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Recipe: Summer Broccoli Fritters

Recipe: Summer Broccoli Fritters

If you’ve never made vegetable fritters, you’ll love how easy they are to make. Ingredients 1 cup broccoli, cut into small pieces or chopped 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 large eggs, beaten 2 Tbsp plain flour or almond flour 1 tsp Cajun seasoning (optional) 1 Tbsp avocado oil or other oil Instructions Cut fresh broccoli crowns and stems into 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch pieces. Read more
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Wholesome Christmas Menu

It’s that time of year — Christmas menus are planned, mouths watering in anticipation. But your tables don’t need to be full of high-fat, high-sugar, nutrient-deficient foods. Here is a menu sample of healthy Christmas meal ideas for your table this Christmas.

Baked mushrooms stuffed with ricotta, pomegranate & fig salad, cinnamon roasted sweet potatoes, vegan nut roast, wild rice & brussel sprout super salad, the ultimate roast chicken, and a super healthy Christmas cake. Read more

10 Tips For Packing a Healthy Lunchbox

Struggling to think of nut free, healthy ideas for your little one’s lunch box? Here are some great ideas to get variety, nutrition and inspiration into your child’s lunchbox. 

1. Keep it simple

Using a bento style lunch box allows you to offer a huge variety of food, keep track of portioning, get out of the sandwich-for-lunch rut, and it’s a great way for your children to visually see what’s for lunch and get excited.  Read more

Fermented Foods For Better Gut Health + An Easy Sauerkraut Recipe


The process of fermenting food goes back for centuries. It was a prized method to preserve the harvest for the winter months when food was scarce and hunger a true threat. Although it is still a treasured way to preserve the harvest, its recent climb to fame here in the western world is due to the re-discovery of the health benefits the process unleashes. Read more

One-Pot Healthy Beef and Quinoa Chilli

This is a super simple recipe combining veggies, protein and quality carbs in one pot to make a quick healthy dinner. Gluten free, dairy free and sugar free. Add any leftover veggies in your fridge to increase the plant matter and bulk up your chilli.

Ingredients 400 grams beef mince, preferably grass-fed, organic 2-3 capsicums 2 brown onions 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed 400 grams tinned tomatoes (BPA free) 1 1/2 cups beef stock 2 cloves garlic 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (adjust to taste) Salt & pepper to taste 2 tbsp coconut oil or other healthy fat for frying Instructions

Peel the onions and wash the capsicum, then slice both thickly. Read more

Recipe: Ginger + Lemongrass Chicken Soup

A nourishing and healing soup packed with immune boosting ingredients! A simple flu-fighting broth that you can make in less than 30 minutes.

INGREDIENTS 3 cups chicken broth 1 chicken breast, organic, grass-fed 2 stalks lemongrass, halved and bruised 4cm (1.5 inch) ginger, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 3 kaffir lime leaves 1 bunch of bok choy Handful of coriander Handful of bean sprouts 1 long red chili, halved, deseeded and sliced thinly ½ lime, cut into wedges METHOD Add stock, ginger, lemongrass, garlic, kaffir lime leaves in large saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Read more

RECIPE: Quinoa + Pineapple Salsa Bowls

Vegan and gluten free, this is a quick and easy dinner or lunch idea that simply requires assembly!

Ingredients
Pineapple Salsa

2 cups pineapple
2 tablespoons chopped parsley/cilantro
1/4 cup diced tomatoes

1 avo, cubed
1 tablespoon lime juice
sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2-3 teaspoons chopped jalapeño

Seasoned Black Beans

1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
2 cups black beans, cooked and drained
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon chopped cilantro or parsley

Plantains

1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 large ripe plantain, peeled and thickly sliced ( 1/4 inch)
sea salt to taste

2 cups cooked quinoa

 

Instructions

Mix the ingredients for the pineapple salsa together in a bowl. Read more

RECIPE: Healthy Hot Cross Buns

Now is the perfect time for making these delicious hot cross buns made from wholemeal spelt, rye, plump raisins, honey, cinnamon and vanilla. Start the recipe the day before you need them and enjoy them warm on Easter morning.

WHAT’S GREAT ABOUT THEM?

Whole-meal spelt are rye are often tolerated with people who have digestive issues as it has a slightly lower gluten content and higher amino acid profile then traditional wheat based flours. Read more

10 Healthy After-School Snack Ideas

Kids love coming home to a snack that is already prepared, and it helps them make better food choices.  Not every parent can be home cooking to have a snack read for their kids, which is why most of these ideas are things you can make ahead and have ready at any time.   Read more

Recipe: Super Greens Cannelloni

This is a family classic that sneaks in the nutrition of seasonal leafy greens — a great meat-free dinner idea. Ingredients 2 onions 6 cloves of garlic olive oil 900g fresh seasonal greens , such as kale, chard, spinach or rocket pinch of nutmeg ½ a lemon 250g dried cannelloni tubes 1 fresh red chilli 1 bunch of fresh basil , (30g) 3 x 400g tins of plum tomatoes 30g Parmesan cheese 250g ricotta cheese 1 large free-range egg 200ml milk Method Peel and finely slice the onions and 4 cloves of garlic and place in a large non- stick pan on a medium heat with 1 tablespoon of oil. Read more
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