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When a 7 year old requests vegan chicken nuggets...challenge accepted! These were super simple to pull together, super cheap (less than €1 for 8!) and super tasty!
1 tin of chickpeas
1 courgette, peeled
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
1 flax egg (mix 1tbsp flaxseed with 3tbsp water and leave for 5 mins)
1 slice wholemeal bread
Make breadcrumbs with the bread and set aside 3/4 of the mix. Leave the rest in the blender and add the rest of the ingredients. Blend until mixed. Form into shapes and roll in breadcrumbs. Bake at 200C for 20 mins, then flip and bake for another 10.
Enjoy!!

Couldn’t agree with this article more..

Be careful of personal trainers giving nutrition advice You might get sold the wrong kind of diet.

My favourite slide from the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institutes event on “Keeping nutrition at the core of sustainable diets”..particularly point 5. “Repeat until #3 is pretty f___ing unlikely” 😉😆
This emphasises the importance of only taking nutrition advice from qualified and registered professionals! You wouldn’t amputate your foot if a google search told you the pain probably meant it was gangrene...so don’t ever eliminate major food groups from your diet, resulting in the removal of vital essential nutrients, just because someone who has never studied nutrition recommended it either! We all have unique metabolic reactions to food, so if you’re experiencing any food related health issues, please seek professional advice before making drastic dietary changes ☺️

Some interesting points on the importance of a healthy gut microbiome in this article, and how personalised nutrition is key:
“It is important to know that people have different microbiome, hence what works for one might not work for the other. Dietary fiber that is fermentable by one person may not be fermentable by the other and this makes personalized & data-driven nutrition very important”.
Fad diets and generalised diet plans are unable to cater to the differing needs of a wide variety of people, therefore for particular health or wellness issues or goals, the benefit of seeking personalised professional help from a registered dietician or nutritionist should never be underestimated!

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These burgers would literally please the biggest meat loving carnivores! Made with black beans, mushrooms and walnuts, they have the same look and texture of a mince meat burger, but are totally plant based! My seven year old loved them..and they are so cheap to make too!

A simple vegan menu, with showstopping food! This place absolutely knocks it out of the park in terms a flavour, taste and presentation! Literally a class above, and showing so many others how it CAN and SHOULD be done! So much more than a stir fry 😂😂

Very excited with the amount of new vegan ice cream options! For anyone who hasn’t tried these, I can happily report that they are delicious 😋

Spinach is a great source of vitamins, manganese, folate, iron, calcium and potassium..but it can be difficult to get children to eat it🤔 so we make these “Incredible Hulk” muffins..refined sugar, egg and dairy free, and packed with spinach, these go down a treat!! 👌🏼

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Iodine is essential for normal thyroid function, and the best food source of iodine is seaweed. This little pot of wakame flakes makes it really easy to up your dietary intake of iodine. I sprinkle it into soups, sauces, curries and even over avocado! Available at www.thisisseaweed.com, and harvested from Irish shores This is SEAWEED

I love a good breakfast to set me up for a busy Saturday! This is a sweet potato rosti, made with flax egg, nutritional yeast, chia seeds and red onion, topped with half an avocado and a cup of green tea!

It’s so great to see such a large global corporation shifting its focus from unhealthy to nutritious foods - and to see the change in consumer spending in this area too!
It’s a long road, but we’re certainly on the right path!

PepsiCo innovation chief on seaweed, insects & accessible nutrition: 'It’s through experimenting that you work out what consumers will buy' PepsiCo is on a drive to grow its healthy portfolio faster than its core 'treat' products. We talk to its director of innovation about finding the right healthy ingredients, working with start-ups and how it plans to give 'more nutritious food to more people'.

There’s no hiding from the constant research connecting food and nutrition with health and disease states. This is just the latest in a list of research into the direct correlation between what we eat and cancer risk.
If you’re looking to improve your diet and overall well-being, don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Eating foods with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European cohort The consumption of foods with higher scores on the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system (FSAm-NPS), reflecting a lower nutritional quality, is associated with an increased risk of developing cancer.

An easy and nutritious Saturday morning breakfast..sourdough toast, crushed avocado, wakame for an added boost of nutrients, homemade tomato chutney and chopped pistachios! So delicious and simple!

