New Year - Fresh Start

It's that time of the year again, time to welcome a new one. Time to continue with all that's good or start a clean slate. Wherever you are in the world, we hope you the very best for the year to come and may it be full of health and happiness!

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Silly Season

T'is the season to be jolly! The big day seems to be approaching much quicker than most of us would like, and panic mode is kicking in! And as it seems Christmas tends to revolve around food, food and more food so it is only appropriate that we have a very special Christmas recipe...  

Raw Orange & Ginger Bread Man

Ingredients:

• 100g cashew nuts or nut of choice
• 100g almonds
• 100g dates
• 100g prunes or figs
• About 3-4 tablespoons of honey/agave
• 2 tsp. ground or grated ginger
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• Zest of one orange

Process the cashew nuts and almonds in a food processors or a blender, such as the Bio Chef Blender, and process until fine crumb or meal.

Slowly add remaining ingredients whilst processing, drizzle the honey or agave towards the end to turn mixture into a dough ball.

Refrigerate mixture in plastic wrap overnight to firm and set miture.

Roll out mixture with a rolling pin until approx 5mm thick. Use gingerbread man shape to cut out shape of Gingerbread Man.

Place onto Bio Chef Dehydrator Trays and dehydrate for 12 hours, you will need to turn half way to make sure the are chewy and crispy.

Decorate and enjoy... yum yum!

How about pack a few into a little goodie bag with cute wrapping for an easy, cheap and thoughtful pressie!

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Summer Feeling

The sweet smell of summer is finally in the air! With seemingly endless days and balmy nights, it seems only natural that we begin to eat and live healthier in the warmer months. With an endless supply of fresh and sweet fruit like mangoes, lychees and nectarines, it's time to be inspired!

And what better way to enjoy these delicious summer fruits than frozen... The quick and easiest little treats are so easy to make - simply blend your summer fruit of choice in a blender with either water or yoghurt, pour into icecube molds, and pop into the freezer. The hardest part is waiting for them to set! ENJOY!!!

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Bio Chef in Bali

Recently, two members of our Bio Chef Australia team headed over to Bali to immerse themselves in the wonderful and unique culture that is Bali! Anna and Mahli set about to absorb and learn as much as possible from our Vitality 4 Life Balinese Family, to better understand how we can make a difference in the lives of these communities.  

Little did they know how much the Balinese people would in fact impact upon them…

They stayed at Ubud Sari Health Retreat, a tropical oasis set in the rainforest in Ubud. At Ubud Sari, Anna and Mahli were able to gain a deeper understanding of the healing powers of Living Juice, Pure Air, Fresh Water and Hollistic Exercise. They were lucky enough to experience some of the many wonderful programs they have to offer. The Raw Food Cooking Class was by far the favourite of the trip! The girls were blown away by the amazing raw food options at the Ubud Sari Restaurant, and better still can now re-create them at home and for everyone at the office!

Anna and Mahli were invited as guests to the home of Gusti Putu Udayani, a beautiful friend of Vitality 4 Life (and aptly named Balinese surrogate mother). It was a special occasion for their family, their Odalan Ceremony. This is a special ceremony for the Family, and occurs once every 210 days. The family welcomed them with open arms and the usual generous Balinese hospitality.

They visited the breath-taking Rice Paddies around Ubud, ate the most delicious traditional Balinese food, and even experienced an Earthquake (lucky them!). It will be a trip they will never forget, and has helped them to understand how Vitality 4 Life is making a significant impact for our Balinese Family, which will continue more and more in the years to come.