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Mushroom, Coconut & Healthy Greens Soup

Mushroom, Coconut & Healthy Greens Soup

This tasty ‘Mushroom, Coconut & Greens Soup’ recipe benefits from a nutritional array of iron rich greens such as parsley and broccoli, whilst enticing the taste buds with a flavourful fusion of mushroom and coconut. I really love the light, vibrant, clean nourishing feeling that this soup leaves me with afterwards. Serves: 2 Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients: -1 medium to large broccoli (350g/12oz approx) -300g (11oz) tasty mushrooms…

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Cooking/ General/ Health/ Meatless Monday/ Nutrition/ Recipes/ Veganism

Meatless Mondays: Kale, Quinoa, and Falafel Salad

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach.   Ingredients: 6 cooked falafel balls, crumbled 1 bunch kale leaves, chopped 1 cup cooked black and…

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Health/ Nutrition/ Recipes

Superfoods you should be eating right now with recipe

We’ve all heard the buzz word “superfood”. It’s all the rage right now. Different companies are finding exotic things to market as the next big thing, but what about good ole whole foods you can find right in your local grocery store? No need to go far to find some of the most powerful foods around. Here are some of my faves you should be eating right now including a…

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Health/ Nutrition/ Recipes

It’s easy being Green – leafy green, that is!

For my first article, I was torn between a dozen topics. There are so many things that I have learned in my 8 year journey to a high-veg vegan lifestyle. The tough times that made me want to quit and be “normal”; my previous try as a vegetarian 20 years ago that ended with a burger and fries; raising our 4 year old son as a raw, high-veg vegan; the…

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Dining/ Health/ Nutrition

Summer greens!

What is more exciting than summertime greenery shooting up everywhere?! The versatility of greens enables the consumer to go from cold refreshing salads to deep roasted flavors or tasty quick-cooking stir-frys. The only limiting factor is the availability at your local markets and grocery stores. One of the best ways to eat greens is when they are of course, at their freshest, so check out the summer farmer stands! It’s…

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