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CHIA PUDDING

A very quick and easy recipe. You need a bit of patience when waiting for the ingredients to set, but this won’t be the case if you want to take it to go. This recipe should not take more than 5-6 minutes, with around 2-3 minutes of preparation time.  Ingredients: 60-70 g chia seeds (around 5-6 medium spoons if you do not have a scale) 200 ml veg …

July 1, 20240 comments
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RICE SALADS

Another recipe from the quick, cheap, and (I hope) tasty series. This is a main course, suitable for vegans and for those who want to have a detox period: it is a rice salad with dried fruits, having different variations. For preparation, it will take a bit more than the hummus (5-10 minutes), but you should be able to do it in under 30 minutes, wi …

July 1, 20240 comments
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SUPER QUICK HUMMUS

A very quick, easy, and cheap recipe. You will end up with around 300g, but if there are more people double the quantities. The secret to making hummus, just like any other smoothed dish, is having a good quality blender. I have been using for some time a blender with 22000 rotation that can also crush ice. I have also another one with heating opti …

July 1, 20240 comments
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TOFU SCRAMBLED “EGGS”

Below you will find an alternative to cooking tofu. Otherwise, if you are not vegan, I believe that the classic scrambled eggs are easier to make and tastier.   Time of preparation : around 10 minutes Ingredients: 100 g Tofu (from a block that usually has 200g, so half) 1 teaspoon of coconut oil Half an onion or green onion, finely chopped Half …

July 1, 20240 comments
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RED KIDNEY BEANS AND COCOA CAKE

If you are vegan or just having a detox period, the following recipe can be a surprise for the ones you are cooking for. Don’t stop reading just yet, because it truly is a dessert. Even if it’s not a quick recipe, I am publishing it because it is tasty and unique amongst the more classic desserts. Ingredients: 400g red kidney beans (or any black or r …

June 26, 20240 comments
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Global Running Day

This year global running day took place on June 5 th (it is celebrated every year on the first Wednesday of June)  And to create a bridge with the website content, I will recommend another book. It is not a new one, however I believe it is quite interesting for those passioned about running and not only. Rather a memories book, enriched with many adv …

June 6, 20240 comments
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Today I recommend a book

Today I recommend a book, especially for those who would like to eat mindfully and for those who want to find out more about the concept. The author was considered the “other Dalai Lama”, also it is considered the parent of mindfulness (although the concept is much, much older, he contributed significantly to spreading it in the western world. It is …

June 2, 20240 comments
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Traditional “Papanasi” (cottage cheese pancakes)

10 minutes to prepare, 15 minutes to cook) This is a traditional Romanian recipe. It is so traditional that in fact these days if you ask people on the street what is “papanasi” 99% will tell you a kind of donut with sour cream and confiture. Because this is how it is sold by the restaurants. But traditional recipe is different. These days my wife ma …

May 25, 20240 comments
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Stuffed eggplants

10-15 minutes to prepare, 30 minutes to cook) This is a dish “stolen” from Greek taverns, pretty flexible as ingredients range, so can be easily adapted to each one taste. Not too rich in calories, with plenty of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Eggplants are a very balanced source of potassium, magnesium, manganese, vitamin K and C, folic acid a …

May 18, 20240 comments
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Refried Beans Nachos

(10-15 minutes prepare, 15 minutes cook)  This is a recipe found in a vegetarian recipes book (1000 Vegetarian Recipes around the world) which our 16   daughter loves to prepare for us since more than 1 year.  While it is a balanced dish from nutritional perspective, I would advise you to avoid preparin …

May 2, 20240 comments
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Vegetarian food – is it healthy?

Vegetarianism became lately quite a trend, fueled by sustainability concerns and by ethics reasons. Apparently more than 20% of Millennials are vegetarian, within above 8-10% of global population following same eating style. On top, while no more than 10-20 years ago there were concerns on the potential nutritional deficiencies, swarms of studies s …

April 15, 20240 comments
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How many calories an adult needs per day?

I am not a fan of putting too much figures/calculations in nutrition advices; however, there are situations where crunching numbers is needed to reach a certain goal. This could apply to sport nutrition or to cases where a fast change in one person’s weight is required. Even so, I will try to give minimum numbers, and to also offer some hints for t …

March 29, 20240 comments
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