Believe it or not, soup has a legacy dating back a whopping 20,000 years, with evidence of everything from clay vessels to watertight baskets made of reeds or bark and even animal hides used to contain and cook soup over hot rocks. Ingredients included anything that could be caught, captured or gathered, from animal bones,...
5 Amazing chicken recipes to love this winter
Kiwis love chicken and whipping up easy, tasty and nutritious recipes this winter to suit every taste is easy breezy! This June our amazing Almond Breeze New Zealand ambassador Matilda Green did just that. She created our heavenly winter Breezy Butter Chicken recipe with a healthy twist. It’s perfect for paleo eaters, and idea to...
How to eat the rainbow and your free 5 Day Breezy Summer Meal Plan!
It’s the summer of LOVE and as well as celebrating Valentine’s Day ❤️ with our fun This or That? competition, we’ve been celebrating Pride month 🏳️🌈 and all the members of our amazing Kiwi rainbow community. So what better than to take that rainbow inspo and create a fabulous menu that celebrates the full and colourful bounty...
Kiwis love avocados and this is why + 9 avo-licious recipes
Our Kiwi love affair with avocados shows no signs of letting up, and now that they’re in season (YUSSSS!!!) and don’t cost the same as the price of a new car, avocado luvvies can rejoice and buy up a storm. But why we love them, other than the obvious: they taste DE-LIC-IOUS! … is because they...
4 Fall Produce Picks to Boost Immunity
Are you getting enough of this crucial vitamin? An antioxidant, vitamin C promotes wrinkle-free skin, supports good immunity. And may help the body protect itself against some diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. Oranges and other citrus aren’t the only sources. These fall/winter vegetables offer ample amounts too. With cold and flu season around...
Sweet Potato Health Benefits
Besides being astronaut-approved, sweet potatoes are a great source of easily digestible fiber, minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants such as beta-carotene. Sweet potatoes also contain bioactive compounds such as phenolic acids and anthocyanins, which contribute to the bright orange color of their skin and flesh and boast health benefits as well.
Feeding kids organic food
Choosing organic meat and dairy for your kids is the best way to ensure that they’re not exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals like the synthetic hormones given to nonorganic livestock to speed growth and alter reproductive cycles. And choosing organic meat and dairy means your children are not fed meat that was raised on daily doses...
Become Heart Healthy in 5 Steps
Improving your diet lowers your risk for heart disease in many ways, including helping to lower high cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar and insulin levels, as well as preventing obesity and improving the function of your heart and blood vessels. If you are watching your heart health, the following foods should not make it...
Why You Should Eat Avocados
It’s no secret that I love to eat. My favorite food of all? Avocados. I’m bananas for them! Avocados are truly one of nature’s little miracle foods and I encourage you to enjoy them several times a week. These little green gems can do so much to help keep you well from head to toe,...