Here are some recipes to get you started…
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