The Vegetarian

This is a small study, so we will have to wait for further research. But definitely something to watch. See the link below-

http://mobile.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Probiotics-increase-iron-absorption-from-fortified-drink-by-50-Study

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Are you getting tired of all the newest "superfoods".
Every year, or even every few months there seems to be a "new" food available which will solve all our problems.
Here's a youtube webinar posted by Deakin University in Melbourne's Associate Professor Tim Crowe.

Superfoods and Supermyths

It's a really well thought out and well-researched presentation!

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The other day I wandered up and down the cereal aisle at the local supermarket to search out a breakfast cereal that did not have either sugar or oil added to it. The healthiest cereal I could find still had honey added. I am certainly not impressed with the multitude of words now being used for what is essentially sugar - raw sugar, unrefined sugar, natural cane sugar, evaporated cane juice. That last one really annoyed me!

Of course you could be healthy and eat oats, porridge, muesli for bre...
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Jicama
Jicama (pronounced Hicama) is a root vegetable native to South America. It is also known as the mexican bean yam, and popular in Asia by many other names.

It has a mild sweet taste BUT it is low in calories, and high in fibre, potassium and vitamin C.

This root vegetable is next on my list of things to find at the asian grocery. I'll upload recipe ideas in the coming weeks, watch out for them on the vegetables page.




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Dessert is always about rich and sweet... it's often high in sugar and high in fat and therefore best eaten in small quantities.
For most vegetarians it's the best part of the menu at any restaurant, as we can eat almost all the sweets on offer :-)

But what if you can't eat egg?

When you cook and bake at home there are many ways to make your favourite desserts without egg. My favourite egg-replacement is besam (chickpea) flour. Use a tablespoon of flour mixed with a tablespoon of water as an eq...
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A report in Sciencedaily.com has brought my attention to a recent study  published in the American Journal of Epidemiology by a European research group - the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). We all knew intuitively that eating fruit and veg was good for us!... but now some compelling scientific evidence!

This particular paper finds that 3 out of 100 deaths could be prevented if everyone ate an extra 200grams of vegetables. This is mainly because of a reduct...

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I love agedashi tofu! It is one of my favourite ways to eat tofu... If it wasn't for the deep-frying we could eat tofu this way much more often!
But how do they fry soft tofu??? without it falling apart!!!... well the secret... is to weight or press the tofu first.

Buy some fresh Japanese tofu from your local Asian grocery (you know the one... it says "Japanese Tofu" on it... comes in a white plastic tub with thin plastic over the top). Make sure the tofu is fresh - check the expiry date and ma...
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