Often it is the evenings when we have less energy to cook and would rather be relaxing. This might mean that spending time making a healthy dinner may not always be a top priority. Whether its because you don’t have much spare time to spend in the kitchen or maybe you just simply want to short-cut your way to eating…
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Over the past 2 decades smoothies have become very popular in the western diet and with good reason. They accommodate for nearly every situation whether you’re in a hurry and want something quick but healthy, or perhaps you have fussy eaters who need to eat better. Maybe you want a mouth-watering way to boost your daily fruit and veggie intake…
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Image: The word protein is derived from the Greek word ‘protieos’ meaning first. Hercules (pictured above) was a Greek divine hero famous for his strength and his numerous far-ranging adventures. Our bodies are made up of around a hundred thousand different types of protein. After water, it is the most abundant molecule in the body. This precious nutrient is…
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Dulse is a type of edible red algae that grows wild, attached to rocks on the northern coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Dulse contains a huge range of valuable vitamins and minerals and has traditionally been used fresh or dried as food and medicine in Scotland and Ireland for many hundreds of years. Perhaps one of the most important…
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We all know we must drink water to survive, but what does it actually do for us and what happens when we don’t drink enough? Water plays many roles in the body from energy production to maintaining cellular health and when we are dehydrated our body can suffer in a multitude of ways. Dehydration is a state of water deficiency…
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Vitamin C is most popularly known as the go-to anti-oxidant for the flu and common cold. However, it has many other lesser known but powerful roles in the body than just boosting the immune system. Our happy brain chemicals, the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin depend on Vitamin C for their synthesis. Not only do these two provide us with good…
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Anxiety is a very common health condition that can be either supported or exacerbated by the food we eat. In recent times, avoiding sugar and choosing a diet rich in wholefoods has become a leading recommendation by health professionals as part of the treatment for anxiety. It is important to understand that whilst our cells need sugar to make energy,…
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Matcha Green Tea, or simply Matcha Powder is a one of the latest superfoods on the market, a traditional Japanese tea now becoming popular across the globe. This super fine and nutrient packed green powder is made from specially processed green tea plants. The fresh young bunches of leaves are plucked from the Camellia sinensis tea plant and then steamed,…
Read MoreGrains and legumes are excellent sources of protein, however they do need some preparation in order for you to get the most out of them nutritionally. This is because they contain anti-nutrients; substances that inhibit the absorption of nutrients along the digestive tract. Phytic acid, also known as phytate is one type of anti-nutrient that is a powerful inhibitor of…
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Following on from my article Cooking with Gluten Free Flours: Part 1, here are another three popular flours that are excellent for your health, have tasty unique flavours and are very flexible to cook with. Soybean, buckwheat and chickpea flours are enjoyed around the world in a variety of different ways including bread & pastry making, pasta, baking, desserts and…
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