Real Food for Health
Green banana flour is a grain and gluten-free flour made from green bananas that makes a good alternative to wheat flour. It has a very mild banana flavor when raw and when cooked it has an earthy non-banana flavor; it also has a texture reminiscent…
I have recently started adding blackstrap molasses to my diet after learning about the high mineral content. If you want to increase the nutrient-density of your diet, molasses is a great addition. It’s also relatively cheap which is a bonus. I use Meridien Organic…
Are chia seeds really a superfood? Or are all the claims about them just hype spun by the companies selling them? Chia seeds are one of the latest “health food” crazes and seem to be everywhere at the moment. I also often get asked…
If you’ve been introduced to the concepts of the paleo diet, then you’ve heard the terms “GrassFed” or “Pastured” in relation to Beef and Lamb. To the uninitiated, this may seem a strange term surely all cows and sheep are grass fed? After…
Liver (and other organ meat) is the most concentrated source of just about every nutrient including essential amino acids, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals. 100g liver (beef, chicken, pork, lamb, turkey or goose) contains an excellent source of all of the following essential nutrients:…
Sardines are nutritional powerhouses! Not quite as nutrient-dense as organ meats, but to many people more palatable. Sardines provide more omega-3 than most fish oil supplements as well as complete protein (containing all the essential amino acids). They are also a great source of the…