Asian style Chicken and Mushroom soup – Recipe by Melanie Olde What’s good about it? This soup contains wonderful immune modulating foods such as Ginger, Garlic, Shiitake mushrooms and greens. It is a great soup to keep on rotation for the winter months to keep your immune system functioning optimally. This soup is suitable for…
To be honest – this recipe was inspired because I had a lot of beetroot to eat! So thats one good reason to make this but its also created for those people who need to be eating low sugar, are vegan (dairy free) and gluten free. I hope you enjoy it!
This recipe is a wonderful way to enjoy your food as medicine, I cant wait for you to try it! It contains the prebiotic lactulose (sometimes sold as Actilac in chemists). This product when used in high doses can work as a laxative but in small doses its works as a prebiotic – meaning it feeds…
Muffins? Weight loss? I know what you are thinking …how does those two words even go together? I thought the same until I made these juice pulp muffins. But with the wonderful health benefits of Grapefruit (weight loss, anti-cellulite, liver detoxifier and high in vitamin C), mixed with Tumeric (super food, anti-flammatory, adaptogen) plus all…
This is a nice paleo alternative to the good old fashioned quiche. Great for a light lunch.
This is a great snack for movie night or school lunch boxes. The chickpeas contain both protein and carbohydrate so will help with brain function and keep you full.
This bread recipe is another of my Gluten and Dairy free favourites. Tastes great warmed with eggs or even just a little butter (if tolerated).
This dip is delicious and counts towards your vegetable quota for the day. Whats not to love about that?!
Looking for a great way to get more veggies into the kids (or you for that matter?) – try these yummy Kale chips recipe. Like most recipes on this blog- this is a no fuss, very simple recipe that you can make in minutes.
At a recent health expo I discovered Banana flour which is a Gluten free flour made from Green bananas. It is quickly becoming a new favourite in my household because it is high in resistant starch providing benefits for the good bacteria in our gut, helping to lower blood glucose levels and improve insulin sensitivity. It…