Recipe of the Month for September

Chocolate Energy Bites Looking for a quick snack on the go? Late-night chocolate cravings? Try this guilt-free recipe for your busy healthy lifestyle! Ingredients 1 cup old-fashioned oats (you can use Gluten-free if you want) 1/3 cup ground flax-seeds 1/4 unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tablespoon chia seeds 1/2 cup peanut butter or other nut butter 1/3 cup honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract OPTIONAL – 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips (I find them sweet enough) 1-3 tablespoon liquid if needed to form balls (almond milk, milk, coconut milk, or water) Instructions Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a medium bowl. Cover and chill for at least 45 minutes in the fridge to make mixture easier to shape.Once chilled, roll into balls any size you’d prefer. If mixture is too crumbly, add more peanut b ...

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Recipe of the Month for August

Simple Homemade Burger Recipe 1 kilo Lean ground beef 1 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 onion chopped finely Grill on BBQ grill to your preference. Garnish with toppings and condiments (lettuce, tomato, pickles etc).

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Seven reasons to stay active

For many of us, reducing the spread of COVID-19 has meant long periods of isolation at home. This pandemic has disrupted our routines, shoving exercise to the bottom of our to-do lists. But chiropractors know that keeping your body moving is important. As spine, muscle, and nervous system experts, they have shared a few important reasons for you to stay active: 1) It helps relieve low back pain All the sitting around during the pandemic hasn’t helped your back pain. Exercise, especially core strengthening, has been shown to be very effective in improving the function of your back.1 2) It improves bone health Current evidence shows that exercise can increase bone density and decrease the risk of falls and fractures in the elderly.1 Studies have also shown that exercise is comparable to medi ...

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Recipe of the Month for March

Fattoush Salad makes a frequent appearance on the Middle Eastern dinner table. A simple chopped salad dressed in a zesty lime vinaigrette. Homemade pita chips serve as croutons! INGREDIENTS 2 loaves pita bread Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/2 tsp sumac, more for later Salt and pepper 1 heart of Romaine lettuce, chopped 1 English cucumber, chopped 5 Roma tomatoes, chopped 5 green onions (both white and green parts), chopped 5 radishes, stems removed, thinly sliced 2 cups chopped fresh parsley leaves, stems removed 1 cup chopped fresh mint leaves (optional) Lime-vinaigrette 1 1/2 lime, juice of 1/3 cup Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil Salt and pepper 1 tsp ground sumac 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon (optional) scant 1/4 tsp ground allspice (optional) INSTRUCTIONS Toast the pita bread in ...

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Recipe of the Month for February

Stuffed Zucchini  Ingredients 10 small Lebanese zucchini, approximately 10 cm long salt 2 heaped tbsp tomato paste natural yoghurt, to serve Stuffing 1 cup(200 g) long-grain rice, washed 250 glean minced beef 1 medium tomato, finely diced ½onion, finely diced ⅓ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley ⅓ cup chopped mint ⅓ cup chopped coriander ¼ tsp chilli powder 1 tsp baharat or allspice 1 tsp ground cumin ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper 2 tsp salt 20 g butter, softened 2 tbs olive oil Directions Thoroughly combine the stuffing ingredients. Cut off the zucchini stalks, then slice off the dried tips at the opposite ends without removing too much flesh. Carefully hollow out the zucchini from the stalk end by pushing and turning a manakra into the flesh. The tool will remove thin fingers of flesh at ...

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