Posts Tagged ‘vegan’

3 common seeds and their health benefits

I’m passionate about using food as medicine and seeds never cease to amaze me! These tiny foods are packed with vitamins, minerals and a myriad of health-giving properties. Today I’m discussing three of the most popular seeds and showing you ways to use them in your every day eating…

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Vegan pledge

This week, a friend told me about the vegan pledge. As the name might suggest, it’s an opportunity for you to pledge to commit to veganism. You can try it for a week, fortnight or a month. When you sign up you can request a mentor to cheer you on and you’ll receive a pledge…

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Sprout some seeds

Mr Green, true to his name is back on his raw diet for the summer. One of the things he eats during this time are sprouted seeds. Sprouted seeds are a true superfood. Packed with vitamins, trace minerals and easy to digest, they are a valuable addition to your diet. You can use them in…

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World vegan day – November 1st

World vegan day falls on 1st November and continues with a month of celebration and awareness campaigns. The theme for this year is “improving the quality and availability of vegan food” and the vegan society will be reaching out to large chain restaurants, universities and other catering establishments to get more good-quality vegan choices onto…

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Kissable lips with organic, vegan lip balm from Yaoh

I find that during the beginning of Autumn and then again at the beginning of Spring my lips get dry! This is the only time of the year this happens and I just put it down to the change of season. I look to my cat for inspiration at times like this and realise that…

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Sugar and wheat free muffin recipe

Little Miss Green’s behaviour changed over the past few weeks. She was very argumentative, seemed very frustrated and angry and wet the bed a few times. We had some good chats about anything that was on her mind, but she couldn’t come up with anything. Then she asked me a couple of times to test…

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Home made frugal tomato soup recipe (includes vegan version)

Making soup satisfies the criteria for one of the simplest ways to begin your self sufficient journey. It is a frugal meal once you have a few favourite recipes up your sleeve; especially if you make a habit of using left overs or using up odd bits of vegetable that might otherwise be thrown out.…

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Pancake Day

Belated pancake day. It was only at 4pm yesterday I realised it was the big day itself. I should have guessed though. In shops I have seen frying pans for sale, alongside packet pancake mixes and ready made pancakes. How can one of the easiest foods to make possibly NEED to come out of a…

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