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• Did you know – Edible Flowers

    12/06/2014     Articles     0 Comment(s)

  Did you know there are many flowers that are edible? Nasturtiums, borage, marigold, chrysanthemum are all edible flowers.  Flowers from other plants are edible too namely mustard, radish and watercress flowers.  So too are the flowers from.herbs such as thyme, […]
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• Did you know – Iceberg Lettuce

    12/06/2014     Articles     0 Comment(s)

  Did you know that not that long ago iceberg lettuce was the only lettuce on the supermarket shelves?!  Now it barely gets a mention with all the pre-packaged mixed leaves, baby spinach, rocket and baby kale. I grew up having […]
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• Did you know – Mortar and Pestle

    12/06/2014     Articles     0 Comment(s)

  Did you know that if you don’t have a mortar and pestle and need to grind up spices (and don’t have a spice grinder), just get a rolling pin and either a plastic bag or some baking paper and pound […]
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• Did you know? Bananas

    12/06/2014     Articles     0 Comment(s)

  Did you know banana’s are America’s number one fruit and they don’t actually grow them there! Have a read of my banana “food of the week” if you missed the original posting – http://www.balancingnutrition.com/?p=186
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• Did you know? Valentine’s day!

    17/02/2014     Articles     0 Comment(s)

  Did you know apples are associated with Aphrodite – the goddess of love?!  Why not give your valentine an apple! Did you know Richard Cadbury (Son of the famous English chocolate company) was the person who came up with the […]
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• How much would you spend on your health?

    17/02/2014     Articles     0 Comment(s)

  Absolutely loved this saying, so had to share!
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• Quote from Dalai Lama

    10/02/2014     Articles     0 Comment(s)

  Love this quote from the Dalai Lama – wanted to share!
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• Clean Eating

    03/02/2014     Articles     0 Comment(s)

  It’s really great that “clean eating” is getting such a huge focus at the moment!  Hopefully the trend stays!! But…are you clean eating but not clean living?  It’s great to eat healthy, but are you still surrounded by chemicals?  Do […]
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• Did you know? Zinc

    03/02/2014     Articles     0 Comment(s)

  Did you know the mineral zinc is needed in many processes within the body? Some of the reasons why we might need extra zinc include acne, alcoholism, boils, male and female hormonal issues, cataracts, colds/immune suppression, fatigue, high blood pressure, […]
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• Health Care

    03/02/2014     Articles     0 Comment(s)

  I really like this picture from preventdisease.com…  We are all responsible for our own health – its not up to our governments to dictate what we eat and how much exercise to do each day.  The buck stops with you…
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