A plant-based diet consists of all minimally processed fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes & nuts and excludes all animal products. We are currently Pescatarian and are mindful of what we eat.
Earlier this month I had some fun with dinner and made a hasselback butternut squash topped with a sweetcorn, cilantro & feta salsa on a bed of fresh arugula. This learning to cook gig is a lot of creative…
Grilled Tofu Steaks with Shiitake Mushrooms, Asparagus and Cherry Tomatoes Seared Tofu Steak (豆腐ステーキ) is a traditional Japanese dish made by pan-frying tofu until a browned crust forms on the outside. We found the original recipe for this in…
So, over the past five years since we’ve shifted to a plant based diet, I’ve also started to teach myself to cook. I still have to follow recipes but I am learning. This meal is one of our favourites…
This year I’ve been fine tuning my exercise regimes and my nutrition. For the past four years since my cancer diagnosis and subsequent surgery, I had been on a Hormone Replacement Treatment but that is over now and my…
Purple Cabbage and Quinoa Salad I love this meal and it provides 25 grams of protein. First I make the sauce, cover it and place it in the fridge. Then I cut all the vegetables and create the bowls…
Over the past three years, Yim and I have shifted to a plant based diet and along the way, we’ve started paying more attention to our bodies and what we need more of as we age. Collagen is one…
For every gram of fibre we eat, we can increase our stool by nearly two grams, due to the fiber fermentation process in our colon. Why should we care how much we poop as long as we aren’t constipated? …
We used to believe that our DNA was our destiny. The exciting news is that our lifestyle choices can impact our DNA. In 2009, Elizabeth Blackburn and her colleagues won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for unlocking the mysteries of…
So this retirement thing is finally kicking in. It’s been a bit of a bumpy road due to having to fight off the cancer I was diagnosed with at 63 but so far, after surgery, radiation and two years…
A healthy pescatarian diet is largely made up of minimally processed plant foods, plus seafood and possibly dairy and eggs. A pescatarian is someone who adds fish and seafood to a vegetarian diet and there are many reasons people…
