by Oskar | Oct 22, 2020 | Blog, Lifestyle & Entertaining, My Food Bag
It’s a favourite ingredient among plant-based foodies but how much do you know about nutritional yeast? Kate ‘Peach’ gives us the lowdown. Nutritional Yeast Plant-based foodies often use nutritional yeast to add a cheesy, umami flavour. It’s...
by Oskar | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog, Lifestyle & Entertaining, My Food Bag
Some good examples of vegan friendly calcium sources. Of all the minerals in the body, calcium is the most abundant. While calcium plays a crucial role in building and strengthening bones in our younger years, it’s also just as important for muscle contraction, nerve...
by Oskar | Oct 6, 2020 | Blog, Lifestyle & Entertaining, My Food Bag
Seeds are a great source of plant-based polyunsaturated fats. Omega-3’s have long been known for their health benefits. The most commonly known source for omega-3’s are oily fish however, there are lots plant-based sources of these healthy fatty acids too!...
by Oskar | Oct 1, 2020 | Blog, Lifestyle & Entertaining, My Food Bag
Fibre is the part of plant foods that we can’t digest (1). Whilst other things we eat are broken down and absorbed, fibre travels the whole way through our digestive tract, and stays relatively intact. There are two main forms of fibre, soluble and insoluble fibre....
by Oskar | Oct 1, 2020 | Blog, Lifestyle & Entertaining, My Food Bag
Plants are so important in our diet. They are packed with a range of vitamins and minerals, some with greater amounts of minerals than others. For example, a red capsicum contains about 3x the amount of vitamin C of an orange. Plants contain phytochemicals, of which...
