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Recipe: Beetroot and orange 3 ways
This is a choose-your-own-adventure recipe for a drink you can make when you have an orange and cooked beetroot on hand. Either way, the result is vibrant in colour, packed with nutrients and full of flavour. You can use packed cooked beetroot or leftover unseasoned cooked beetroot if you have it in the fridge. Option #1 is an any time/pre-workout version. It is a good source of carbohydrates and fluid. Option #2 is a breakfast/post-workout version. Besides the carbs and fluid, it contains protein to aid with satiety, muscle maintenance and/or post-exercise recovery. You can choose any unflavoured/natural protein powder, either whey or plant based. Option #3 is an alcoholic…
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Recipe: Sous vide pork with fennel and orange salad
This sous vide pork with fennel and orange salad is deceptively easy to make, provided you have the right gear. The flavours are inspired by classic Italian dishes. Can you make it without a sous vide device? Yes, but the end result will not be exactly the same in terms of texture. That’s it, so feel free to cook the pork like you normally would if you don’t have the means to sous vide it. The recipe instructs you to segment the orange. This means peeling the orange (cutting off the top and bottom first, then peeling top to bottom) and then cutting the orange in segments avoiding the membranes.…
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Recipe: Carrot and orange muffins
These carrot and orange muffins are a healthy treat you can bring to your next picnic. They also make a great alternative to store-bought muffins and cakes. Keeping with Nutrition Australia’s Try For 5 campaign, this recipe can help you sneak in some carrots to your daily intake. Make sure you also try the purple sweet potato brownies recipe from last week. These muffins are free of gluten and added sugars. They do contain butter but you could use oil to make them completely dairy-free. The basic recipe does not call for any spices but you can add a pinch of any of all the following spices, which work well…
