March 2012
37 posts
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Virgin coconut oil
Coconut oil is unique
Coconut oil is made of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), which are easily absorbed and easily digested by the body and give coconut oil its unique nutritional and medicinal properties.
Coconut oil
speeds up metabolism
is the most stable oil, so the best oil to cook and bake with
it’s anti-aging and great to use on your...
Happy birthday! Guess what's in your cake?......
A very light and moist cake made with cannelini beans!
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Homemade fish fingers
From Sjaniel, mum to Jaden…
So mums & dads. We all know how difficult it can be to get our kids to eat the healthy version of anything, but with a bit of persistence and making it fun, it is certainly possible. My 4 year old now loves the idea of making his own ‘fish fingers’ and I just supply the right ingredients.
Method
We used hake for this batch, but you can...
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Banana, cacao, almond smoothie
Commercially made smoothies and juices are pasteurised which means that all the goodness as well as the beneficial enzymes have been killed through high heating and you are left with nothing but a high-sugar liquid.
Homemade smoothies can be packed full of fresh vegetables and fruit and are so good, they taste like pudding!
Add: Golden flaxseeds (AKA linseed), maca, banana, cacao, raw almonds...
Garlic is a wonder.
Garlic is ANTI-bacterial, ANTI-fungal, ANTI-septic, ANTI-parasitic and ANTI-viral
Why eat liver
Liver from a wild or organically-raised animal is one of the most nutrient dense foods we can eat.
Liver (and other organs) are held sacred by many cultures and have been so for centuries. It was the lean muscle and flesh that we now so revere that was discarded as they lacked the goodness found in the organ meats.
Even half a century ago, most of our grandparents were buying liver for...
Yes, you can eat chocolate chip cookies
Guilt and deprivation is never fun and its not healthy
This cookie is made with coconut oil (more on its wonderful qualities another time), cacao nibs (high in antioxidants), organic eggs and ground almonds.
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Sea salt
Most table salt is poisonous to our bodies. Highly processed, it leaches calcium and other minerals out of our bodies and makes us bloated!
Most people eat too much salt as processed foods are laden with it. Even pastries and sweet breakfast cereals.
In moderation, unrefined salts are good for us. Dried in the wind and sun, the enzymes are preserved as well as around 84 trace minerals and...
Steak sandwich on homemade flax bread
The most delicious sandwich money can buy!
We are requested to make variations of this sandwich every other day and as sandwiches were designed to be, it’s the perfect travel food.
The ‘bread’ is made of flaxseeds (AKA golden flax or linseeds) one of the most nutrient packed foods. The ‘spread’ is avocado mashed up with horseradish, sometimes we use wasabi paste...
“It’s not what you eat, it’s what you can digest”
What you will always find in our fridges
Every week we get an organic veg box delivery from a Devon farm and then top up our supplies from local organic shops and farmer’s markets later in the week. Aside from seasonal varieties, we almost always have something like the list below in our kitchens. Try ordering your fresh produce in - you’ll be more motivated to use the juicer first thing or cook a meal when you get home if...
Green smoothies
(we like to have roughly 3 portions of green veg to 1 portion of fruit (which adds the sweetness), but if you’re just starting, you might find such a ratio quite bitter so start with 2 portions of green veg to 2 portions of fruit and see how you like it)
for 2 large green smoothies (perfect for breakfast)
1 heaped teaspoon of 100% Organic Synergy Natural supergreens powder (spirulina,...
Start as you mean to go on
Make time to relax and sleep well.
Sleep is when you detoxify, repair and rejuvenate. Sleep is when your body utilizes the good things you did for it and get’s rid of all the bad things you did to it. There should be some balance between times when you are being productive and times when you are resting. Your health really does depend on your ability to get enough rest and sleep.
When we...
Fat doesn't make you fat
We eat a diet rich in good fats and so called ‘bad’ fats
There is a MYTH that all fat (especially saturated fat) is bad! The human body is designed to absorb and use saturated fats from animals - not chemically-altered versions from plant matter as is widely advertised commercially. Good cholesterol from organic animal fat is essential to human wellbeing. Every cell of...
“That we are not much sicker and much madder than we are is due exclusively to...”
– Aldous Huxley
February 2012
6 posts
Raw coconut truffles
Coconut oil, shredded coconut, dried figs, soaked pecans, vanilla bean, Himalayan salt
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How we got here....................Apple Cider...
Jasmine:
Apple Cider Vinegar or ACV as it’s affectionately known has changed my life.
7 years ago I started to suffer from a burning sensation in my throat coupled with a hunger even after eating … The burning quickly moved from a mild dose after food to pretty much continuous throughout the day. I got rid of coffee, bread and alcohol, cut down on meat and ate more veggies but I...
Chocolate mousse peanut cups
Tart bases made from soaked and roasted peanuts, sea salt, coconut oil.
With a filling of cacao, raw eggs, raw honey, stevia and sea salt
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Drink more
Dehydration slows down our metabolism, reduces our concentration, makes us think we’re hungry when we’re not
Here’s some ideas to get more liquid in you…
Keep a jug on your desk to remind you
Make water taste better
Use filtered water and squeeze fresh lemon or lime juice, add mint leaves, slices of cucumber...
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