Parsnip and Leek Soup

#loveyourleftovers. Perfect for winter, this soup uses up leftover veges and makes for a great light lunch. Serves 1 Ingredients 1/2 brown onion, thinly sliced 1 1/2 parsnips, diced 1cm 1/2 leek, thinly sliced 3 cups vegetable or chicken stock 1–2 bay leaves...

Creamy Succotash

#loveyourleftovers! A popular Southern American legume dish, with a Fresh Start twist! Serves 2 Ingredients Succotash 1 cup frozen edamame beans 1 cup frozen corn 1/2 red onion, finely diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 3/4 can black beans,...
Navigating a healthy lifestyle with distractions

Navigating a healthy lifestyle with distractions

Making the decision to focus on eating healthy, increasing our exercise levels and improving our overall health and wellness is a great move. However, putting this into practice isn’t always straight forward. Every household is different, and typically there’s more...

Mindful Eating

The term mindfulness finds its’ roots in Buddhism, where complete awareness of yourself and your surroundings is required to reach enlightenment. When we speak of mindfulness in the following, it is referring to how we are aware and conscious of ourselves, our habits...
Eating for long term health and vitality

Eating for long term health and vitality

Eating for long term health and vitality Inflammation — what is it and why is it important? There are two types of inflammation that happen in our body, acute and chronic. Acute inflammation is welcome, it’s when our bodies’ immune cells migrate to a point to fix and...