Why and How to Sprout?
Sprouts! Super they are! You can consider them an everyday superfood. According to Brian Clements (Co-director of the Hippocrates Health Institute) they are 10-30 % more nutritious than locally grow vegetables, and Isabell Shipard (naturopath and herbalist) says that their enzyme content can be up to 100 times more than that [...]
I posted a raw mushroom soup recipe back in in May. When I did my research I looked at the mushrooms.ca website which says that crimini and oyster mushrooms can be eaten raw. I just come across some interesting information I’d like to share with all raw food fans. Paul Stamets, a mycologist [...]
Do not heat
120°F/49°C
Can tolerate low heat
212°F/100°C
Can tolerate moderate heat
325°F/165°C
Can tolerate high heat
375°F/190°C
- Flaxseed oil
- Borage oil
- Hemp seed oil
- Walnut oil
- Safflower oil
- Sunflower oil
- Pumpkin seed oil
- Grapeseed oil*
- Almond oil
- Hazelnut oil
- Olive oil
- Sesame oil
- Coconut oil
- Ghee
- Butter
- Unrefined palm oil
(significant sources of omega 3′s)
(significant sources of omega 6′s)
(mono-unsaturated oils)
(saturated oils)
For [...]
Or shall I pour my agave nectar down the drain?
Once upon a time, not so long ago we have been told by respectable nutritionists that agave nectar is a healthy sweetener, and it even has the advantage of being low on the glycemic index. Then there was a controversy, and we no longer trusted agave, [...]
I found this neat little store called Wanigan in Brampton, and in that store I found this flour substitution chart. Actually, I did not exactly find Wanigan in Brampton, I found it on the internet first, then I went to Brampton, to check it out. They carry organic and locally grown fruits and vegetables, as [...]