Here you can find about healthy ingredients, where to find them, what to avoid, etc..
GOOD INGREDIENTS
- Sourdough Bread. Sourdough is bread that made from fermented dough. The fermentation process breaks down phytates in the bread, releasing minerals, and making the bread more digestible. Sourdough is also made from only water, flour and yeast, so doesn’t contain harmful oils. If you can, swap your ordinary bread for sourdough.
- Popcorns
- Mixed Nuts. Grab some delicious nuts – full of omega-3s and protein. Skip anything with vegetable oils. 1st preference – raw nuts. 2nd preference – dry roasted and salted. Make sure there are Brazil nuts included, they’re a good source of selenium which is hard to get on a PBD.
- Cereal. We’ll give you some great recipes to make your own, but for times when you just can’t be stuffed, grab some pre-made sugar-free or low sugar cereal. Get the least processed cereal you can find. One that’s fortified with B12 is perfect.
- Fermented Tofu. There’s a lot of discussion around tofu: is it good for you, isn’t it? Fermented, organic tofu alleviates some of these concerns. It also tastes like a delicious, very mild feta-type thing. Keeps an eye out for it at the health food shop. Much tastier than the supermarket stuff.
- Hemp Seeds. You may never have heard of them, but hemp seeds are the most incredible food. They contain as much protein per 100 grams as a piece of steak, they don’t require pesticides to grow, and they don’t contain any phytates. Try them in shakes, salads or even homemade burgers.
- Tahini
- Poppy Seeds
- Nutritional Yeast. Nutritional yeast is a great way to add umami flavour to dishes, and to get some extra B12 into your day. It has a cheese like flavour, so is perfect for adding to creamy, cheesy sauces.
- Seaweeds: Nori, Wakame, Kombu & Dulse Seaweeds are fantastic for bringing the flavour of the sea to a dish, or adding depth to a soup. Plus they’re a great source of Iodine, which can be lacking on a plant-based diet. Don’t buy Hijiki seaweed though, it contains high levels of arsenic.