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A recipe – Amaranth snack bars

December 12, 2015 pastabites

Watching yet another excruciating episode of the Apprentice the other night, I cringed more than usual, as I watched the contestants, allegedly smart, successful, business-savvy people, attempting to come up with a ‘healthy’ snack. I have been making these for over a year myself, using superfoods, grains, seeds and the likes. None of the contestants had any clue as to what are nutritional values or what such super foods are (baobab.. what a mystery). Rubbish TV aside, one of my…

Product review + Recipe – Linwoods

January 26, 2014 pastabites

I try to eat healthy as much as I can so when I received an offer to try some of Linwoods ‘superfoods’ I said yes, of course. The benefits of using seeds and nuts in a balanced diet are supposed to be many, from strong bones to low cholesterol. A fitness fanatic like me should pay more attention! I received a recipe book and a bunch of sample sizes with lots of intriguing mixes, which included hemp and brazil nut….

A recipe – Easy granola

April 4, 2013 pastabites

Stuck at home on a cold afternoon, I wanted to make something interesting to keep my mind busy. I thought of granola, having recently read a lovely post by fellow blogger and friend Mondo Mulia. I decided, mainly for lack of ingredients, to pick and mix tho. I used some of her recipe, then browsed around the web, finally opened my cupboard and went for it. It’s actually fun to make, quite an interesting process (as you take it out…

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