by Donna Mastriani | Feb 22, 2020 | Nutrition, Recipes
The stereotype of women craving chocolate is fairly well deserved, and even makes sense nutritionally – as cocoa is quite a good source of magnesium. Magnesium is one of many essential nutrients, and it can also help relax the muscles – making it even more desirable...
by Donna Mastriani | Feb 17, 2020 | Nutrition, Recipes
Our pets can also suffer from food intolerances and allergies just like us. The good news is that home-made pet, and dog food is incredibly easy to make, and you’ll know exactly what’s going into your pets’ diet. It’s easy to keep it varied too if you’re...
by Donna Mastriani | Feb 14, 2020 | Blog, Recipes
An expensive and environmentally damaging issue many of us face is wasted food. It’s not uncommon for perfectly edible vegetables to get chucked away at the end of the week. In fact, Potatoes are the single most wasted food in the UK. A staggering average of 170...
by Donna Mastriani | Feb 13, 2020 | Blog, Recipes
This pizza recipe is a classic high-carb meal that you can tailor to practically any diet (except, perhaps, keto). One quarter of this pizza will boast a hearty 56g of carbohydrates and roughly 431 calories, so it’s a fairly light meal unless you start doubling up...
by Donna Mastriani | Feb 13, 2020 | Blog, Recipes
People have been cooking with cannabis as early as 10th century in India, where mixtures of ground cannabis flowers and milk were used for spiritual purposes. Similar recipes have been discovered in renaissance Italy, so it’s not been exclusive to any specific...
by Donna Mastriani | Feb 13, 2020 | Blog, Recipes
Who doesn’t love a bit of houmous? Well, we love it so much that we’ve created a recipe that transforms this middle eastern dip into a meal of its own. This recipe is vegetarian, but you can get creative with it if you want. This isn’t a quick win though – you’ll want...
by Donna Mastriani | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog, Intolerances, Nutrition, Recipes
At first, fermenting your own veggies may seem daunting, but you’ll soon learn that it’s relatively straight-forward and easy to do. There are practically unlimited options, and you can have fun experimenting with different seasonings and combinations. But...
by Donna Mastriani | Jan 28, 2020 | Blog, Nutrition, Recipes
Today we’ve got a recipe for some delicious chocolate black bean protein balls. They’re free from peanuts, tree nuts, and seeds. Made with just a handful of ingredients; black beans, cocoa, coconut oil, coconut flakes, rolled oats and chocolate pieces to top it off....
