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Polenta Chip Recipe

Polenta Chips (or Pom Poms) This is a fun way to eat Polenta, a traditional Italian food derived from corn. Cooking in broth adds flavour and nutrients and plenty of butter is a must! Serves 6-8 1 cup quick cooking polenta 4 cups stock or broth 2 sprigs fresh rosemary 2 Tbsp butter salt to […]

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Jaffa Paleo Cupcakes

Jaffa Paleo Cupcake Makes 4 (multiply recipe as needed) 1 cup almond flour ¼ cup tapioca flour 1 Tbsp coconut flour pinch of salt 1 tsp gluten free baking powder zest of 1 orange 1 Tbsp honey 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp of orange juice 2 eggs 1 Tbsp coconut oil or butter (melted)

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Mystery Box Challenge-Cave Girl

  Can kiwi food bloggers actually cook and bake good food without processed sugars and white flour? Can they be imaginative in their use of new healthy ingredients in their meals or is it just Edmonds style meals with a boring change? Deciding to show us how awesome kiwi food bloggers can be is Cave […]

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Raw Chocolate Recipe

Making your own raw chocolate is not only incredibly easy, but you get the benefits of the amazing antioxidants in raw cacao, and you can choose the type of sweetener and quantity that is right for you. Raw Chocolate Recipe, makes approx 20 small chocolates Ingredients 100g Cacao butter 5 Tbsp Cacao powder Sweetener to taste […]

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Cacao Health Benefits & Chocolatey Goodness

Who doesn’t love the idea of chocolate as a health food. The health benefits of Cacao make it a nutritionally power house, and  luckily for us, cacao is the ingredient  that makes chocolate taste like chocolate. The beneficial healthy nutrients of cacao are numerous, and is made up of over 300 different compounds. We usually […]

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7 Commonly Asked Questions About The Paleo Diet

Didn’t early humans only live to about 30? Not exactly….. Average lifespan figures can be misleading due to high infant mortality. Early humans also didn’t have the benefit of modern medicine or the  ability to deal with trauma, infection, parasites etc. For example even by the 1850s the average American lifespan was still less than […]

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Thai Beef Salad Recipe

Serves 2 as a meal, 4 as a side dish A great recipe when entertaining as you can prepare ahead of time. The flavours are fresh and intense and spicy. Delicious! Marinade 2 cloves garlic – crushed(omit for low F.O.D.M.A.P) 1 Tbsp oil 3 Tbsp Coconut Aminos ½ a chilli – finely chopped

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Paleo Breakfast Tart

Cereal, yoghurt and fruit is a pretty standard breakfast, but a few small changes with the arrangement turn this run-of-the-mill breakfast into a dessert worthy treat!   ¾ Cup Paleo Breakfast cereal – I used Forage & Graze Berry Good Granola Approx 3 Tbsp Coconut Oil 400mL Coconut Yoghurt (see recipe & ingredients below) 3 […]

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Dairy Free Chocolate Nut Milk

The country has gone crazy for chocolate milk, but for those with tummies that don’t like dairy or too much sugar here’s a version that hits the spot! The rich flavours come from real raw organic cacao powder and the mesquite powder adds sweetness and a slight malty caramel flavour. These two natural foods add […]