I hope you like jammin’ This very simple to prepare fruit spread uses the gel forces of chia seed to thicken and bind it together adding all the extra nutrition chia has to offer. Packed with fiber, omega’s, plant protein and micro-nutrients, chia are little seeds with a big impact. Rhubarb is also high in… Continue Reading Strawberry Rhubarb Chia Jam
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Instant love! I have been enjoying experimenting more with the little super seed called chia lately. It is such an interesting and useful magical seed! Not only is it high in omega’s, plant proteins, fiber and micro-nutrients, it has the ability to turn itself into a gel that binds things together. Along with flax and… Continue Reading Easy Vegan Chia Seed Mocha Pudding
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Thinking outside the pesto box Hear that eating arugula is good for you but don’t know how to use it? This delightful and flavourful pesto steps away from the traditional basil pesto and, instead, uses fresh arugula along with roasted almonds. Kick it up a notch with a fresh jalapeño and slather this on your… Continue Reading Roasted Almond and Argula Pesto
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Move over muffin, this is a celebration for cupcakes! I was on a mission to make the perfect birthday cupcake for my 3 year old niece that didn’t contain the usual villains of white wheat and sugar. I love using DYI oat flour as a wheat flour substitute and this cupcake didn’t disappoint! Fluffy, moist… Continue Reading Lemon, Vanilla and Blueberry cupcakes with Oat Flour – Gluten Free
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Let’s make it a date! Craving a cafe style treat but don’t want the sugar and wheat flour? Look no further! These date bars are a perfect replacement for those coffee shop bars and are lower in refined sugar along with being gluten and dairy free. The base of these bars is strictly oats which… Continue Reading Date and Currant Oat-bars – Vegan and Gluten Free
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Move over potato chips, the King of the kids is here! It’s true, kale is an amazing leafy green that deserves its reputation. It can be difficult to get as much of these super foods into our diet as we would like so it may take some creativity! This recipe is especially great as it… Continue Reading Easy Oven Baked Kale Chips
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Mama says eat your greens! Kale is a super star in the plant world that has had a resurgence of popularity over the last few years. Diet fads can come and go and so called “super foods” with them. When it comes to kale, it is the real deal! If there is any vegetable to… Continue Reading Kale – the Queen of the Greens
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The super seeds that super-cede They may be tiny but they are mighty little power houses of nutrition, carrying with them the fuel for their next incarnation. Essentially, a edible seed is the inner most part of a flowering plants reproductive system, an embryo encased in a harder protective shell, with life growing potential. Under… Continue Reading Super Seeds and Their Health Benefits
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What up? Healthy AND delicious? These cookies are low carb, grain free, egg free, refined sugar free, nut free, gluten free and totally guilt free, too! What they are not free of is absolute yumminess! They are made of a combination of seeds and sunflower butter making them high in plant proteins, healthy omega fats,… Continue Reading Delicious Grain Free Chocolate Seed Cookies
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Let-us wrap it up! These spicy lentil lettuce wraps are far from first date food but are a surprisingly filling feast for a main course and fun to consume, as long as you don’t take yourself too seriously! 😉 Lentils provide a host of dense nutrition from their plant protein and fiber while the fresh… Continue Reading Asian Style Lentil Lettuce Wraps
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