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Stay up to date with the latest health news from the Grape Tree community. Or, get inspired with our healthy recipes designed with healthy eating in mind. You can find many vegan recipes and gluten-free recipes, and recipes from guest bloggers, including award-winning bloggers and recipe creators.
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April 19, 2018
Super Green Pineapple & Ginger Smoothie
Healthy, invigorating and a great way to kick-start your day or an alternative brunch or post-workout snack. Smoothies are perfect if you are detoxing and working on your summer body. Here's a selection of our best smoothie recipes to inspire you to try at home. Read more -
April 13, 2018
Roasted Butternut Squash And Apricot Quinoa Salad
If you haven’t tried quinoa in salad yet, you should! Although quinoa isn’t a grain, you can use it to replace grains in many recipes. But unlike most grains, quinoa is full of protein so makes a great vegetarian option.
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April 12, 2018
Brazil Nut Pesto Gluten-Free Pasta
Pesto is the perfect way to upgrade your dish – and always make a little extra to keep in the fridge to drizzle over your favourite meals. We have used Brazil Nuts which has added a creamy texture when blended. They are one of the few nuts that don’t require soaking before eating. Read more -
April 12, 2018
Brazil Nut & Cacao Energy Balls
Read moreA wonderfully delicious healthy snack made from Brazil nuts, dates and cacao. These great, filling energy balls will make a generous amount that last you for a few days in the fridge.
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April 9, 2018
Courgette, Pea & Toasted Pine Nut Risotto
This fresh & vibrant vegan risotto will become your new go to dinner. It’s the easiest meal to make, requires so little washing up and it’s so incredibly filling too. This risotto is also absolutely loaded with plant-based goodness that’ll leave you feeling full of energy and ready to take on the world!
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April 6, 2018
Goats Cheese, Apple & Walnut Quinoa salad
Celebrate the change of seasons with this fresh and colorful salad. This loaded salad is filling enough to be a main meal, its perfect for lunch, or it can be served as a side dish to any meal.
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April 5, 2018
Ten things you should know about Prunes
Prunes are not what they used to be. At least not from an image point of view. Once an unappealing product associated with curing digestive issues they are now becoming recognised as a nutritious dried fruit with a flavour – and sweetness – deserving of a place in healthier mealtimes and elegant recipes.
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April 5, 2018
Ten things you should know about Goji Berries
Goji berries are the fruit of a woody shrub in the nightshade family that also includes the potato, tomato and tobacco. When the bright red fruits form from purple flowers they are shaped like elongated grapes and are prone to damage.
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April 5, 2018
Ten things you should know about Dates
Dates are one of the oldest cultivated crops on earth. Date palms have been grown for so long – certainly thousands of years – that no one can be sure of the start date or where the story began.
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April 5, 2018
Ten things you should know about Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkins are part of the gourd family known to science as Cucurbita which is native North and South America. Archaeologists have found evidence in Mexico that the plants were being grown and improved there as long as 10,000 years ago, much earlier than maize and beans.
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April 4, 2018
Go nuts for salads
Those salad days are here. And if you are looking for something to add that little extra this year then why not simply go nuts? A nut sprinkle doesn’t just add a new crunch to your salad dishes but a whole new healthy eating dimension.
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