Perfect addition to a lazy Sunday morning - flaxseed crepes! So delicious and completely !

Just made some delicious tomato chutney using the freshest, organic, locally grown cherry tomatoes 🍅 literally blessed to have this place on our doorstep! Maynooth Organics

Eating out as a vegan isn't always easy - this is just one example why not!

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Childhood diets create adult health problems - we need to give our children the tools to make the right choices so that we can see the next generation protected against type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer

Gentle Nourishment: A child's diet predicts their future health outcomes: it's a worthwhile reason to feed them well

It's easy to associate eating fatty foods with weight gain, but in reality, you could be eating fat free food, and still be gaining weight. Why is that? Sugar...!

Gentle Nourishment: Is sugar making you fat?

An Italian politician has proposed a bill to prevent parents from raising children as vegan. Experts in the field of nutrition are supportive of a vegan diet, and in fact, it can be healthful. The real issue is that all children's diets should be well-planned to reduce incidence of infections and promote a healthy mind and body!

Gentle Nourishment: Raising vegan children - it's possible and thankfully, for now, still legal!

Almonds are rich in monounsaturated fat, fibre, magnesium and copper and they have been shown to lower heart disease risk, control blood sugar and they help control body weight. They are worth including in the diets of both adults and children. For small children who could choke on nuts, almond butter is a great way to incorporate these, and making homemade almond butter is both cheaper than the shop bought version and really easy. Spread on apple slices, it makes for a delicious and nutritious snack.

Gentle Nourishment: Almonds - benefits and recipe for almond butter

Osteoporosis is a disease most of us will of heard of, particularly as the food industry force dairy products on us for their supposed calcium rich/osteoporosis preventative properties. In reality, the countries where the least amount of dairy is consumed, there is also less prevalence of the disease. So what exactly is it and what are the risk factors?

Gentle Nourishment: Osteoporosis - what is it and what can you do to avoid it?

We are continuously told that processed foods are not good for our health, but one particular ingredient in some processed foods could literally be causing us permanent damage. Hydrogenated fats are linked to inflammation and heart disease and should be avoided at all costs!

Gentle Nourishment: What are hydrogenated fats and how to look for them

I love to eat out at the weekend, but I hate the lack of variety that is offered to children - why is it ok to offer them chicken nuggets or pasta and to offer parents endless options from salads to steaks and everything in between! Are we insulting them or ourselves? It's time to change it up and allow children the same nutritious food we choose for ourselves!

Gentle Nourishment: Why it's time to shelf the children's menu

There are some days we all need an easy dinner that requires little effort to prepare. Baked potatoes with beans for me was always an ultimate comfort food, but traditional canned beans tend to be very high in both sugar and salt. This is my take on the traditional version, made with split red lentils. Comfort food really can be nutritious too!

Gentle Nourishment: Easy baked potatoes with lentil baked beans

I'm frequently asked how people can get adequate calcium whilst on a dairy free diet. The answer is, it's easier than you might think..

Gentle Nourishment: How to get adequate calcium with a dairy free diet

This professor's study looked at the link between food elimination diets after intolerance testing and a reduction in chronic inflammation - the results speak for themselves: "At the end of the study, people felt better. They had less joint pain. Stomach aches and rashes went away".
If you want to know more about our food intolerance tests, or have any questions at all, just send us a message.

Professor’s research shows link between food intolerance, inflammation NIU nutrition and dietetics professor Judith Lukaszuk wanted to find out if eliminating certain foods from a diet could affect chronic inflammation – the kind related to diabetes, heart disease and obesity. So she embarked on a study to prove it. The results were dramatic. At the study’s beginning,…

It's not always easy eating out as a vegan but this small restaurant in Maynooth was pleasant and happy to accommodate. Well worth a visit whether you have specific dietary requirements or not - they deliver their promise of quality ingredients and affordable prices.

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It is easier than you would think to travel abroad and stick to a diet free from animal products - even in France where their diets are traditionally rich in red meat, cheese and shell fish

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A really healthy, simple and tasty breakfast, brunch or lunch! Who needs bread when you have sweet potato..

Gentle Nourishment: 5 minute breakfast/lunch - sweet potato toast