Articles tagged with vegetables
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Cucumbers: Cooling & Healthy
Summer is fast approaching and we will soon find ourselves enjoying activities in the baking, hot sun. Who amongst us doesn’t look forward to good old DIY, gardening, jogging on outdoor trails and swimming? When our bodies begin to overheat, we need to look for foods that are cooling, and replenish lost moisture. There is nothing better [...]
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Grape Hemp Crunch Green Drink
After our last two posts about real food I was inspired to make a delicious green drink using an ingredient I’ve never tried before: hemp. This is a yummy, delicious and nutritious blended green meal recipe to help you cleanse this spring. Hemp seed has a nutty taste and adds just the right amount of crunch [...]
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5 Ways To Make Your Kids Eat Carrots
Vegetables don’t have to be boring, and they can certainly taste amazing! For my family, carrots diced and overcooked till mushy, end up in the garbage disposal. If I cook carrots till slightly crunchy, and add a little flavour, they are devoured instantly. It’s great to experiment and find out which ways that your kids like [...]
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Moroccan Stuffed Tomatoes
With this very healthy dish, I tried to use Moroccan flavours. It not only tasted delicious but smells fantastic too. The healthy herbs and cinnamon make this dish a keeper. Don’t worry about the anchovy filets. After you cook them, they just give off a nutty flavour, not fishy at all. Ingredients: 6-vine tomatoes red and [...]
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Broccoli for Kids
If your kids haven’t tried eating broccoli with an Italian Pizza twist, they are missing out! This is an easy and tasty way to dress up boring vegetables. Breaded Broccoli Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs 3 TBL grated Parmesan cheese salt (to taste) In separate bowl, combine: 2 egg whites, slightly beaten 2 TBL milk Mix cut up broccoli florets in egg [...]
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Sautéed Baby Thai Eggplants
12 small, round Thai eggplants 1 teaspoon of fish sauce 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil 1 small onion chopped 1 garlic chopped 1 small red Thai chilli chopped 1 tablespoon of finely chopped ginger 1 teaspoon of ground coriander 2 lemon grass stalks (white part only finely chopped) 1 cup of coconut milk 1 cup cherry tomatoes Thai basil leaves (handful) Cut eggplants in half. In a hot pan [...]
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Butternut Squash Soup
This is yet another winning recipe inspired by The Vital You’s Ultimate Holistic Cookbook. I tweaked it a bit by substituting apples for pears, and it took all of about 30 minutes to make, from chopping to soup bowl. Makes: approximately 10-12 servings, 1 cup per Ingredients 1 butternut squash (peeled, seeded, diced into 1″ chunks) 3 medium carrots, [...]
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Change Bad Eating Habits Day By Day
Don’t try to change all your bad eating habits in 2-3 days. You may have had bad eating habits most of your life. Don’t set yourself up for failure by thinking all your bad eating habits will be gone in 2-3 days. You will be more successful by taking steps such as severely limiting fast [...]
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Healthiness is Not Just The Diet
To me, healthiness is more than just diet and exercise. It is about fueling our bodies with whole foods, exercising to build strength and vitality, nurturing our creativity, and finding community in the world around us. My approach to eating is balanced. I believe that eating a whole foods, plant-based diet is the healthiest way to [...]
