ginger & pickles nutrition
  • Home
  • About
  • Nutritional Therapy
  • Fees & Contact
  • SHOP
  • Testimonies
  • Blog
  • Food intolerance
  • Genetic testing

BLOG

COWBOYS

29/1/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture
As much as I absolutely 💛 the lowly but mighty lentil, try as I might to pass this love onto my small people.👧👧👶

Why do I rate #lentils? Quite simply they are superfoods. 🔝Somehow they became known as ‘hippy food’ (as though this was a slur!) in the 70’s presumably because they should form a main staple of a #vegetarian diet. But these bad boys are bloody good for every type of diet (except Paleo, Keto etc. but that’s a whole other post...) .

Lentils are AMAZING sources of 
#fibre and #protein - higher than the trendier and much more expensive #quinoa! 💰Also they smash most other healthy grains in terms of folate and iron. Both micronutrients we all need to keep an eye on ESPECIALLY in certain people. 

So how do I get lentils in my children? I’ve tried a range of things: vegetarian Bolognese (didn’t go down well, but it’s delicious, knocks the socks off the beef version IMO!) Indian daal - sometimes they like this but theres a lot of persuasion with chutney and popadoms. And then hiding them in baked goods. (Surprisingly easy and delicious filler in cakes, chef google can accommodate you with a recipe) But sometimes I do want them to know what they are eating and appreciate it for what it is.🙏🏻

Then one day I had the brain wave 💡of trying to up the nutritional stakes of the parental staple: baked beans by adding some lentils. I told the kids these are what cowboys ate and so and behold cowboy beans were born! 🐎🌵If I use the french stuff (Puy lentils) this gets upgraded to pirate beans - equally cool apparently. ⛵️ 


#bakedbeansarefine #pulses #beansbeansbeans #parentinghack #superfood #nutrition #nutritionaltherapy   #toddlernutrition #kidsnutrition #whatanutritionistfeedsherkids #foodforthought #kidsfoodideas    #familyfoodtribe #tuesdaytips #realmum #healthyfamily #gingerandpicklesnutrition
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Louise Cullen

    Archives

    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016

    Categories

    All
    Anxiety
    Artichoke
    Autumn
    Bone Broth
    Breakfast
    Childrens Health
    Digestion
    Earthing
    Elderberry
    Food Tips
    Grounding
    Health
    Health Tips
    Herne Hill
    Holistic
    Immune System
    Immunity
    Lifestyle
    Liver Health
    Liver Recipes
    Mental Health
    Nourish
    Nutrition
    Nutritional Therapist
    Nutritionist
    Omega 3
    Probiotics
    Protein
    Recipe
    Recipes
    Sambucol
    Stress
    Supplements
    Vitamin A
    Vitamin C
    Vitamin D
    You Are What You Eat

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About
  • Nutritional Therapy
  • Fees & Contact
  • SHOP
  • Testimonies
  • Blog
  • Food intolerance
  • Genetic testing