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Ginger Pear Energy Bars

Ginger and pear make a refreshing, crisp-tasting energy bar with lots of nutrients. Ginger helps fight inflammation and improve digestion.

Antioxidant Granola

Homemade granola is a delicious, quick breakfast helper. Try this flavourful combination of nuts, seeds and berries, and get a...


Middle Eastern Lentil Salad

This is a healthy and filling salad of lentils, peppers and broccoli mixed with a lemon and coriander dressing, topped...


Asian-Style Apple and Sprout Salad

In this crunchy raw salad, apple, carrot, celery and sprouts are tossed with sunflower seeds and dressed with a fresh...


Chicken and Sweet Potato Salad

This wholesome salad is a riot of flavours and textures. Slices of poached chicken, sweet potatoes and salad vegetables are...

The Perfect Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

These lower-fat cookies are sure to become a family favourite.


Healthy Broccoli, Cranberry & Almond Salad

I like to blanch the broccoli for this recipe to remove a bit of the crunch 'just plunge the florets...

Roasted Vegetable Crumble

Sweetly flavoured, roasted vegetables topped with a savoury crumble that includes Parmesan, nuts, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds for added...


Nutty and Fruity Quinoa Salad with Maple Vinaigrette

This quinoa salad is very high in magnesium and makes a tasty side to a weeknight meal


Coleslaw

This tangy, colourful salad isn't your traditional picnic coleslaw. The cumin and cilantro add some unexpected flavours


Chewy Date and Walnut Bars

Homemade bars taste SO much better than store-bought bars.

Spicy Chocolate Energy Bars

These homemade energy bars offer the taste of chocolate with a bit of a bite. The macadamia nuts help replace...


Crunchy Salad with Apples

The radish and apples give this salad a satisfying crunch. There's no need to peel apples; their skin contains useful...


Multigrain Seeded Bread

Along with adding flavour to this multigrain bread, seeds are a good source or potassium, vitamin E, protein and iron.


Homemade Low-Fat Granola

Quick, simple and healthy, this versatile, homemade low-fat granola is more than just a breakfast cereal: add dried fruit for...


Multi-Grain Seeded Loaf

Serve this nutty-textured bread very fresh, cut into wedges. The multi-grain seeded loaf is good with a hearty bowl of...