Healthy Blog — food

The weekend calls for healthy sweet treats! Try making these delicious gluten free, sugar free, guilt free apricot and orange blossom cookies, ideal for a mid-day treat or pre-workout snack. Feeling too lazy to bake? Sit back, relax and order Encas for the weekend! Ingredients (makes 6 cookies) 1100g of gluten free oats 60g of almond powder 4g of chia seeds (1tbsp) 60g of honey (3tbsp) 15ml of orange blossom (1tbsp) 2g of cinnamon (1tsp) 45ml water (3tbsp) 1 star anise 15ml of cocoa butter (1tbsp) it can be replaced by coconut oil 70g of dried Apricot Method Preheat the oven to 180°C. In...

Feeling the heat and in need of a refreshing light lunch? Here’s a quick quinoa salad recipe that will leave you feeling energized. Ingredients: Cooked Organic white quinoa - 1 cup Baby spinach - 1 cup Pomegranate jewels - 3 Tbsp Toasted pine nuts - 2 Tbsp Cherry tomatoes - 10 halved Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup Ingredients for the dressing: Lemon juice - 1 lemon Organic agave nectar – 1 1/2 tsp Sea salt - to taste Black pepper - 1/4 tsp Olive oil – 2 tsp Put all the ingredients in a small jar and shake well.   Method: Layers: Quinoa,...

To add a little bit of flavour to your Sunday, we’ve teamed up with the talented Chef and Blogger Lidija Abughazaleh who shares her delicious lentil and pumpkin salad recipe. Lidija says “As a self-taught cook, I want to share beautiful recipes that are close to my heart. I love how food has the power to evoke memories, transcend the passage of time, and take you on a journey across the world. I love when several taste elements are incorporated into a single dish, particularly sweet and savory in this case”. My lentil and pumpkin salad is packed with deliciousness and is a...