Category Archives: Health Recipes

JoJo’s Gluten Free Products

So lovely to talk with you today Jo, I always find the healthy and conscious people bubbly and outgoing. Thanks for answering my questions about JoJo’s. Have you any tips from customers on how to use the Carrot Cake or … Continue reading

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Hazelnut Chocolate Tart; simple and healthy.. mmmmm

Hazelnut chocolate Tart Makes one 35cm x 12 cm tart Ingredients: Base 220 g hazelnut meal 30 g shredded coconut 40 g raw cacao powder 50 g raw coconut sugar 2 tbsp coconut oil pinch of salt Filling: 1 x … Continue reading

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Summer Lovin recipe; Salmon Patties w/Salad.

We were reminded of how some flavours go together at a recent Canadian Thanks Giving last week. Then when the perfect watermelons arrived at Vive this week, we knew they had to feature in this weeks organic recipes. Not wanting … Continue reading

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Smoked Salmon with Sauteed Sweet Corn and Sugar Snap Pea Salad

With the warm weather slowly upon us it is the time to take advantage of the new season vegetables and the opportunities to socialise outside with friends. We couldn’t resist the quality of sugar snap peas and sweet corn from … Continue reading

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Cacao Vs Cocoa The Real Story!

  The growing popularity of cacao powder and its related products came about as a result of a published study in 1996. The study was conducted using the active ingredients found in raw cacao and concluded that cacao polyphenols (active … Continue reading

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Niu Life’s Coconut Amino Sauce

I say soy is so passe so I select something a little different to acid jazz up my stir-fry. Niu life’s Coconut Amino Sauce! Yes that’s right, Coconut! is there anything this magical hairy nut can’t do? It’s like sweet … Continue reading

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Battle of Bosworth Shiraz McLaren Vale

Did you know we sell organic and preservative free wines at Vive? Yes we are all natural health practitioners at Vive, but some of us believe that a glass of wine in moderation, especially red wine, is not too detrimental … Continue reading

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Poached Pear Recipe.

Poached Pears in Sugar Free Syrup Serves 4 4 Buerre Bosc pears Lemon juice 1 cup xylitol 6 cups water 1 Vanilla bean pod 1 Cinnamon stick Peel each pear starting from the stem and peeling downwards. Drizzle each pear … Continue reading

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What’s in season fruit and vege wise..

What is In Season for May; Although there are only 2 weeks of May left, most of the organic fruit and vegetables for winter start in May. Check out apples and pears, which are flourishing now! Good reason to make … Continue reading

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Coconut Oil and all it’s goodness.

Coconut water and Coconut Oil has been getting a lot of press lately hailing it’s miracle benefits. What Nutritionist Megan Crockart discusses across a 3 part series is the different coconut products on the market now and their benefits. Coconuts … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Gnocchi

(serves 4-6) 1kg Sweet Potato 250-300g Gluten Free Plain Flour Sea Salt 1. Steam Sweet potatoes in their skins, drain, then peel (with a small sharp knife) when cool enough to not burn your fingers 2. Mash by hand or … Continue reading

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Healthy Banana Bread

. Here is a healthy gluten/dairy free, no sugar, no grains but extremely delicious banana bread recipe. 4 very ripe bananas, mashed 1/3 cup coconut oil or grass-fed butter, melted 4 free-range eggs 1tsp vanilla 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 … Continue reading

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Berry Pancakes

Ingredients 2 eggs, beaten 30g of protein powder (whey protein isolate), vanilla 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 2 tablespoons xylitol 1 cup blueberries, strawberries, or raspberries 2 tablespoons coconut oil Method Blend all ingredients except berries and coconut oil in blender. … Continue reading

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Christmas Panforte

  Ingredients: 2 sheets Rice paper 100g Almonds 60g Hazelnuts 60g Pecans 30g Pistachios 60g Dried Apricots, roughly chopped 60g Turkish Figs, roughly chopped 70g Prunes 30g Sultanas 30g Mixed Peel 1 cup Gluten free flour 175g Honey 175g Sugar … Continue reading

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Christmas Ham

  By Nick Grivas 1 x 4kg ham 2 cups Guinness stout Glaze: 3/4 cup firmly packed coconut palm sugar or brown sugar 1 1/2 tsp dry mustard 3/4 tsp ground cardamom (grind your own seeds and the flavour will … Continue reading

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Vive Summer San Pell Mocktail

  By Nick Grivas Serves 4 750ml bottle San Pellegrino (don’t opt for a lesser quality mineral water as San Pell makes this drink something special) 2 Juicy limes cut into 6 Handful of fresh mint leaves 1/2 cup coconut … Continue reading

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Raw Chocolate Torte

  This would be great at Christmas or any time of year! So quick and easy too with no baking! Base: 1 cup macadamia nuts 9 California dates (fresh dates) (remove seed) 1/2 cup desiccated coconut Pinch of salt Pinch … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Bruschetta

  Recipe by Nutritionist Megan Crockart 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil Gluten Free bread sliced (such as Schar’s Casereccio) 2 tomatoes, finely diced 1 small red onion, finely diced 1 garlic clove, crushed 1/4 cup olives, pitted and chopped … Continue reading

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Speedy Gluten Free Spaghetti

  Recipe by Nutritionist Megan Crockart 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 200g button mushrooms, thickly sliced 400g tinned kidney beans, rinsed (Global Organics Red Kidney Beans) 400g tinned diced tomatoes (Spiral Organic Diced … Continue reading

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Corn and Coriander Salad

(Serves 4 as a side dish) 3-4 cobs corn 2 bunches coriander 1 red chilli, finely chopped 1 red capsicum, finely chopped Olive oil Balsamic vinegar 1 clove garlic, finely chopped Salt and Pepper to taste 1. Steam corn cobs … Continue reading

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