PCOS Energy Bites

These power bites were created to help keep women who struggle with infertility and weight loss. I selected supportive ingredients as a snack between meals. As someone with a sweet-tooth that has PCOS, these bites I created are intentionally packed with great anti-inflammatory ingredients, protein and is low sugar(important for insulin resistance) to help symptoms…

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Making Good Use of your Leftovers!

One of the big benefits of meal planning involves cutting the food you waste in the average week. You can take that up a notch by making great use of leftovers.  Whenever you plan to make a certain recipe and need to use certain ingredients for it, get into the habit of thinking about what…

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Butternut Squash Chili

Great Winter Meal for Comfort. (Vegan option included) SERVES 8. HANDS-ON TIME: 30 MINUTES. TOTAL TIME: 1 HOUR. By Gina Nistico INGREDIENTS: 3 Tbsp avocado oil divided 1 large yellow onion chopped 1 large carrot, chopped 2 large stalks celery, chopped 1 1/4 tsp sea salt, divided 3/4 tsp ground black pepper divided 1 small jalapeño chile pepper seeded and diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 4 cups peeled, seeded and…

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Rosemary Fries

Ingredients 1kg/2lbs of potatoes 3 tbsp coconut oil 4 large sprigs of rosemary pinch of cayenne pepper Method Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In a shallow roasting pan, add 1 tbsp of the oil and place in the oven to heat up while you prepare the potatoes Cut potatoes into chunky chips/sticks Pour the…

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Egg Soldiers (without toast!)

A much healthier way to enjoy your eggs Ingredients 1 soft-boiled egg 5 spears of steamed asparagus OR steamed green beans Method Cut the soft-boiled egg in half and serve with the steamed asparagus or green beans for dipping.

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Why chewing your food properly is important

Did you know that you should chew your food a minimum 15 times before swallowing. In some cases upwards of 30-40 times! When it comes to chewing your food a good rule of thumb is to chew till food has turned to liquid and well-mixed with saliva; a piece of hard vegetable will take longer to…

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