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Find out about what we've been up to, useful tips and info on how eating quinoa as part of a healthy diet helps prevent diabetes.

Find out about what we've been up to, useful tips and info on how eating quinoa as part of a healthy diet helps prevent diabetes.

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Get your iron from vegetables not meat!

The Nutrition Journal published a conclusion on the benefits of getting iron from vegetable sources as opposed to meat sources in its July 2013 issue. Basically iron helps as an antioxidant in our bodies. Antioxidants help to reduce stresses and damage to cells, so generally a good thing for your health.

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Save the planet, Eat less meat

Today, the biggest source of protein intake in the Western diet (mainly Europe and the USA) is meat. There’s not a thought spared for legumes, pulses or vegetables, including vegetable proteins.  The problem with consuming animal protein is that it has serious consequence for both us  the planet we inhabit. If we want to continue to enjoy our beautiful planet in the future, we seriously need to rethink our diet and balance our sources of protein. Our over-consumption of meat doesn’t only have negative effects on our health but also on the planet. Our love of meat is one of...

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Kids Range recipes approved by Alice & Oscar

After various formulations and mixes, Alice & Oscar (and quite a few of their friends) approved two new recipes that we will be coming out with in a few months, specifically aimed at Kids. A packed full of good veg Tex Mex recipe, and a very tomatoiey Provencale recipe.

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The Impact of Cooking on Human Evolution

Dr. Richard Wrangham, a Harvard scientist, has been able to demonstrate through his studies that cooking your food helps you digest it better. How? It actually facilitates the job for your digestive system, especially your intestines but even the rest of your body. Plus, when food is cooked, it increases the amount of available nutrients and it makes the essential nutrients easier to absorb. This makes you spend less energy on digestion and consequently helps you increase your calorie intake. And since modern Man is becoming increasingly lazy, cooked food is also easier to chew and requires less efforts: so...

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