Gut Healthy

  Welcome to Gut Healthy's inaugural newsletter! October 2024

  🌱 What Are GMOs? GMOs, or Genetically Modified Organisms, are living organisms whose DNA has been artificially altered in a lab. This is done to make them more resistant to pests, diseases, or environmental conditions. They might sound like something from a science fiction movie, but GMOs are in many of the foods we eat today. 🧬 Why Should You Care? 🌍 Environmental Impact GMOs harm our planet. They often lead to an increase in herbicide use, which pollutes water, degrades soil, and destroys natural habitats. 🍽️ Uncertainty About Health This increased use of herbicides has been linked to certain illnesses like cancer and Parkinson’s disease. 👩‍🌾 Not a precise science Making a GMO plant is not a precise science. Scientists cannot be sure that the gene is going to do what they are expecting. 🔍 Lack of Transparency In Canada, many GMO products aren’t labeled, so you may not know if you’re eating them. 🚫 How to Avoid GMOs Buy Organic: Organic foods are free of synthetic pestic...

  I realize this one is a bit different as the base is made with kidney beans.  The recipe came about because I had a cup of beans which needed to be used up and I also felt like something sweet not savoury.  Over the past few months, I've been tweaking things and this is the final result.  It's surprisingly good! Double Chocolate Cookies Makes 24 cookies Ingredients 1 cup kidney beans 1 cup dates (softened in hot water for 10 minutes if hard) 1 large banana 3 tbsp ground flax seeds 3 tbsp hemp hearts 1/3 cup cacao (or cocoa) 1/2 quinoa flour  1/3 cup chocolate chips (or sub chopped nuts, goji berries, cacao nibs, etc.) Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Using a food processor, combine the kidney beans and dates together and blend until fairly uniform, scraping down the sides as needed. Add the banana and process until smooth. Next, add in the flax seeds and hemp hearts, blend well. Pu...

  Made a big pot of bean chili mostly following this recipe on  @seriouseats My modifications were: I water sautéed the onions instead of using oil, switched the soy sauce for tamari and used miso instead of the marmite.

Okay, I'll admit that my food styling needs some work but don't be fooled.  This is an amazing dish that comes together in less than half an hour.  I have served it to many guests and repeatedly get requests for the recipe . 

  Tigernuts are tasty little tubers (not actually nuts) that pack a powerful punch when it comes to nutrition. I've had a bag of whole tigernuts in my pantry waiting to be used. In the past, I have purchased commercially made tigernut butter but of late, I've been unable to find it so I decided to try making it myself. The picture above is the end result....I wasn't successful in making butter, but I did make some excellent tigernut power balls! Tigernuts are extremely hard and I decided to soak them for 24 hours. Then I tried to make butter using my food processor, my Vitamex and my mini food processor. None of these could break these tigernuts down into butter. I tried adding coconut oil to see if that would help things along. It didn't do much. After many minutes, the blender did manage to get them a little chopped up, it was slow going though and I was losing my patience. I put part of the mix into my ultra powerful mini food processor and that got things ...

Looking for a super indulgent GF and vegan dessert to serve at a special occasion? This is it: Paleo Vegan Turtle Cheesecake by Texanerin Baking. Guests always ask for seconds regardless of their dietary preferences. The two modifications I make: 1) I roast the pecans that are on the top 2) I use unsweetened chocolate chips or melted unsweetened chocolate on the top. I first went hunting for this cheesecake recipe after I had something similar at be love , one of my favourite restaurants in town.