Diet & Nutrition

Lemon Quinoa Spectacular

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Guest Post by Nikki Hurst

Quinoa is a high-protein, gluten-free whole grain loaded with fibre, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and iron. Pair quinoa with fresh citrus juice, and it’s loaded with Vitamin C as well, making this dish an explosion of essential nutrients imperative for optimum fertility. Serve this dish as a side or main, you decide!

Ingredients:
¼ cup raw slivered almonds
1 cup uncooked organic quinoa
2 cups water or low-sodium vegetable broth
sea-salt to taste
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
2 stalks celery,

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Autumn Lentil Soup

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During Autumn and Winter I recommend making a big pot of soup once per week so that there’s always some nutritious comfort food readily available. It’s also a great way to use up whatever veggies in your fridge need eating up. Soup recipes like this one are very flexible, so feel free to be creative with the veggies and herbs you include. Having said that,

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Autumn Vegetable Roast with Quinoa & Feta

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Guest post by Krista A. Parr

The smells of roasting root vegetables and squashes with herbs and garlic is a hallmark of Autumn in my kitchen. There’s something so cozy and grounding about this type of cooking as it heralds the season of spending more time indoors baking, making soups & stews, and preserving the harvest through fermenting, canning, and dehydrating. I also find that this season invites quiet introspection;

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Colourful Quinoa Salad

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Guest Post by Krista A. Parr

When you include all the colours of the rainbow in your diet daily, you can be sure that you’re getting a wide variety of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients. This is a great way to cover many of your nutritional requirements without over-analyzing the components of your food. This colourful salad is packed with too many antioxidants to name,

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Vegan Applesauce Muffins

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I cook these muffins for my family at least once a week. They are easy, tasty, quick, and I know what is in them! They are great on the run and if there is finicky family members, I promise they will love them! Chantal Pentland

Minutes to Cook: 15
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients:

1 cup flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup almond milk
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp oil
1/3 cup maple sauce
1 cup applesauce
3/4 cup raisins
I add some dried cherries as well!

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Zesty Guacamole

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Guest Post by Krista A. Parr

Avocados are a beautifully symbolic fertility food: an avocado takes 9 months to grow from blossom to ripe fruit, and even looks like a woman’s womb! But beyond this symbolic imagery, avocados are packed with nutritional properties that nourish female fertility. High in monounsaturated fat, avocados can boost fertility by lowering inflammation in the body. As a low-carb,

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Healthy Homemade Granola

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Guest Post by Krista A. Parr

Processed cereal is a popular choice for breakfast because it’s quick and convenient. However, when whole grains are forced into unnatural shapes like flakes, puffs, shreds, sticks, and o’s through a high-pressure process called extrusion, most of the nutrients are destroyed and the amino acids (proteins) are rendered toxic. This is how all boxed cereals are made,

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