Some mornings all I want is a bowl of warm and comforting porridge for breakfast.  When it feels like you just cannot have one more egg for breakfast or when your green superfood smoothie just doesn’t do it for you anymore, try this delicious warm [read more]

This inflammation fighting powerhouse of a smoothie is fresh and delicious and loaded with turmeric and ginger.  Turmeric and especially its most active compound curcumin have many scientifically-proven health benefits, such as the potential to prevent heart disease, Alzheimer’s and cancer.  It’s a potent anti-inflammatory [read more]

I love having smoothies for breakfast in summer.  This apple cinnamon smoothie will probably not be your obvious choice but is a delicious break from the standard banana or berry smoothies we all love. Add a tbsp of MCT oil, plant based protein powder and [read more]

Tomato sauce is such a staple in most households.  Conventional store bought tomato sauce contains a little bit of tomato and a lot of cane sugar, preservatives and other artificial ingredients.  Our healthy tomato sauce is wholesome and delicious with no added refined sugar or [read more]

When you think of stuffed mushrooms, you normally think of a juicy mushroom stuffed with gooey cheese and topped with bread crumbs.   Our Mediterranean inspired stuffed mushrooms are delicious, quick and easy to make and grain and dairy free.  Great as a light lunch, [read more]

I’ve been wanting to post a banana bread recipe on my blog for a while now.  There are so many recipes on the internet but this one is pretty special.  It’s perfectly sweet, moist and crunchy and quick and easy to make.  The whole family [read more]

You’ve just arrived in nut milk heaven!  So may people have lactose sensitivities or exclude dairy from their diet by choice.  A great alternative to cow milk is nut milk.  Typically nut milk is expensive and if you’ve ever tried making your own, you’ll know [read more]

Nothing is quite as comforting as a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s day.  A typical hot chocolate is made with some sort of cocoa mix, normally with added sugar, and milk.  If you have lactose sensitivities or if you exclude dairy and [read more]

Let’s be honest, it’s winter in South Africa and smoothies are probably not on everyone’s breakfast wish list at the moment. Up in Gauteng we are blessed with beautiful sunny winter days.  So why not pack a refreshing smoothie in your kids lunch box or [read more]

Who wants chocolate for breakfast?  If you haven’t discovered chia pudding yet, you are in for a lovely surprise.  Even though it is called “pudding” chia puddings are normally eaten for breakfast.  Yes, breakfast!  It is a great alternative to breakfast cereals, muesli and yogurt or [read more]

This red velvet smoothie is as pretty as a picture and loaded with superfoods.  It’s made with almond milk and contains blueberries, nut butter, beetroot powder and cacao superfood blend.  This is my go to breakfast or lunch on the run. Blueberries are sweet, nutritious [read more]

Sometimes we all need a nice warm and creamy drink to comfort the soul.  Our golden mocha latte does just that.  It’s not only warm and comforting but loaded with healthy fats and other superfoods.  We love having the golden mocha latte for breakfast on [read more]

Why do we want you to make your own “granola” bars?  Let’s have a look at a South African favourite, the Jungle Yogurt energy bar.  It contains oats (gluten), sugar, golden syrup (more sugar), vegetable oil, salt, glucose syrup (more sugar), vegetable fat, water, sunflower [read more]

Our coconut and ginger carrot soup is wholesome and delicious.  It’s the perfect bowl of comfort for the cooler months and the ideal light lunch or dinner.  The ginger, turmeric, garlic and coconut milk packs a health and flavour punch. Ginger contains gingerol, a substance [read more]

Let’s be honest, every now and then, we all miss bread, cereals and other sugary meals for breakfast.  When you are following a low carb, keto or paleo type of diet or you have food sensitivities, a slice of freshly baked bread with jam and [read more]

These coconut and chocolate energy balls are the perfect lunch box treat or pre-training snack.  They are are gluten, wheat, dairy and refined sugar free and contain a generous amount of coconut oil.  In our mission to eat real whole food, we use medjool dates [read more]

I went through a phase where I had sweet potato topped with nut butter and banana slices for breakfast almost every day for a month.  I just couldn’t get enough.  We are so used to something sweet for breakfast and when following a low carb, [read more]

This is by far the best refined sugar free sweet chilli sauce you’ll ever have.  The sauce is naturally sweetened with medjool dates and perfectly spicy and zingy.  If you like it hot, add more chillies.  The recipe makes a very mild sweet chilli sauce. [read more]