So as anyone who might have stumbled upon this website probably knows, our little fruit bat loves fruit and loves to insert fruit in all her recipes! So in a failed attempt to be original, I tried to invent a salad based on the melon and parma ham appetizer. Needless to say, a google search … Read more
Have you heard of the mythical Kale? Well, it is just a plant, however, it does have a nice-looking nutritional profile. It is very low in carbs and calories, has very low-fat content, and is one of the veggies that have some proteins in them, few, but better than nothing if you need to increase … Read more
So apparently beans are a good source of non-meat protein. Also rather handy if you want a quick meal since many of them come in cans. Of course, we cannot be a healthy site and encourage canned food, BUT, at times we too are in a hurry! If you can cook dried beans, going through … Read more
Today we have a gut-friendly savory fruit salad, that is great as a snack, a side salad, or even tweaked for a good full meal! We have apples with their famous pectin that feeds the good gut bacteria, yogurt that is a probiotic food, and carrots and coconuts that both give a boost in fiber! … Read more
Now being on a diet or having a healthy lifestyle doesn’t mean not having parties or events! It doesn’t mean not slipping off every now and again and enjoy the ‘normal’ party food, however, if you are hosting, you may get some recipes up your sleeves that you can serve that are still healthy enough! … Read more
No, it is not a fruit salad! It’s a lovely, refreshing, summer salad with as much cucumber as much as watermelon! Now watermelon is more water than anything else, so unless you’re diabetic, this is a great hydrating fruit for the summer with very few calories (it is rather high in sugars, however, which will … Read more
Sunny days always make salads a more attractive meal, at least for our little bat, so today we have a simple yet interesting leafy plate (or bowl to be more precise)! All we really need for this salad is rucola (or rocket leaves) and cranberries, however, we will be spicing things up more! Rucola is … Read more
Our little bat today was in the mood for some vodka, so we went ahead and invented a little recipe to splash some vodka in. Of course, the ingredients of choice included fruit, no surprises there, and some chicken. Today we went for quinoa for a number of reasons, first to vary and create a … Read more