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Recipe: Double chocolate, adzuki and black sesame bliss balls
Double chocolate, that’s all you need to know. Don’t worry about the hippie stuff 🙂 Ok, ok, as you can gather from the recipe name, these balls have beans in them. Beans are a great source of fibre, low GI carbohydrate and a decent source of protein. They can cause gastrointestinal discomfort to some people, which can be minimised by preparation steps such as soaking, sprouting and fermenting. This recipe came about because I had rescued some adzuki beans from going in the bin. Since these beans are commonly used in desserts, I thought I’d make myself a healthy treat with them. I though I would continue with the Asian…
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Product review: Herbs of Life crispbread
Now that we don’t eat regular crackers we sometimes miss a salty crunchy vehicle for butter. We like Flats and are not that fond of Kitz crackers (although their sweets are sensational), but our favourite cracker substitute without a doubt is Herbs of Life crispbread. We’ve tried the herbed almond crispbread (oh man!) and the herb flax crackers (too flaxy for my taste). We’ve also tried the cinnamon almond crispbread (perfect not-too-sweet sweet crackers!). Check out the lists of ingredients in the photos below. Most ingredients are organic and locally sourced, and the snacks are dehydrated at low temperature (technically raw). The prices listed below are from Dr Earth Newtown.…
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Product review: Kitz Living Foods
Nuts, seeds and other plant foods (grains, legumes, etc.) contain anti-nutrients that can keep our bodies from digesting them properly and absorbing minerals and other micro-nutrients (for a longer explanation read this article). Cooking, soaking, sprouting and fermenting are ways to reduce the anti-nutrient content of foods. Nuts and seeds that have been soaked (usually overnight) and then dried at a low temperature are commonly known as “activated”. Kitz Living Foods offers activated nuts and seeds and snack products made with them that are free from: gluten, wheat, dairy, yeast, eggs, soy, peanuts, sesame, fish, shellfish and cane sugar. They are raw, vegan and made from mostly organic ingredients. We’ve…
