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Goji Berries (AKA the chinese Wolberry) are great nutirion for the immune system and contains 21 trace minerals and are the richest source of carotenoids, including beta-carotene, in fact more than in carrots, and they also contain 500 times the amount of vitamin C by weight, of oranges! Indeed a super power food!

• 1 cup of dried Goji berries
• ½ cup nuts (almonds or cashews are good)
• ½ tablespoon of honey or syrup
• Mix in food processor. Then press into pan and refrigerate

Variations Add any of the following:

• ½ tablespoon coconut oil
• ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
• 3-4 dates
• 1-2 tablespoons cacao beans or cacao powder
• 1 tablespoon shredded coconut
• 1 teaspoon spirulina or chlorella
• a dash of vanilla extract

Depending on your choice of ingredients, you may add more sweetener, dates, or coconut oil to better hold the mixture together.

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Goji Health is based in Pretoria but also has distributers throughout Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal, North West Province, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Orange Free State, swaziland, and Namibia.

Tel:
+27 12 345 1223

Cell:
+27 82 651 2425

Fax:
+27 86 688 4448

Email:
info@goji.co.za

Website:
www.goji.co.za

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Custard is wonderful over fresh fruit, dessert, cake or ice-cream. This recipe makes 250ml custard that can be served hot or cold.

INGREDIENTS

60ml custard powder

60ml clear honey

500ml fat-free milk

METHOD

Mix the custard powder and honey with 50ml milk to form a paste.

Heat the rest of the milk to boil, remove from the heat. Mix the hot milk with the custard mixture and heat is again. Stir until it starts thickens.

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A low-fat dessert for the health conscious.

INGREDIENTS

125ml Basmati rice

625ml fat-free milk

85ml Castor sugar

3 vanilla pods

1 bay leaf

ground cinnamon

METHOD

Heat the rice, milk, vanilla and bay leave in a saucepan. Stir until the mixture starts to boil. Reduce heat and let it simmer for 30 minutes. The mixture will become thick and soft. Stir often.

Add water if the fluid is cooked away before the rice is soft. When the rice is cooked there should be no fluid left. Cool the mixture, stirring from time to time. Remove the vanilla and bay leaf and dish into separate bowls.  Sprinkle cinnamon over before serving.

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This dessert is ready in a few minutes and just the thing for a warm summer’s day. Be sure to use cream cheese that contains pro-biotics - it benefits the digestive system.

INGREDIENTS

1 container smooth, low-fat cream cheese

250ml ready-made, low-fat custard

6 meringues, crushed

Strawberries and grapes, chopped

Mint sprigs for decoration

2 tall glasses to serve in

METHOD

Mix the cream cheese and custard together. Place a layer of broken meringue in a glass followed by fruit and then the cream cheese mixture. Repeat the layers. Garnish the top with fruit and a mint sprig. Keep chilled until served. 

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What healthier way is there to start the day than to have an egg for breakfast – something that has become an accepted thing in many households. Eggs are both nutritious and healthy, and it has been shown that they can both help cut calorie intake by up to 415 calories per day, and increase weight loss. If you are lucky enough to have your own hens, so much the better – there is nothing like a freshly laid free-range egg. There are literally thousands of different dishes that you can make with eggs, from the plain boiled, to poached, scrambled, fried, coddled and omelettes – and that’s just eggs by themselves. When it comes to cooking a quick and nutritious meal, there is nothing quicker than an egg dish. Eggs are a healthy, natural food that are packed with protein and essential vitamins and minerals and contain just 80 calories each.

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