My son has been learning about healthy food in school last month and his teacher asked if I would be interested to come an give the kids some information on healthy eating. Why not? The tricky part was they still learn the classic food triangle. I didn’t want to tell them things that are different…
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Year of the Bean – time for a chickpea salad
Did you know 2016 was declared Year of the Bean by the United Nations? Since in 2013 they elected quinoa and this was a boost for this South American grain, I presume we are going to eat a whole lot of beans this year. The UN doesn’t use the word bean but “pulse” a more inclusive…
Paleo Crackers
I have been reading up on the Paleo way of eating. Although I am not a die hard follower I must say we eat a lot of paleo these days. Take these paleo crackers for example. My office is in a remote (and desolate) town close to Antwerp with no healthy food outlets to grab lunch….
Vegan Valentine’s Day Dinner
It’s that time of the year again. Valentine’s Day A lot of people celebrate Valentine’s Day in a restaurant but since this year February 14th is a Sunday we are having a romantic home made Valentine’s Dinner. This year with an extra challenge…a vegan dinner. I am still keeping up with my good intentions…working out,…
Mardi Gras or Pancake Day – a new pancake recipe
Pancake Day, also called Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras (which is French for “Fat Tuesday”), is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. It’s called so due to the tradition of…. eating pancakes on the day – In Belgium we celebrate Maria Lichtmis where we eat pancakes a week earlier – This…
The Hulk Stoemp
When I was little my mom always said that if I’d eat enough spinach I would become as strong as Popeye….duhuh! Today I use the same ruse but then we have upgraded example to superhero level. Nowadays my kids get The Hulk Stoemp or Superman Soup. The first of course greener than green, the latter red…