Tag: healthyfood
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From Control to Freedom: My Healing Journey with Food
This blog post is a deeply personal reflection on my healing journey with food. From emotional eating and orthorexia to finding balance and food freedom. It explores how childhood influences, relationships, and self-discovery shaped my relationship with eating, and how compassion and knowledge helped me make peace with my body.
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Wild garlic pesto
The post features a recipe from the book “Favourite recipes from the world,” highlighting the seasonal ingredient wild garlic in Switzerland. It emphasises wild garlic’s health benefits, including antibacterial properties and essential vitamins and minerals.
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Coconut carrot soup with ginger
This is one of my favourite soups. It is sweet, spicy, and creamy. Turmeric contains compounds with health benefits (e.g. anti-inflammatory, antioxidant). The most important is curcumin. Curcumin is not well absorbed into the bloodstream. Black pepper, fat (fat soluble), and heat enhances the absorption / increases the bioavailability. Ingredients (4 people) 1 TSP virgin…
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Creamy Banana Oatmeal
This is my breakfast since years. It is very easy to prepare, nutritiously balanced, and filling until lunch time. Since it doesn’t require any plant-based milk and is very adaptable, it is easy to prepare almost everywhere in the world. The banana together with the nut butter make the oatmeal so delicious creamy. The pinch…
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Kimchi
Kimchi is spicy, fermented cabbage flavoured with garlic, ginger, and chillies which I learnt to love in Seoul. It is tasty with so many things like Tofu Scramble, Brown Rice, and Buddha Bowls. And it is very healthy because of gut bacteria (probiotics) that boost the immune system, reduce inflammation, and aid digestion. Kimchi is…
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Cacao Energy Balls
Those energy balls are great as a snack. Since they are high in fat they satisfy for a longer time. I also use this recipe to make a (raw) cake base. If you can’t find Medjool dates, use maple syrup. Other dates are not as sticky. Use sunflower seeds or tahini (sesame paste) if you…
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Ajvar
Ajvar is a delicious roasted bell pepper and eggplant spread that we discovered with delight on our trip in Southeast Europe. Grocery stores have countless varieties. The best Ajvar we ate in a family in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is sweet, sour, salty, and can be made spicy. Ingredients (4 people) 3 large red bell peppers ½…
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Travel as a vegan in Eastern Europe
It wasn’t hard to travel as a vegan in Eastern Europe. The Mediterranean climate produces delicious vegetables and fruits. Grains, nuts, and seeds are easy to buy in most grocery stores. So if you have a kitchen it is easy to prepare tasty, balanced and filling meals. We met some people who never thought about…
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Traditional Mediterranean Hummus
Since a dear friend introduced me to hummus, I have been preparing it quite often. The word originates from the Arabic and means “chickpea”. It is an oriental specialty consisting of pureed chickpeas and sesame paste. It goes great together with roasted vegetables (e.g. potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, and beetroot) or pita bread. If you…
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Why has long-term stress such a big impact on your health and what can you do about it?
Photo: Anna Pelosi Do you have difficulty relaxing and calming the mind? Do you react easily frustrated and moody? Do you often have an upset stomach? Frequent colds and infections? Restless nights? Increased use of alcohol? Grinding teeth in the night? Do you have difficulty concentrating and recall a memory? Long-term stress is one of…
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