Healthier than Baguette
Homemade bread with grassfed butter and raw veggies.
I have shared this ancient bread recipe before from Greenhouse. My favourite go-to when I was living in Toronto. If in a rush, you can opt for a store bought gluten-free bread. (YAM has…
Pregnancy & Protein
Part III Interview with Janneke van der Meulen
Pregnancy & Protein
I visited Janneke van der Meulen in her home in Amsterdam. She is a vegan health expert and provides talks for several companies in the Netherlands on the topic of nutrition…
Cabbage Leaf Wraps
Are you eating your veggies but most of the time the same ones? Tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, peppers and the occasional broccoli perhaps? Variety and rotation is key in a healthy diet, so try these bitter vegetables that have lots of taste once…
Immune Boosting Matcha-Sesame Snack
Matcha powder is pulverized green tea leaves that is a great alternative to coffee or tea. It contains small amounts of caffeine without giving you the jitters: it is stimulating as well as relaxing.
Green tea leaves contains flavonoids;…
Miso soup with Proteindip & Oatcrackers
No time for lunch? This simple but nourishing lunch is prepared in a heartbeat. Miso contains good nourishment for your gut, while green peas are a good protein source with the glutenfree oatcrackers van Nairns.
Mix 1 tablespoon…
Cranberry Compote
Cranberries are truly immune boosters, rich in phytonutrients such as anthocyanins and flavonols. Yet we need to eat the whole fruit and not the dried sweetened variation.
This compote tastes sweet and tart at the same time due to the mixture…
Warming Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkin Soup – for 6 people
Vegan – gluten free - dairy free
Recipe inspired by EkoPlaza magazine and products
Ingredients:
1 pumpkin – cubes or squared with peel
3 tbsp. olive oil
2 onions chopped
1 clove of garlic – minced
400…
Is Bread Bad for Us?
A life without bread? If you freak out by this thought, good chance bread is a daily staple in your diet. Don’t be alarmed right away, especially if digestion and energy are optimal. Yet our gastrointestinal tract does not always approve of…
Tips to get Kids to Eat Healthier
5 Tips to get Kids to Eat Healthier
What is more frustrating than making that special meal for your loved ones and the youngest members of the family won’t take a single bite? More humiliating even when that deliciousness lands on the floor…
Busting Myths about Health
Busting Myths around Health
Eggs are bad for your heart.
Many of us will think of cholesterol when we consume eggs and rightly so. Eggs are high in cholesterol but are they therefore bad for our hearts? About 80-85% of cholesterol is made…