Healthy Eating

Winning at wellness: Healthy snacks for your Super Bowl party

Try these recipes for the best game day while keeping your health in mind.

Rice Lettuce Cups

INGREDIENTS

500g cooked jasmine or brown rice, chilled until cold
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp Herbie’s Thai Spice Mix
1 carrot, peeled and cut into dice
2 tbsp vegetable oil
100g sugar snow or snow peas, sliced
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp fish sauce (optional for vegetarian option)
2 eggs, lightly beaten (optional for vegan option)
4 spring onions, sliced
1 lime, quartered, to serve
2–3 heads baby gem lettuce
coriander or Thai basil, to serve

Air-Fryer Almond Pesto Crusted Salmon

This air fryer salmon recipe incorporates an abundance of fresh and vibrant ingredients, and comes together in less than 30 minutes. Not only is this dish mouth-watering, but it is packed with nutrient dense ingredients which provide heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids, lean protein and vitamins and minerals.

Cancer-Fighting Green Smoothie

In 440 B.C., the famous Greek physician Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be food." That's why we've created this super-healthy green smoothie packed with ingredients to support your health. Give it a try!

CANCER-FIGHTING INGREDIENTS

Flax
Flax seeds are packed with fiber and phytochemicals called lignans, compounds well studied for their anti-cancer activity. High dietary fiber consumption is significantly associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer.

Kale

This Easy Hack Makes Sweet Potatoes Way More Blood-Sugar-Friendly

If you're going to spend time cheffing up a side of veggies, you should probably try to maximize their benefits, no?

What Are the Health Benefits of Watermelon?

Watermelon is a sweet and refreshing low calorie summer snack. It provides hydration and also essential nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Along with cantaloupe, honeydew, and cucumber, watermelons are a member of the Cucurbitaceae family.

There are five common types of watermelon: seeded, seedless, mini, yellow, and orange.

In this article, learn more about the possible health benefits and nutritional content of watermelon, some tips for serving it, and who should limit it.

Are Artificial Sweeteners Really Harmless?

For years scientists have believed that aspartame and other so-called nonnutritive sweeteners had no effect on the human body.

Breakfast Rice Cereal 

You can modify this recipe for your dosha by substituting other grains for the rice. See suggestions below.

Building a Six-Taste Bowl

Today it’s more important than ever before to keep our immune systems in balance! This is where my Six Taste Bowl comes in, from my book Eat Feel Fresh: A Contemporary Plant-Based Ayurvedic Cookbook.

How to Manage Food Allergies: Tips from a Nutritionist

Detoxifying the body once every 6 months can help in reducing intolerance to food items. Toxins such as chemicals, drugs, pollutants and pesticides often accumulate in the body – it is necessary to remove such toxins.

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