Often we believe that keeping our food in the fridge is the best way to maintain freshness and longevity. While this is the case for many day to day food items, there are several common foods that are far better left out of the refrigerator, both for taste and nutritional value. Cold temperatures can actually…
Welcome to Spring! This is always such a wonderful time of the year as we emerge from the cooler, shorter months and begin to embrace warmer, longer days. Spring is always a delicious season of abundance with many new vibrant flavors coming to life. What is in season this Spring? Asparagus Artichoke Apples Avocado Bean…
We all know that eating leafy greens is good for us. Leafy greens are loaded with phytonutrients as well as protein, vitamins and antioxidants, making them a great addition to your daily diet. Like all fruits and vegetables, it is good to rotate the leafy greens you have in your diet so that you get…
Saurkraut is quite common these days and easy to pick up in local health food stores. However, making your own at home is also fun and easy and a great way to use up a big cabbage! Not to mention all the healthy benefits that fermented foods also offer. While pickled or fermented foods like…
As winter settles in, it’s always a good idea to take a little more care when it comes to boosting your immune system! There are several key culprits that may contribute to the weakening of your immune system. These may include stress, lack of regular exercise, lack of sleep, poor diet or nutritional deficiencies to…
Winter is the perfect time to get into the kitchen and whip up some delicious, nourishing and warming recipes. Let’s face it, the winter here on the Sunshine Coast is quite mild and doesn’t last all that long! All the better reason really to make the most of this time of the year. There are…
Stocking Your Kitchen Having a well-stocked kitchen is essential to sustain healthy eating habits. Whether you like to shop once a week or a little each day, make sure to keep lots of good staples on hand that make it easy to throw together a nutritious and delicious meal, no matter how busy, exhausted or…
Temperatures have begun to cool down, the trees are shedding their leaves and we all know what that means – Autumn is upon us! As the weather becomes milder, it is not uncommon for our eating habits and meal choices to change. Likewise, as the seasons change, different produce begins circulating through our markets. Autumn…
Ayurveda has been utilised for thousands of years around the world and offers a vast body of wisdom from which we can draw. Despite its age-old roots, this wisdom is still highly relevant and perhaps even more beneficial than ever before when it comes to finding balance and optimal health in modern life. Ayurveda typically…
In the scorching heat, it can be difficult to grow your own food. DIY garden shade solutions can help you develop sensible and affordable strategies to deal with the heat. They can help you develop more abundant growing areas than you might otherwise have been able to make. In this post, we will briefly discuss…