Recipes, Salads
Lately I’ve been enjoying mixed green salads a lot. With all of the fresh spring vegetables on the stands, it makes it very easy to create colourful salads with lots of variety. Once you have a lettuce variety as a base, add in as many different vegetables as you would like. Try and add some...
Recipes, Salads
With the hot weather in full swing, our body begins to crave foods that are described as “cooling foods”. These foods are fruits and non starchy vegetables. They cleanse our body and help to detoxify us through the summer months. After a winter of cooked food and root vegetables, our body naturally wants to be...
Recipes, Salads
Once in a while I really crave a sandwich. I had a can of tuna in the cupboard so I experimented with some flavours. I added a little olive oil, red chili peppers, fresh squeezed lime, plain yogurt, fresh coriander (cilantro) and spring onions. Add that to some fresh whole grain bread and it’s delicious! ...
Recipes, Salads, Uncategorized
If you read the blog post yesterday, I added a salad dressing recipe with fresh herbs. There’s no use in having a salad dressing if you don’t have a nice salad, so I made a big salad for lunch today. I used millet instead of quinoa which I usually use. It’s also a gluten free grain...
Recipes, Salads
I cooked millet a few days ago and had still had some left over. I made another salad and added the millet to it. I’m used to using quinoa but this was a nice change. If you want to get away from having lunches that are predominantly made up of bread or other starchy substances,...
Recipes, Salads
A few months ago, I wrote about the importance of colour in your diet. Each day, I went through the main colour groups in foods and their associated benefits. Today is just a gentle reminder to add lots of colour to your meals. If your plate is filled with white potatoes, white pasta or white rice,...
Articles, Nutrition, Recipes, Salads
I’ve been trying to add more fermented foods into my meals lately. Fermented foods are an excellent source of probiotics and a natural way to include them in your diet. Some fermented foods include homemade sauerkraut, miso, tempeh, raw apple cider vinegar and plain yogurt. Fermented foods also contain raw enzymes which give us extra...
Recipes, Salads
Simple salads are often the best, especially when you have rich toppings. I bought some yellow cherry tomatoes the other day because they looked so delicious. Their flavour is very intense so I didn’t want to put too many toppings in the salad which can overwhelm them. Cherry tomatoes contain a high amount of Vitamins A...
Main Courses, Recipes, Salads
I started making lunch and began to cook some vegetables, when I noticed that I didn’t have any grains left in my cupboards to eat them with. Usually I keep a supply of rice pasta, lentils, quinoa or brown rice in my cupboard that I use as the base of my meals. I decided to just keep...
Recipes, Salads
I often talk about adding lots of colour to your meals. One of the easiest ways to do this is by having a large salad each day. Whether it’s a main meal or a side dish, add as many fresh vegetables as you can to your salads. Even pick a colour theme and treat it...
