Category Archives: Organic Food

Cacao Banana Cake

Another delicious recipe from Liz and Kath at Simple Nourishment – perfect to prepare for school lunch boxes, weekend sport, or for a tasty afternoon work snack. Yum!   Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 30 mins | Makes 15 pieces … Continue reading

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Chocolate Sweet Potato Cake

This recipe is from the lovely Nutrition Guru and The Chef. Tara has “a passion for busting diet myths and showing people simple and effective ways to live a healthy and happy life by eating whole foods… Together we aim … Continue reading

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Silver Beet Dhal

Marilyn made this delicious winter dish from the new Australian Women’s Weekly  recipe book “Slow Cooker: The Complete Edition”. This meal is perfect for the colder weather – satisfying, warming and nutrient dense. We’ve made some adaptions to the original … Continue reading

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Chewy Almond Butter Bars

These delicious bars are from the lovely Liz and Kath at Simple Nourishment, a fantastic recipe to prepare for back-to-school lunch boxes or for an indulgent afternoon work snack. We can’t wait to give these a try!   “Our passion … Continue reading

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The Perfect LOW CARB Lasagne

This recipe is seriously delicious! I have made it multiple times for various friends and it always gets a big tick of approval! The lasagne is an adaption of the beautiful ‘Tomato, Ricotta, Kale and Basil Lasagne’ from Gather and … Continue reading

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Quinoa Pizza Bites

Extremely tasty and very quick to make, these delicious pizza bites are the perfect pre-game snack to enjoy before the State of Origin! Gluten free, protein rich, and high fibre – you won’t have to compromise taste for nutritional value. … Continue reading

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Protein Pancakes – The Protein Bread Co

For the pancakes, prepare The Protein Bread Co – Pancake Mix as instructed. These delicious gluten free pancakes are high in fibre, high in protein, and are low carb. I didn’t have cottage cheese, but substituted for 2 tbsp of … Continue reading

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Golden Mylk Latte

Turmeric is gaining a lot of attention at the moment! This therapeutic herb boasts anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective properties. Turmeric can be easily adapted into any diet, used in meals, baking, smoothies, and hot drinks – like this delicious Golden … Continue reading

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Marilyn’s Nourishing Chicken & Leek Curry

This delicious recipe from Marilyn ticks all the right boxes: quick, easy, and nutrient dense! Perfect for an effortless mid-week meal. Serves 4-6 Ingredients 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 500g organic chicken, cut into bite size pieces 2 large … Continue reading

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9 Organic Foods to Increase Your Workplace Productivity

Work makes up a big portion of our day and it is common to feel drained, burnt out and sluggish from the day.  Finding ways to stay energetic, productive and motivated are essential to our well being and happiness. Below … Continue reading

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Top 10 Health Food Trends for 2016

In the last 10 years of running Vive Health, we have observed more and more people becoming increasingly aware of how their health and well-being can impact the quality and enjoyment of life. We love that people are motivated to … Continue reading

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Super Green Frittata

Ingredients: 1 cup fresh basil leaves 1/2 cup fresh flat leaf parsley 3 green onions, roughly chopped 2 zucchini, roughly chopped 80g baby spinach 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 8 eggs 1/2 cup coconut yoghurt 250g mixed mushrooms, sliced … Continue reading

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Best Ways to Add More Greens to Your Diet

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” – Michael Pollan There’s no denying that a plant-based diet is one of the healthiest on the planet, especially one jam packed full of leafy green vegetables that are nutrient-dense, full of fiber, … Continue reading

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Are Fermented Foods just a Fad?

You would need to be living under a rock if you were not aware that fermented/cultured food is all the go at the moment.  On social media there are people taking pictures of their home-made fermented products, the paleo people … Continue reading

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Winter Warmers To Keep You Healthy

Keeping our family healthy during winter and finding organic warming foods can be a tough gig. That’s why it is so good to know that there are plenty of healthy and organic products available, which not only taste great, but … Continue reading

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Top 5 Reasons to Buy Local Organic Food

Do you make a conscious effort to buy local organic produce? If you do, you join a growing community of Australians who care about a sustainable local food economy that promotes health and well-being as well as respecting soil and … Continue reading

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The Health Benefits of Organic Food

What are the health benefits of eating organic food? Hmm, good question. But perhaps a more relevant one would be: could we list them all? Probably not. But let’s try and wrap it up in a nutshell.     Higher nutrient density … Continue reading

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Understanding Organic Food Labelling

Organic, certified organic, bio-dynamic, fair trade, GMO-free, forest-friendly, all natural, whole foods – the bombardment of confusing labelling on produce can be baffling enough to have you reaching for a home-brand alternative. A lot of the time, it’s difficult to … Continue reading

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The Surprising Health Benefits of Vital Greens

A morning boost of Martin & Pleasance Vital Greens is known to detoxify, energise and sharpen mental acuity. But the 76 ingredients have been known to bring about a few more health benefits that you might not expect. Quite apart … Continue reading

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What’s all the fuss about Soy? Part 2 – Manufacture

By Megan Crockart Last month I wrote about genetically modified soy and whether phyto-oestrogens are a concern for hormonal imbalance. (Click here to read that article). In this article I will address whether the manufacture of soy is a concern … Continue reading

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