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I’ve just discovered these positive people in Bath

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

positivelivingbath A friend / massage colleague of mine mentioned she went to an amazing Ashtanga yoga class last week in Bristol, led by Nicole Aaron. I have subsequently found out that Nicole will be doing some classes in Bath at The Love Lounge behind The Bell on Walcot Street. Events there are organised by Positive Living Bath. I met Ian a few months back at a Kundalini Yoga class in Larkhall and I’m really happy to see he and his team have got this good thing going.

They are doing great things…various types of Yoga classes, Raw Food get togethers, a Transition group and workshops.

I’m going to check them out as soon as I can!!

http://www.positivelivingbath.co.uk/

Sat Nam, Namaste, Shanti Shanti Shanti.

positivelivingbath

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Looking for a great banana bread recipe?

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

bananabread…then try this recipe from Watirose. I made it once again recently and it goes down a treat.

Ingredients:

100g organic butter, softened
175g Waitrose Organic New Zealand Forest Honey
2 organic eggs, beaten
2 large ripe organic Fairtrade bananas, roughly chopped
½ tsp organic ground cinnamon
225g organic self-raising flour
50g pack organic walnut pieces
50g pack organic Brazil nuts, roughly chopped

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Lightly grease a 1kg loaf tin and line the base and ends with a long strip of baking parchment.

2. Place the butter, honey, eggs, bananas, cinnamon and flour in a food processor and blend until smooth. Alternatively, beat by hand with a wooden spoon. Add the nuts, and pulse or mix until just combined.

3. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre of the loaf comes out clean, and the bread is golden and well risen. Allow the loaf to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then turn out. Remove the baking parchment and cut into slices. Delicious served warm or cold, spread with butter.

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organic vs food miles vs packaged vs seasonal

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

fruit-sampler-thumb5242840A few years ago I did a natural nutrition course with The College of Natural Nutrtion. It was of course very pro organic food. But it also placed great emphasis on eating with the seasons.

Being the little earth loving creature I am, I now find myself confused when I’m in the fruit and veg department and it can take me ages to pick my purchases:

The organic apples I’m looking at are in a plastic non biodegradable bag.
So I must surely buy the in-organic  loose apples.

The organic lemons are in a net bag and they’re from South Africa
So I have to get loose  in-organic ones from Spain.

I want to eat with the seasons.
But what do I do when winter sets and it’s so ‘normal’ to boost my Vit C with oranges and lemons, which will no doubt come all the way from SA.

And now someone has told me about David Bellamy who reckons global warming is ‘a load of poppycock!’ so maybe food miles don’t make a difference after all.

I’m very confused.

How do you go about choosing your fruit and veg?

http://www.natnut.co.uk/

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