Few of us eat enough fibre. The recommended level of consumption is 30g a day. Yet most of us eat no more than 18g.Yet fibre can be a life saver.The NHS says: There is strong evidence that eating plenty of fibre is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and bowel cancer.”
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- July 19, 2019
Catch Up With Casheese!
Catch Up With Casheese! It’s cheese… made from Cashews. The idea of turning cashews into cheese at first sounds a little, well, nutty. But that’s before you have seen the magic that happens when you soak a handful of cashews in water and then blitz them in a food processor for a few minutes. The result is instant cream. Read more - July 11, 2019
Nuts Save Lives
Read moreNuts save lives as scientific evidence reveals that eating nuts can cut the risk of heart disease,cancer and early death. Their findings show that just 20grams of nuts a day can also slash the risk of diabetes and respiratory disease. That daily handful of nuts can save lives and cut your risk of dying early by a fifth.
- April 23, 2019
The Plant Body Builders
Proteins are body builders. But forget muscle bound torsos and weight training they are the building blocks of all of us every day. They are vital for the growth and repair of every cell in our bodies. They maintain the functioning of muscles, the immune system and the blood in our veins.
Read more - January 28, 2019
Ten things you should know about Quinoa
The first question you ask when you discover quinoa is …how do you pronounce it? Well the word derives from an Andean language called Quechua. In that original the word is kinua or kinoa and pronounced kee-no-ah.
Read more - January 3, 2019
Our Guide to Key Vegan Superfoods
Read moreIf you are making the big lifestyle switch The Vegan Society recommends you should eat: five a day; starchy, higher fibre foods at every meal; protein rich foods at most meals; nuts and seeds every day; and calcium-rich foods every day.
- December 10, 2018
Your Top Foods of 2018
Read moreWhat were the foods that gave the last year its special flavour? Based on your choices at Grape Tree this is our chart of your plant-based top ten. With a few reasons why, you might have bought them.
- December 10, 2018
Top off the morning! How to give even more Pep to your Porridge
Read morePorridge is much more than just a warming comfort on a chilly morning. Because oats are packed with nutrients, protein, fibre and minerals and, as a whole grain, deliver a string of health benefits.
- December 10, 2018
Brazils are back!
Read moreBrazils have bounced back! After freak weather in 2017 left the Amazon with dramatically reduced rainfall nut trees in Bolivia, Peru and Brazil shed their seed pods early and the crop failure left the world dramatically short of Brazil supplies. The question was, as we reported in the Spring, would the Amazonia rainfall return to normal and would the trees recover this year?
- December 10, 2018
A Feast for The Eyes
Read moreCan What We Eat Protect How We See? It is now accepted that a healthy diet, including those five a day, is an important part of looking after our eyes and protecting them against problems including cataracts, cloudy areas in the lens of the eye, and AMD, age-related macular degeneration.
- September 25, 2018
Yes, You Are Missing Out!
Read moreNew research has underscored just how many of us are missing out on important nutrients in our diets. The findings show that more than 50 per cent of women are living with a deficiency of selenium and more than a quarter are below recommended levels of both iron and potassium.
