Contributed by Kate Harveston, Health & Lifestyle Journalist Whether you adhere to a plant-based diet or an omnivorous one, you probably know the importance of a protein-packed breakfast. By starting your day with a dose of protein, you give yourself a sustainable source of energy that will last you through lunch. To that end, you […]
This is a recipe from Nidhi Sharma, the founder of the new American Vegetarian and Vegan Diner – 90° MELT in East London, which is bringing classic American creations in a humane, ethical and meat-free way to Londoners, making them accessible to all! Vegan pancakes are not only great for vegans of course, they are […]
Are you one of those women who crave chocolate before their period is due? You are sure not alone! These cravings are common and often indicate that your body is deficient in magnesium. It happens to me as well. I can get really bad cravings for chocolate and when I do I have to have it. […]
Since I started cycling to work my eating habits have changed slightly. In the morning, before cycling, I have a small portion of muesli, enough to keep me going for almost 3 hours. Later in the morning I have my second breakfast and that would normally be banana and blueberry chia pudding which I prepared the night […]
If you want to lose some weight, reducing your carb intake and increasing the amount of protein you eat is one of the proven tactics to help you achieve your weight loss goal quicker. There’s been numerous studies on low-carb diets and comparing to a low-fat diet, a low-carb diet is much more effective and gives […]
Not long till Pancake Day! Are you looking forward to it? Will you be making any pancakes? Last year I made delicious almond and baobab pancakes and this year I came up with even better recipe – gluten-free, dairy-free, high protein almond and coconut pancakes. It was a challenge actually – Holland & Barrett invited me […]
If you love having porridge in the morning you will love this quinoa porridge. I’ve used quinoa flakes for this purpose as these are really quick to cook – they only take a couple of minutes! The inspiration for this recipe came from the book Superfood Kitchen, by Julie Morris. There was a recipe in the book […]
I don’t make pancakes very often but this week is a Pancake Day so I decided to make them. This time however, I wanted to make really special pancakes using Minvita’s baobab fruit powder. The idea for this came from this video I found on YouTube and I made a very similar thing, I just changed […]
If you are looking for some ideas on what to make out of buckwheat you shoud definitely give buckwheat porridge a try. I got inspiration for this buckwheat breakfast from The Food Crafter. I was actually going to make a raw buckwheat porridge following the recipe on The Food Crafter website, but then I ended […]
Winter is a perfect time for a ‘kompot’ as we call it in Slovenia. I remember the days when I was a child and my mum used to make a compote out of fruits which needed to be used. At that time this was the easiest way to use up fruits which were going bad. […]
