Lifestyle Health’s Exotic Summer Salad
An easy, “throw together” salad that is sure to be a crowd-pleaser as well as a feast for the eyes.
Light Meals and Side Dishes
Soups, salads and side dish recipes for delicious light meals.
Easy Vegan Butternut Soup
A cold-weather-staple recipe that we ALL need to have in our repertoire – a classic Butternut Soup. Perfect to serve with some crunchy toast when you’re curled up next to a fireplace. This recipe is a true crowd-pleaser, and incredibly simple to make. We recommend making a bigger batch so that you can store extra …
Simple Food Swaps for Healthier Kids
Let’s be clear, kids will be kids. It’s unrealistic to expect them to say no to sugar or refined foods when they are literally everywhere they look. There are always going to be school functions and birthday parties, and the inevitable take-home party pack. Also, the convenience of pre-packaged “kid-friendly” foods is unmistakable.
That being said, there are some key simple food swaps for “kid-friendly” meals that you can make in your home to ensure that your kids get the healthy version.
Simple Cucumber, Cabbage & Carrot Salad
Bored of your usual side salad? How about trying out this super simple, incredibly tasty and beautiful cucumber, cabbage & carrot salad for a change? Ingredients2 cucumbers, spiralized3 carrots, spiralized1/2 head small purple cabbage, thinly sliced1 green onion, thinly sliced2 Tbsps white wine vinegar2 Tbsps fresh lime juice2 Tbsps olive oilChia & sesame seeds to …
Spinach & Artichoke Sweet Potato Quiche
Here’s a lovely lunch or light dinner recipe that’s gluten-free, low carb and deliciously healthy. Ingredients 2 medium sweet potatoes, sliced thinly 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil 120g baby spinach 250g cream cheese 170g artichoke hearts, chopped 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1/4 finely grated Parmesan cheese 1 Tbsp minced garlic Salt & pepper …
Roasted Butternut, Turmeric & Tahini Soup
Roasted butternut soup is flavourful enough, but add in turmeric, coconut milk and tahini and you have something really WOW. (gluten free, sugar free, dairy free, paleo) Ingredients – 1 large butternut, peeled & cubed. – 1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped – 3cm ginger – 3 cloves garlic – 2 tablespoons coconut …
Cauliflower Mash
Creamy, delicious and so satisfying; this low carb cauliflower mash recipe is so good, you wont even notice the difference! In fact, we prefer it. Ingredients 1 large head cauliflower 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 cup chicken stock/bone broth 1 Tbsp thick Greek yoghurt/double cream Salt & pepper to taste Method – ‘Rice’ the cauliflower in …
Paleo Coleslaw With Foolproof Homemade Mayo
Here’s a healthy take on your typical coleslaw which, in our opinion, tastes better too! (paleo, low carb, dairy free, gluten free, sugar free) Ingredients: Coleslaw 1/2 head green cabbage, sliced thinly 1/4 head purple cabbage, sliced thinly 2 carrots, grated 100g flaked almonds, toasted handful of organic raisins/goji berries (optional) Mayo 1 …
Warm Kale, Bacon & Caramalized Mushroom Salad
A quick and easy, gluten-free warm kale salad that is also absolutely delicious! Traditionally kale salads are a pain to make because you have to massage the kale to get it tender enough to eat raw. Giving it a super quick saute in a hot skillet however, lets you bypass this step. So awesome! Ingredients: …
Vegan Toasted Quinoa with Mushrooms
Here’s an easy-to-make, well balanced vegan or vegetarian dinner that is just as delicious served cold for lunch the next day… That is, if there even are any leftovers! Serves 1 – 2 Ingredients: – 1 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed – 2 cups vegetable broth – 4 cloves garlic, minced – 2 tsp sesame …
