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Recipe: Lemon Cookies

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Lemon cookies are easy to make, and are also a great treat without having too much sugar and flour. They’re fantastic with afternoon tea or as a little something sweet after dinner.

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The Healthiest Diets: Plant-based Diet vs...

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When compared to an omnivorous diet, a plant-based diet has shown to improve several important health markers, such as body mass index (BMI), cardiovascular and cognitive health, and decrease risks of cancer and diabetes. This sounds great, however, we need to look more closely into the studies to see what lies behind the term “omnivorous diet”, in order to have a better understanding when comparing these two types of diets.

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Recipe: Winter blast juice

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This juice has a prominent pear and radish taste. However, daikon radish is not as strong as other radishes, and they are rich in vitamin C and a good source of prebiotic fibre, called inulin.

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Fats in plant-based products: Refined vegetable...

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Plant-based products, and especially plant-based meat alternatives, have oils added to meet the fat content that an animal product would naturally have. Due to their low cost, refined vegetable oils are mostly used, such as soybean, corn and canola oil. In the process of extraction chemical solvents are used and oil is often exposed to heat which causes oxidation and damage. So, how healthy are such foods really?

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Recipe: Apple Compote

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This apple compote recipe is so versatile since it can be used on your pancakes, waffles, with ice cream, as well as a filling in pies.

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Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

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Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin, and one of the eight B vitamins. It has an important role in our healthy metabolism and immunity, as well as during development in pregnancy and childhood. The biologically active form of vitamin B6, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) is responsible for more than 100 biochemical reactions in our body, making vitamin B6 an essential nutrient.

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Recipe: Banh Trang Nuong

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Vietnamese Pizza, or Bánh Tráng Nướng, is a classic Vietnamese street food. In just five minutes you can create a base with rice paper and egg, then customise it with any toppings you have on hand.

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Recipe: Greek Potatoes

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In Greece, this recipe is called "lemony potatoes". Mainstay of nearly ever kitchen and cuisine, these potatoes are crispy on the outside and soft and divine on the inside.

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Recipe: Vegan Rice Pudding

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Sweet, creamy and aromatic vegan rice pudding that can be prepared in 1 hour. With only 6 ingredients, it doesn't get better than this.

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Anti-cancer foods: The Healthiest Herbs and...

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Modern medicine has an integral part in our health and life, however, we should have an approach to it “in case of emergency break glass”. This means that looking after ourselves and our health should be our primary responsibility, which is where many foods, such as herbs and spices can make a significant difference.

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