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Crunchy Chocolate Quinoa Bites

Crunchy Dark Chocolate Quinoa Bites These crunchy chocolate quinoa bites are SO good and are a healthy-ish snack providing lots of protein, fibre, healthy fats and nutrients from the peanut butter. Dark chocolate also contains polyphenols which are good for our gut microbes. Good news is that these taste pretty rich and are filling due to the high protein and fibre so it’s difficult to eat a lot of them in one sitting! Enjoy 🙂 Ingredients Method Try my delicious dark chocolate, date & peanut butter ‘snicker’ bars Sign up to my newsletter or follow me on Instagram for more delicious, nutritious and easy recipes

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Delicious Risotto

Delicious Risotto Serves 4 My delicious risotto recipe with leek, butternut squash & sage is comforting and the perfect dish for colder evenings. Ingredients Method Cut the squash into small cubes and roast at 200 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until browned. On a medium heat fry the onion, garlic and leeks in a little oil for 5-7 minutes. We also added some broccoli that needed using up. Add in the sage and then risotto rice and mix altogether. Then add 1 litre of chicken stock, half at a time. Let it boil for 10 minutes and then simmer until the water has absorbed into the rice, stirring frequently. Stir through the roasted butternut squash and more sage. Sprinkle with parmesan More delicious recipes here See my nutrition tips on how to increase your fibre intake. The recommendation is 30g per day!

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Tuna ‘Mayo’ & Avocado on Crispbreads

Tuna ‘Mayo’ & Avocado on Crispbreads Tuna ‘mayo’ & avocado on wholegrain crispbreads is such an easy yet delicious lunch that you can bring to work with you. Pack the crispbreads separately and pop the pre-made tuna mayo that takes less than 5 mins to make into a tupperware. It’s so easy to assemble at work. Ingredients Method It’s recommended that we eat 2 portions of fish per week, one oily and one white such as tuna. Fish is a good source of Vitamin D and contains omega-3 fatty acids which can improve our brain function and hearth health and helps to reduce our cholesterol and risk of heart disease. Read more on heart health on my blog and follow @nutritiondunneright to keep up to date with the latest evidence

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Nutty Granola Recipe

Nutty Granola Recipe My nutty granola is honestly divine and so easy to make. I like to have it for breakfast or as a snack with natural yoghurt and mixed berries or banana Ingredients Method Nutrition tip: Nuts, seeds and spices such as cinnamon count towards our plant points (aim for 30 a week if you can). I use a variety of nuts and seeds in this recipe increasing the variety of plants in my diet to feed my gut microbes. Our gut microbes are happy when they have lots of different plants and whole foods to feed on. Regularly eating a high fibre varied diet will improve your gut health, skin health, mood and cognition and help to reduce inflammation. For more nutrition tips, follow @nutritiondunneright or read my blog

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Creamy Pasta

Creamy Pasta: Cashew & Mushroom

This creamy pasta is so delicious and an absolute crowd pleaser. Enjoy! Serves 2 Ingredients 250g rigatoni pasta 50g cashews 10g dried mixed mushrooms 1 tsp bouillon 1/2 courgette 2 large handfuls spinach 100g mushrooms 2 garlic cloves black pepper (lots of it) Method 1) Cook the past for 8-10 minutes or using the pack instructions. 2) Soak the cashews, dried mushrooms and bouillon in a bowl with 200ml boiling water for 5 minutes. Then blend in a nutribullet until smooth and creamy. 3) Heat a pan on medium heat and drizzle some oil into the pan. Fry the garlic, mushrooms and courgette for a few minutes until they they have softened. Add the spinach stirring frequently until it has wilted. 4) Drain the pasta, reserving some of the pasta water, and stir in the pasta into the vegetable pan. Turn off the hob. 5) Stir in the creamy sauce, pasta water and lots of black pepper Enjoy 🙂 This creamy pasta is quick, easy and a crowd pleaser! It tastes so delicious and is perfect for anyone as well as your friends who are vegan. If you want to be the first to see my recipes, blogs and updates sign up to NDR monthly emails for early access.

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