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Being a conscious grocery shopper isn’t as easy as you might expect. There are so many different labels on everything from produce to packaged goods it can all get a little confusing. Unfortunately, many of these labels can be very misleading and are slapped on products simply as a way to increase sales. Perhaps the biggest confusion is between natural versus organic. Many people think natural and organic mean the same thing, but this couldn’t be further from the truth.
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Summer is the perfect time to eat healthy with the wealth of fresh food around. There’s nothing quite like a hot summers day that ends with a meal of fresh baked whole wheat bread and a tasty summer salad. This salad has the delicious crunch of almonds offset by the sweetness of the goji berries and the health benefits of broccoli. This is the prefect salad to take to a BBQ or swim party as the flavours are best when left to
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These tasty little treats are amazingly quick to make and highly nutritious as a snack, or a great side to a fresh, organic meal. You can use sweet mini peppers grown in your garden, or if you have a bumper harvest from your tubs and post around your home, small peppers that aren’t fully grown. They will be just as sweet and tasty. It’s such a fantastic and versatile recipe – it’ll give you a great excuse to start some pepper plants on
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Prep-time: 5 min Cooking time: 20 min Calories: 451.2 Apples are high on the list of ant-oxidant foods and the highest levels of ant-oxidants can be found just under the skin. It’s a good idea, therefore, to leave the skin on and keep them as natural as possible. Halving them saves cooking time but also allows the flesh to absorb more flavors from the cinnamon and lemon in this recipe. Ingredients
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Tzatziki is a Greek dish that is used as a sauce for meat or as dip for pita breads and crudité. Traditionally made from plain Greek yogurt, which has been strained to thicken even more, to which crushed garlic, cucumbers, olive oil, read wine, salt and sometimes fresh dill, has been added to make a versatile, flavoursome additive to any meal. Tzatziki appears at many mezze meals in the middle East and family recipes all add their own
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Prep-time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 15 min Calories: 193.3 Aubergines, for many better known as eggplant are an excellent source of fiber and vitamin B1 and B6 and potassium. In this recipe they are paired with spinach and two types of cheese, the vegan varieties do a good job here. A rich tomato sauce completes the dish. Ingredients: Serves: 4 8 slices eggplant (1/4 inch thick) 2
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Ingredients: Serves 2 ½ Deboned chicken (+/- 350 gr) 300 Grams Small leeks (sliced slanted) 30 Grams Butter 3 Potatoes ¼ Medium onion (chopped) Salt, Pepper Oil for frying PESTO: 70 Ml Olive oil 1 Medium onion (chopped roughly) 3 Cloves Garlic Handfull Fresh Basil leaves 50 Grams Roasted cashew nuts (unsalted) METHOD: Boil potatoes with skin, when cooked, place in
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Prep-time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 15 min Calories: 136.9 Falafel is a quick, easy to make Middle Eastern snack that served with a refreshing dip will have everybody asking for more. You can prepare this snack one or two days in advance and finish it just before the party. Ingredients: Serves: 4 (8 patties) • 15 oz canned chickpeas • 4 oz chickpea flour • ½ cup chopped onion • 4 tbsp parsley • 2 tbsp
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Prep-time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 5 min Calories: 343.0 It is time for some spicy food with an Asian twist. Spicy is often associated with Asian food, but Mexicans love spicy food as well, the chili paste in this recipe allows a choice, your home-made chili paste, or your favorite store bought. Fermented bean paste has a special pungent taste that will make you crave for more, find the
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Prep-time: 15 min Cooking time: 20 min Calories: 268.4 Cereals can become boring at times. Just pour some milk and that’s it. This recipe has interesting twists, firstly the tofu gives you a protein boost, secondly you can grab a slice and run out the door when you’re running out of time and thirdly the kids will love this. Ingredients Serves 4 1 cup breakfast cereals 1/3 cup almond
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Prep-time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 10 min Calories: 467.1 We know that sweet potatoes are rich in complex carbohydrates and beta-carotene. Nutrients we value, problem is that they are gluten free and therefore a bit difficult, (but not impossible) to transform them into else then straight from the boil or puree. A bit of arrowroot lands a helping hand to solve that issue and together with iron rich spinach and a fresh
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