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Life changing bread recipe – as on BBC radio GLOS

Life changing bread recipe – as on BBC radio GLOS

I love sharing healthy recipes on the BBC radio Gloucestershire.  Here is the recipe for ‘life changing bread’.

Eating bread and cake may sound like a great way to help cope with weight loss and balancing hormones.  I call it cake as it can be made sweet or savoury – but I guess it is more like a bread then a cake.  This has been modified from the original HRT cake recipe inspired by menopause expert Abbie James.  We run workshops together and this is always a winner at retreat days. It is not only beneficial for menopausal women. It is a great recipe for the entire family. 

This cake is very special and is low glycaemic, low is sugar and packed with calcium and magnesium. It can be made grain free, dairy free, sugar free and vegan friendly. 

A slice a day is fantastic for all areas of your health. You can also switch out any ingredients you don’t have.  The version I made for Dom on the BBC radio had coconut flour instead of wholewheat and it works just as well. 

It freezes well too. 

Batch cook several loaves and freeze so you have it handy when you run out.

(makes 2 loaf tins)

  • 2 ¼ cups wholewheat/buckwheat/rice or other flour
  • 2 pieces stem ginger, chopped
  • 2 cups raisins
  • 1 ½ cups porridge oats
  • Approx 1 litre soy/rice/almond/oat/hemp milk (1 carton)
  • ¾ cup linseeds/flaxseeds (ground)
  • 1 tablespoon malt extract (or honey)
  • ½ cup sunflower seeds
  • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
  • ½ cup sesame seeds
  • ½ cup flaked almonds
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced
  2. Grease and line 2 small loaf tins
  3. Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl
  4. Add milk and malt extract – mix well and leave to soak for 30 minutes. If the mixture becomes too stiff add a little more milk.
  5. Spoon into tins and level the mixture
  6. Bake for 30 -40 minutes until golden and cooked through
  7. Cool on wire Slice when cool – will keep for 5 days in fridge in a sealed bag. Freeze for 2 months

Eat a slice a day xx

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How to turn your favourite smoothie into a delicious smoothie bowl

How to turn your favourite smoothie into a delicious smoothie bowl
Choose your favourite smoothie and turn it into a meal – topped with anti-oxidant rich garnishes, energising chia seeds organic muesli and fresh fruit!
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Veggies for breakfast?

How to power through your day with this healthy breakfast recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 1-2 cups of greens (kale, broccoli, baby spinach, etc.), chopped
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp gluten-free tamari
  • 4 sliced mushrooms
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp raw coconut oil
  • 1-3 eggs
  • Spices to your taste: salt, pepper, cayenne, curry, and rosemary
  • ½ avocado
  • ¼ cup Sauerkraut – you can find this recipe on the blog
  • ½ small tomato, thinly sliced

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How to get your kids to eat healthy food?

Dear tired, overwhelmed parents,

I know you are too tired, stressed and hungry to stand up to your kids when they pester you for junk food – after all it’s packaged so beautifully, it is so bloody tempting to take the drive thru option. I was so surprised recently – I was busting to go to the loo. It was 11am Sunday morning and the nearest loo just had to be maccas! I was blown away at how many families were in there eating fries and big macs on a Sunday morning.

This is a difficult but necessary topic – it is time to be brave and be a bit hard lined with your kids. I understand that you have to choose your battles carefully as a parent. No one else will take responsibility for your children’s food education – well perhaps big food companies will misguide your children with the use of advertising and marketing. May I suggest this is not what you really want if you want your children to be fit and healthy. I am assuming that all parents want their children to grow up fit, strong, healthy, clever and free from lifestyle related illnesses.

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Here at Passion4Juice we have been working the Summer festival circuit for more than 10 years, both in the UK and Oz. It has been interesting watching the diverse range of men come and sample our delicious juices and smoothies. 10 years ago a man would wander into the dome and maybe order an orange juice? But now… men are happy to come in for a Life-Saver, a Go-Green-Go or a Passion-Potion©. How times have changed, where men are now more open to new and interesting flavours, tastes and juices…

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The vegetable of all vegetables for you men is the humble broccoli. It needs to be in your diet and should be at the top of your list when it comes to vegetables. It’s rich with of iron, calcium, fibre, and vitamin C, meaning it’s good for the circulatory system, bones, and fighting against colds. Look at getting porridge back into your morning routine. There’s nothing better than a steaming bowl of porridge to spike your energy levels and provide you with hours of fuel. Oats are filled with stress-fighting and immunity-boosting zinc. Check out our recipe book for the Passion 4 Juice Breakfast Smoothie©.

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Natural ways to cure Asthma and Allergies

Asthma medication was a big part of my life. I could go out without my puffers and if I did I would freak out. From birth I had bronchial problems. Puffers, anti-histamines and carrying round an Epipen full of adrenalin were just part of my life dependant on drugs to control my allergies. At 14 I started juicing. I began with combinations like carrot and apple, I gradually progressing to more extraordinary and unusual taste sensations. Now I love anything with ginger and a chunk of turmeric.

Asthma and allergies are indicators that the body has resorted to an increase in production of histamine. This is the sensor for the metabolism of water and its distribution within the body. According to Dr F Batmanghelidj in his wonderful book “Your Body’s Many Cries For Water”, when the body is adequately hydrated (link to blog of hydration) histamine activity will remain unexaggerated. When the body is dehydrated, histamine activity becomes exaggerated for water regulation and this has a knock on effect for the immune system and lung function. I wish I had read this book while I was growing up. Anyone with allergies and asthma in the family should get a copy of this book.

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My Journey Following Mother Nature’s Diet

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Karl Whitfield has come up with a few extra 1 day events for Mother Natures Diet

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Okay this is the scariest thing I have ever posted. It’s brutally honest for me to share and make this commitment publicly. Please I ask for support in this journey. If you want to join me in this goal let me know. I know many of us struggle with eating the wrong foods, drinking too much, not taking enough exercise. But you are not alone. Maybe you too are being stubborn and not listening to your inner voice.

My aim is to break my goal down to one day at a time and live free of alcohol. I need to make my goal achievable, specific and easy to measure. This is me being exposed. I eat clean, juice all the time and am continually growing and learning about nutrition. I have cured myself of asthma and allergies and am now in excellent health. You can read my blog about curing my asthma on this page. My biggest downfall, and now I really want to do something about is my relationship with alcohol.

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