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Rainbow Lentil Salad | Quick Heart Healthy Recipes
BySonia September 21, 2018June 29, 2022

Rainbow lentil salad with wholesome goodness of lentils, veggies and feta cheese, sprinkled with olive oil, pepper and lime juice. Perfect meal option in itself. Warning – this salad can be mind-bogglingly tasty, easy to assemble and chock-a-block full of nutrition too. Try it to believe it! The good ‘ole whole red lentil aka chilke…

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Chocolate Protein Pancakes | Wholewheat Pancakes | Millet Pancakes
BySonia August 27, 2018April 26, 2022

These chocolate protein pancakes are made from a mix of wholegrain flours and whey powder – an ideal post-workout choice of breakfast. Really simple to assemble and can be made in advance and frozen too, for quick breakfast option on work mornings! All about Chocolate Protein Pancakes Pancakes are a favorite breakfast choice the world…

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Easy Avocado Apple Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
BySonia August 23, 2018March 24, 2022

This avocado apple salad is one of simplest, quickest, nutritionally-balanced meal that you can make by assembling easy ingredients. Feel bloated from an indulgent meal the day before? Not in the mood to cook an elaborate meal? Toss up this salad, revel in its effortless goodness and thank me later! What makes this Avocado Apple…

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Easy Peach Wholewheat Shortbread Tart, Healthy Cake, Healthy Dessert
BySonia August 15, 2018January 12, 2022

Easy, peach wholewheat shortbread recipe that celebrates any fruit in season -peaches, in my case here! Healthier version too, as it uses wholewheat and amaranth flours instead of refined flour. Oh, and did I mention an apricot jam filling and dollop of cream on top? Pair a biscuit-y, crumbly slice of this with some piping…

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[The best ever!] Hummus Recipe
BySonia August 4, 2018August 4, 2018

[The Best] Hummus Recipe We’re not talking that ordinary droopy hummus that you sometimes get as a side/ dip with ‘em veggies. We’re talking creamy, fluffy, smooth as silk, packed choc-a-block with nutrition hummus that just teleports you right on to heaven! Pair it with pita, veggie fingers, sandwiches, idlis and dosas even – easiest…

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Wholewheat Banana Bread, Healthy Bread, Eggless Banana Bread Recipe
BySonia July 28, 2018July 28, 2018

Ripe bananas, goodness of whole-wheat flour, earthy crunchiness of pumpkin seeds, chia seeds and rye flakes make this guilt-free loaf of bread that you do not have to think twice about while eating or packing in your kids’ lunch box. The smell wafting through your kitchen as this bakes is a reward in itself! Ever…

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Cherry Upside Down Ricotta Cake, Eggless Cake, Healthy Cake, Wholewheat Cake
BySonia July 21, 2018July 21, 2018

Have your cake and eat it too! – is the mantra I firmly believe in and impliment in all of my baking 😉 Take this cake for instance – tartness of caramelized cherries, comforting texture of ricotta and goodness of wholewheat flour come together to present a healthy indulgence – something you can never say…

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Amaranth Peach Feta Walnut Salad
BySonia July 16, 2018July 16, 2018

The inviting fragrance of peaches with creamy sheep-milk feta, goodness of amaranth greens, crunchy toasted walnuts & dragon fruit chunks, married with a rather intriguing balsamic reduction dressing. Sounds yum, right! I was never the one to mix fruit and veggies together in a salad, but lately I’ve grown to appreciate the different textures, fragrances…

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Mango Saffron Oats Whole-wheat Muffins
BySonia June 17, 2018June 17, 2018

Healthy, wholesome and did I mention mangoes!! Muffins that are really dessert but can be devoured for breakfast as well. Antioxidants from blue pea flower, welcoming fragrance of mangoes and saffron, goodness of oats and whole-wheat flour – need I say more?? More than year ago, I began experimenting with healthier, wholesome flour mixes suitable…

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Cacio e Pepe with Green Peas and Nutritional Yeast
BySonia May 24, 2018

Wholewheat spaghetti meets oodles of cheesy creamy goodness. How do we make it way more nutritious and easier on the conscience? Simple – add in a handful of green peas & my new adoption aka nutritional yeast to substitute calories from cheese/ make it vegan and add nutrients. Did I already mention the ‘ready in…

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