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Quick and Easy Nutritional Boosts

These ingredients will boost the goodness in your diet, simply add these to your plate to romp up your nutrient level in seconds.

Flaxseed....
Also known as linseed, these are a rich source of micronutrients. Just 1 tsp sprinkled over yoghurt or soup, added to a sandwich or salad, or blended in your favourite smoothie will provide a dose of omega-3 healthy fatty acid which have powerful health benefits for the body and brain. Flaxseed also adds dietary fibre, manganese and vitamin B1.


Dukkah....
This Egyptian seed, nut and spice blend adds flavour to roast veggies, salads and dressings or as a dip with olive oil and bread. It often contains roasted hazelnuts, which are high in protein, essential fats and vitamin B. The blend also contains magnesium-rich sesame seeds, and a mix with added chia seeds provides omega-3 fats. Spices such as coriander seed and cumin give it anti-inflammatory properties.


Fresh Chilli...
Chillies are antimicrobial, kill bacteria, enhance weight loss and have cardiac and anti-cancer properties. Use in salads, sandwiches, sauces, pasta and stir-fries.


Rice Cereal...
Baby rice cereal!!, when mixed with your breakfast cereal, smoothies or substituted for part of the flour in a muffin recipe, will naturally boost your iron stores, it is a more digestible form of iron than supplements.


Orange & lemon zest...
Use a fine grater or zester to add zest over cereal, salads or desserts, this will boost your vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin C. Citrus zest also contains anti-oxidents, which protect your cells from the effects of free radicals produced in the body after exposure to things such as pollution and industrial chemicals.


Black & white sesame seeds..
These little seeds are a microcapsule of bioactivity. The phytochemicals encased in their tiny shells include sesamin and sesamolin, which exhibit anti-inflammatory properties, they also contain phenolics to fight infectious diseases.


Extra virgin olive oil....
This is made from the first pressing of olives and extracted by cold pressing, a process that uses no chemicals and only a small amount of heat. Oleocanthal, the active phenolic compound found in virgin olice oil, has been reported to help various inflammatory diseases such as arthritis. Use when cooking, drizzle over salads, vegetable or egg dishes.


Shirataki noodles.....Derived from the root of the konjac plant or konnyaku, these thin yam noodles are high in fibre, contain no fat or protein, and few digestible carbohydrates. They're rich in glucomannan, a gelatinous soluble fibre that slows digestion, lowers cholesterol and keeps us feeling full.





Information sourced from https://www.taste.com.au/healthy

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