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Fresh from the garden, it’ll be rhubarb crumble

Fresh from the garden, it’ll be rhubarb crumble for pudding today - but I occasionally like to experiment with my crumbles, and the slight green tinge - (swipe for next pic) - should give you a clue . . .
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A handful of PISTACHIOS - ground/blended to a coarse flour with some rolled oats, with a couple of tblsp of whole meal flour and 50 g of butter blended in next, finished with a tablespoon of brown sugar stirred through - easy peasy. Quantities vary every time I cook it - go with the flow, try different nuts, maybe add ground/milled seeds, but pistachios go particularly well with Rhubarb in my opinion!
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Reason for the nuts? Apart from adding another subtle layer of flavour, they add healthy fats, protein and fibre, which lowers the glycemic value of the pudding, and bumps up the nutrient quota. Pistachios are the most vitamin B6 food around, which also aids blood sugar control, and the formation of haemoglobin, and 1oz of these gorgeous green-tinged nuts contains more potassium than half a large banana.
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Rhubarb delivers useful vitamin K, which we need for blood clotting and bone health, helping to stave off Osteoporosis.
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So there it is, for the humble Rhubarb Crumble! Happy Easter everyone 🤗
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#easter #pudding #treat #crumble #holidays #spring #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #functionalmedicine #healthychoices #livewell #lovefood #yum #fibre #glycemic #bloodsugar #vitamink

Celebrate Spring with a splash of colour this week

Celebrate Spring with a splash of colour this weekend! Hidden beneath is overnight soaked oats, (soaked in 50/50 almond milk and water), mixed the following morning with plain Greek yoghurt and lots of grated apple. Easy peasy, then top with whatever fruits inspire you.
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Especially good for gut & mental health: Oats and fruit contain prebiotic fibres that your friendly gut bacteria thrive on. Many studies are now proving the link between healthy gut flora and improved mood, reduction in anxiety, lower rates of depression, and improved brain function. We call it the gut-brain-axis. So start the day with a feast for the eyes, that will feed your gut microbiota - and put a smile on your face throughout the day 🤗
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#spring #oats #fruit #breakfast #healthychoices #yum #eatwell #overnightsoakedoats #nutrition #fibre #guthealth #microbiome #mentalhealth #probiotics #prebiotics #mood #cognition #depression #anxiety

Everything stops for tea 🤗 - A simple hack for

Everything stops for tea 🤗
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A simple hack for upgrading your banana bread recipe to increase its nutrient value . . . Use brown flour - here I used Dove’s gluten free brown bread flour, and replace around 30% of the quantity in your recipe with ground almonds, and add a heaped tablespoon of milled seeds. Linwoods do some great vacuum packed ones. I also added a handful of washed sultanas.
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More nutrients - more fibre - more satiating - lower glycemic value due to the extra time needed to digest it.
Da daaaah - nutrition by stealth!
Enjoy - it’s so very nearly the weekend! 🤗
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#nutrition #tealoaf #teatime #yum #banana #bananabread #nutritionaltherapists #lowglycemic #healthychoices #snack #cake #cuppa #nutrients #wholemeal #glutenfree @linwoodshealthfoods

Mothering Sunday 🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼

Mothering Sunday
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I won’t be making the traditional Simnel cake for Mothering Sunday, this yummy brunch of banana pancakes is treat enough, but did you know that during the Middle Ages here in the UK, a custom developed whereby people who had moved away from where they grew up, came back to visit their home - or ‘mother church’ on the fourth Sunday of the Christian festival of Lent? This became Mothering Sunday.
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Here’s a salute to all Mums - with us - or apart - for doing the most important job in the world.
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#mothersday #mother #motheringsunday #lent #pancakes #brunch #yum #mumsrule #treat #berries #anthocyanins #delicious #breakfast #healthyfood #eats #baking #cookfromscratch

It’s FRIDAY, the sun is shining, have a good wee

It’s FRIDAY, the sun is shining, have a good weekend everyone 😎
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#cookies #chocolatechip #teatime #treat #baking #cookfromscratch #homecook #additivefree #yum #nutrition #weekend #friday #spring #lovetocook

Mmmm, recent study links lowered risk of Dementia

Mmmm, recent study links lowered risk of Dementia with dietary fibre. Oats, rhubarb and pistachios- all provide FIBRE.
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Swipe to see my first harvest of the year!
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The incidence of Dementia is increasing and whilst there is a cocktail of contributory lifestyle factors, the gut-brain axis is being investigated for a potential connection.
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Fibre is well established as favourably modulating the gut microbiome as well as cardiovascular health, blood pressure and healthy lipid metabolism. Now it would appear we can add Cognitive health to the list.
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This was a long term community study published in Nutritional Neuroscience, looking at the dietary fibre intakes of 3,700 primarily healthy Japanese adults, over a 15 year period, that then assessed the incidence of Dementia in the 16th year, after controlling for confounding variables.
An inverse association was found, particularly with soluble fibre.
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Best sources of soluble fibre?
OATS and BARLEY,
APPLES and PEARS
BEANS and SPROUTS
PEAS and BROCCOLI
ROOT VEG
RHUBARB
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Plant foods matter 👊
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#research #evidencebased #nutrition #dementia #cognitivehealth #mentalhealth #nutritionaltherapy #functionalmedicine #lovefood #yum #breakfast #plantfoods #vegetarian #breakfastideas #rhubarb #porridge