Lentil salad

As you know, I’m passionate about a healthy meat-free diet and one of the great things about being Vego is experimenting with different foods and making tasty, nourishing meals! Once you start getting involved with your food preparation and caring about what’s going into your body it becomes a lot more interesting and a lot more fun finding and developing different ways to get the nutrients you need from your meals and still having them taste amazing. There is so much to learn but so many talented Vegetarian and Vegan enthusiasts on the same mission and most of them are more than willing to share their skills! [click to continue…]

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body brush

If you haven’t heard of Dry Body Brushing, it’s possible you may have been living under a rock for the past year or five. Seriously though, apart from the fact that Miranda Kerr and heaps of other health conscious celebs love it, Body Brushing is one of the best things you can do for both your inner and outer health. If you haven’t tried it already, then it’s definitely something you’d want to consider incorporating into your daily or at least weekly ritual. It doesn’t take very long, can be done in the morning or at night, and is also a good chance to take some time out and pay a bit of attention to your body. [click to continue…]

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Essence Of Argan Oil: What You Need to Know But Don’t

April 26, 2013
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We all want flawless, glowing skin and luscious hair that we can achieve at home without spending hundreds of dollars. We know there are loads of haircare and skincare products out there that claim to work but often don’t deliver the results we’re hoping for and we don’t realise that so many of these products [...]

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Roast Pumpkin and Chickpea Salad with Green Beans & Feta

April 21, 2013
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I sometimes worry that I might be physically addicted to Chickpeas. Apart from trying to add them to every recipe I make even when they have zero relevance to the dish at hand, I also have a tendency to eat them straight from the tin with olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt, and cracked pepper. [...]

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What Is Oil Pulling and Does It Really Work?

April 11, 2013
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A very bizarre practice sweeping the world of natural health as of late (actually, it may have been around for ages and I’ve only just cottoned on) is the controversial Oil Pulling Therapy. I had heard whispers of it here and there but it wasn’t until I recently watched an entire Oil Pulling segment on one [...]

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Healthy Muesli Slice with Super Food Goodness

March 24, 2013
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Breakfast time has become pretty mundane for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love my green smoothies, but there are only a certain number of flavour combinations a girl can come up (unless you’re Katherine from Green Thickies) so after a good 6 months of smoothie dedication, I figured I’d give my blender a rest, branch [...]

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Why Is Green Tea Good For You and How Can It Help With Weight Loss?

March 22, 2013
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I for one am a huge tea advocate and have been drinking Green Tea every morning for as long as I can remember. In some countries, the traditional art of tea drinking is a spiritual and cultural experience to be preserved and carried out with poise and elegance. Personally, I like to drink my tea [...]

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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies: When Your Inner Child Is Calling

March 9, 2013
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I didn’t originally plan on posting this recipe. In fact, it was really just a case of spending a lazy Friday night in and having a deliciously healthy Eggplant Parmigiana for dinner (recipe coming shortly), followed by a serious Choc Chip Cookie craving. What started out as a quest to satisfy my inner child resulted in [...]

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Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad: a Traditional Recipe With a Twist

March 5, 2013
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For those who don’t know, Tabbouleh is originally a Middle Eastern dish usually made up of bulgur, parsley, mint, tomato, onion, and seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic. Parsley is said to be high in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, calcium, iron, and antioxidants, making Tabbouleh a really nutritious salad choice. And [...]

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Switching To a Healthy Vegetarian Diet: AKA What To Eat When You Don’t Eat Meat

February 28, 2013
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It’s a question Vegetarians are all too familiar with… “If you don’t eat meat, then what exactly do you eat?”. I would usually respond sarcastically with something along the lines of “everything else that’s not meat” or “I just live off lettuce” but for the purpose of this article I thought I should be slightly [...]

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