by sujata@optimum-nutrition.org | Sep 2, 2021 | Breakfast, Health Tip, Recipes, Services, Snacks
Today’s recipe is using a brightly coloured, nutrient dense root vegetable – beetroot. Packed with fibre, folate, potassium, manganese and iron. Beetroots are a great root vegetable to try to incorporate into your dishes and can be included in salads, soups,...
by sujata@optimum-nutrition.org | May 22, 2021 | Breakfast recipe, Recipes, Snacks, Sweet snack
Refreshing, healthy and with so many options to tailor the recipe, smoothie bowls have become a huge trend in recent years. Smoothie bowls are a smoothie drink equivalent, except that they are a lot more thicker and filling, because of all the extra toppings they...
by sujata@optimum-nutrition.org | May 1, 2021 | Snacks, Vegetarian
When our bodies crave a certain food, it often isn’t that specific food that we are craving. Instead, we are actually craving for the combination of flavours and textures that we experience when eating it. This means that even if you crave foods that aren’t the...
by sujata@optimum-nutrition.org | Apr 12, 2021 | Recipes, Snacks, Vegetarian
Do you enjoy Indian snacks like bhel puri or chaat? When we consider why we like these snacks so much, it’s often because of the flavours and textures they have. These dishes are a fusion of different tastes as they have some crunch, spice, tanginess and a little...
by sujata@optimum-nutrition.org | Feb 1, 2021 | Recipes, Snacks
Do you like to eat crackers at snack time, but find that you either just layer some cheese on top or have with a dip spread over. Often, these are not very filling which means you eat a lot more than you intended to eat. Crackers are an excellent snack to have,...
by sujata@optimum-nutrition.org | Dec 18, 2020 | Recipes, Snacks, Sweet snack, Vegetarian
It’s Valentines and the time to enjoy chocolate guilt free. You have to try my healthy chocolate chia pudding recipe and you can add your favourite fruit at the top. Chocolate Chia Pudding ½ cup milk or dairy free milk ¼ cup coconut milk 1 tbsp cacao powder 1 ½...
