Food

Now with the nice weather in Ireland, why not go to Malahide on a Sunday for a full day and visit the Fruit and Veg Market? Tomorrow, Sunday it will be from 2pm till 5pm but normally is on every Saturday from 10am till 4pm and it has a wide range of vegetables and fruits! They are all organic and from local farmers.  Sometimes, it also includes fresh fish and shellfish. Apart from the outdoor market consisting of 15 stalls of ...

Have you ever tried seaweed in your dishes? Seaweed are very powerful source of minerals, oligoelements and proteins. Some even say they improve our cardiovascular health.  They are very extend in the kitchen in the East countries such as China or Japan, but in the West they are not so used. However, more and more people are becoming interested and more and more people are including them in their diets.  But we need to be careful since not all of ...

Being healthy means being in a state of glowing wellness and vibrant energy, and a change in diet from mostly cooked foods to a diet of more organic raw wholefoods, is certainly healthy as it will add more vitamins, antioxidants and nutrients to every meal! The first step in this direction is drinking water  the average western person unknowingly suffers from dehydration. Body hydration can be achieved by drinking GOOD QUALITY water, freshly juiced fruit and vegetables, and herbal ...

Many wonders how and if a vegan/vegetarian diet can be suitable to build up muscles and do sports. It has been show though, that not only this is very possible, but also that we are actually forced to eat too many proteins, by a kind of non-sustainable life style that has turned meat and animals into nothing more than products. The RDA of protein according to U.S. government standards is 0.8 gram per kilogram of ideal body weight per day ...

Are you thinking is it really difficult to go raw fooding? Think again. You don’t have to move 100% to a raw foodist diet, but you can increase the amount of non cooked food eaten every day, little by little. Here are some recipes to get you started: Cucumber Sandwich recipe: Great in your lunch box or on the go! Some raw food travel tips:Summer’s in the air and vacation is coming soon. These top raw food travel tips ...

Organic food is growing in popularity and market share, it is a trend in fact to drift away for the big distribution of food and goods and get back to the small local producers and stores. An example of these small markets is the SuperNatural Food Market, a producer’s market located in St. Andrew’s Resource Centre, Pearse Street, Dublin 2. The market offers a nutritious & relaxing blend of community ambience with top quality organic food & ...

At Oliviers & Co. they define themselves as Mediterranean food merchants. In fact, they specialise on Olive oil and oil based products all coming from area around the Mediterranean basin. What makes Oliviers & Co. special is the fact that they believe in the growers and millers that impart the signature flavors and character to our olive oils. To honor this achievement, each O&CO. selection bears the name of the producer on ...

Superfood is a term used to describe food with high phytonutrient content, which help the body fight disease and that promote a longer, healthier life. These phytonutrients are natural bioactive compounds that are found in some kind of foods and include antioxidants, anthocyanins, vitamin C, manganese, and dietary fibers. So what kind of food are actually super? Here is a short list: Tomatoes Olive oil Oil-rich fish Oats Green vegetables Chickpeas Oranges Garlic Almonds Blueberry And many others! So here is a quick recipe for a healthy, yummy, super cool, super food ...