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Baked Falafel

Baked Falafel 1 can Chickpeas (you can also use dried chickpeas that have been soaked/sprouted) ½ cup fresh coriander ½ cup fresh parsley 2 cloves of garlic Salt and pepper 1-2 tbs olive oil Mix all the ingredients in a food processor adding the olive oil until the right consistency to roll into balls. Heat oven to […]

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Home made Hummus

Hummus   One of my favourites snacks with cut veg, and as an addition to flatbreads salads, falafel, or halumi. Super nutritious and really easy to make. Kids love it, especially babies!. This is my version, I have been making it for years but I know some women who have had recipes handed down and make it […]

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What am I so mad about?

Someone I respect as both a person and as a Personal Trainer posted this recently; “Never ever listen to an overweight person trying to give you nutritional advice…” It made me so mad for many reasons. 1. What is overweight anyway? By labelling someone as overweight you are saying they are not ideal weight. But who’s ideal? […]

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Toothpaste

I have made countless batchs of this home-made toothpaste now. I started making it because buying fluoride , paraben and other nasty free toothpaste is difficult over here (I bought Aloedent in the UK) and really really expensive.  Store bought toothpaste and mouth wash will kill even the good germs and enzymes in your mouth. Making your own is […]

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Quinoa Flatbreads

I have a 6 month old who is loving eating, a 3 year old who has an adventurous palate, a gluten intolerant dad who we live with and a husband who is unenthusiastic about eating vegetarian food as he doesnt think it will fill him up (He’s also Irish, the land of meat and 2 […]

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Sprouting

If you want a great detailed account of how and why you should sprout- check out here http://www.mindfulbites.co/2013/02/significance-of-soaking_6.html?m=1

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Balls of Energy

I have a few friends who make yummy protein energy balls for themselves and their kids as snacks. There are many different recipes about. I like to make them with my daughter and son as they absolutely love them. I tend to use what I have in the cupboard and am largely directed by them! […]

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It’s not easy being green, till you know how!

I love smoothies and juices (as long as the fibre remains) . I have a smoothie with a protein powder and milk kefir in the morning and I make a green juice in the afternoon to wake me up till dinner! Its a fine line between juice and cold soup sometimes! Coincidently I make mine […]

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Cacao Heaven

. I love chocolate.  So does my daughter. Finding foods that our kids will love that will also love them is tough. They are going to come across a whole range of foods in their social lives and we want to equip them to make good choices. You will have heard that chocolate is very good […]

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Eva’s Hot Cacao

I love making hot chocolate, since we live in a hot country we make it iced too! Here’s the basic recipe Fill a cup of milk of your choice (Dairy, Coconut, Nut, or Oat- I use the latter three) 1 tbs Raw Cacao Powder Coconut sugar or coconut nectar to taste (or your sugar of choice also […]

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