Yerba Mate is a South American Tea made from the Ilex Paraguariensis plant. It contains Mateine, which is like a softer cousin of caffeine. In this post, we are not getting deeply into regular yerba mate, which is drunk from a gourd. Instead, we will show you how to brew Yerba Mate with a traditional French …
If you’re into vegan cheesecake, you’ll also love our vegan cheesecake green smoothie. Regular Cheesecake originates from Ancient Greece. Due to the dairy content, cheesecake is high in saturated fat and calories. It usually contains eggs and pasteurized cream cheese. The vegan version is much healthier. It’s filled to the brim with anti-oxidants and heart-healthy …
Bread is a staple food in large parts of the world. Long ago, there wasn’t such a thing as white bread. But some bright nut had the idea to filter out, and throw away, the most nutritious part of the bread flour. Since then, diseases and obesity skyrocketed in society. This includes mental disease, as …
Mango Chili is the perfect exotic fruit/vegetable smoothie combo – fiery, sweet, and healthy, all at once. You may already have noticed the mango on a stick drizzled with chili sauce, at some exotic fruit markets. Yet, our Mango Chili smoothie recipe takes this idea even further. We’ll slice and dice hot chilies, such as …
Watermelon smoothies are relatively uncommon. Everyone knows about strawberry, pineapple, mango or green smoothies. Yet, there’s only a few health nuts who blend juicy red watermelons with bananas, ice and other fruit. The Watermelon plant fruits in Summer. Thus, it’s easiest to find around December and January in the Southern Hemisphere, and June to September …
Whenever you travel in Brazil, specifically in a city like Rio de Janeiro, you’ll notice the Tapioca pancake stands along beaches such as Copacabana. However, this versatile regional food originates further North in the Brazilian state of Bahia, with capital Salvador. It’s easy to keep your Tapioca pancake 100% vegan, gluten-free, or whatever your …
Chimarrão is the Brazilian version of Argentina’s favorite drink, Yerba Maté. It’s an extremely popular drink in Southern Brazil. Chimarrao has plenty of health benefits, such as its anti-oxidant and other nutrient content. The scientific name is “Ilex Paraguariensis“. The term “Erva mate” (Portuguese translation of “Yerba Mate”) is often used in Brazil, along with “Chimarrao“. …
Due to the fact that I grew up in a farming environment in the outskirts of Cape Town and Stellenbosch (South Africa), wine has always been a part of life. Similarly, I remember the pomegranate tree close to our house very well. Background Especially for a kid, pomegranate is not the easiest fruit to eat. …
Coffee is one of the most ancient drinks known to mankind. It’s a drink that hasn’t been immune to modern dietary tendencies such as food processing and additives. The ancient superfood, “raw coffee beans and hot water”, turned into instant coffees or cappuccinos, artificial sweetened drinks, flavored coffee beans, and other unhealthy processed forms. On …