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High Protein Foods- are they worth the money?

“High protein,” “added protein,” “max protein.” All of these phrases that advertisers use to grab the attention of consumers, particularly aiming at the health conscious. Protein is commonly known to be useful in a weight loss situation, and it is therefore considered to being the glorified or ‘superior’  macronutrient.  Thermic Effect of Food (TEF), or Diet-Induced Thermogenesis (DIT), is the amount of energy it takes to break down and digest food to release energy. In...

Summer Salad Series #2

Here we have it! Our second salad of our “Summer Salad Series!” using fresh veggies from The Fruit Shop !! What’s on the menu? We’re glad you asked! … SALMON! This super simple salad can be whipped up in next to no time, and is sure to be a crowd pleaser! Salmon, rice, broccoli, sesame…what more could you want? Give it a go to see what all the fuss is about! We promise it will NOT disappoint 🤤If you do try making this, or any of our other recipes from this series, m...

Summer Salad Series #1

For the five weeks leading up to Christmas, we will be posting one new salad recipe each Monday night. These salads will be balanced, fresh, tasty and all will be using some produce from The Fruit Shop. ...

Are you just tired, or are you iron deficient?

Lack of energy, poor performance (physical and mental), and feeling tired can all be common among athletes, but when this is paired with impacting on recovery, pale skin, continual infections and shortness in breath, this can often be key signs there is a much larger underlying problem. ...

Endurance Dog Biscuits

Whether you are planning your next tramp or endurance race, these biscuits are packed with fuel to sustain those energy levels. Try which ever dried fruit or nut combos you like! These got me through our adventure race with flying colours!...

N-C tella

A lot of fun was had making this spread, as well as eating it along the way. Nutella was one of my favourite toast spreads growing up so thought I would recreate my own version!...

Fifi's fibre loaf

A simple and easy gluten-free bread loaf that’s rich in fibre, protein and plenty of unsaturated healthy fats. Literally mix it all together, bake and eat! Enjoy it fresh or toasted and smothered in your favourite toppings!...

Banana Blueberry Bircher

Now that it’s warming up, porridge is no longer required in the mornings and is happily replaced by bircher! This is a simple and tasty breakfast that can be made the night before and very easy to grab and go if on the run....

Ginger Caramel Muffins with Whittakers Brewed Ginger Caramel

We are back with some new recipes and thought it would be rude not to include the new Whittakers Ginger Brewed Caramel chocolate in them. If you love ginger, these muffins are for you!...

Haloumi Chickpea Stew with Turmeric Cauliflower

A N Cubed Spin on an Annabel Langbein classic. Perfect for these wintery nights!...

Raw Cranberry White Choc Bars

These raw bars packed with oats and seeds are easy, tasty and can be made nut free for allergies and school lunch boxes if need be!...

Five Seed Crackers

These would have to be one of the easiest cracker recipes out there. Mix it all together in a bowl and bake. Super easy, super tasty and super nutritious. Seeds provide a great source of fibre, minerals, healthy unsaturated fats as well as omega 3 and protein!  I split the mixture in two and did half with the herb and garlic salt and the other half with parmesan. Feel free to add different herbs or spices, or use normal iodised salt....

Loaded ANZAC Biscuits

With ANZAC Day coming up it’s time to get baking tasty bikkies. This version has the added bonus of some fibre, nutrients and healthy fats....

Feijoa Freeze

With plenty of feijoas around at the moment, we decided to create a frozen dessert. Aquafaba (the liquid from canned chickpeas) whips up like egg whites to provide a light and fluffy texture. This can easily be made vegan without putting the yoghurt in....

Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta

Weehoooo this week we have our take on Chicken Pesto Pasta. This was always a classic during the university years. Hope everyone is staying safe and sane!...

Raw Caramel Afghan Slice

Afghan, caramel and chocolate with a healthy spin, what could go wrong? Don’t eat it all at once!...

Teriyaki Chicken Sushi Bowls

This meal got a solid 4.5/5 from the flat mates tonight and one is especially hard to please. ‘Tasty’, ‘fresh’ and ‘filling’ were used to describe. Give this a go, look after yourselves and stay safe! ...

Fabulous Fun Feta Frittata

This makes 12 muffin size frittatas or one large one. You can increase or decrease this recipe, just do 1:1 Ratio of eggs to T milk. Get creative and add in any other vegetables you have such as mushrooms or left-over roast vegetables...

No Bake Cereal Bars

How good is a home-made muesli bar with no only natural sugars? This is a recipe you can get creative with and try many different combinations. I did 1 cup of oats, weetbix and bran flakes, ¾ C walnuts with ¼ cup almonds and ½ cup dried apricots with ½ cup sultanas. Ricies and cornflakes are also some favourites in this....

Jackfruit and Mexican Beans

This week in the N Cubed kitchen we tried Jackfruit!!! Jackfruit is a plant-based meat alternative and resembles a pulled pork/shredded chicken like texture. It does however contain minimal protein so we have included chilli beans and refried beans as well! Serves - 4     |     Cooking TIme - 20 mins     | Prep Time - 10 mins...

Banana and Salted Caramel Date 'Nice' Cream

This is a ‘nice cream’ that you can easily experiment some fun flavour combinations with- stir through nuts, chocolate chips, berries or even peanut butter swirls. I have gone with a salted caramel date sauce and this can easily be made dairy free or vegan by using an alternative milk....

Reiny's Chocolate Cake

Here at N Cubed we believe in everything in moderation and one piece of cake is not going to harm you. Everyone needs a go to chocolate cake recipe and this is one that is yet to fail me. I have been bought up having this chocolate cake at majority of celebrations and it is consistently a crowd pleaser....

Sweet Chilli, Chicken and Corn Salad

If I had to choose one meal to eat for the rest of my life, it would be this. This is a N Cubed spin on one of our family favourite Nadia Lim recipes.Serves 4...

Banana, Chocolate, Peanut Butter Muffins

As schools go back, it can be tricky to fill those lunch boxes with snacks that are not packed with added sugars. Here we have three of our favourite things- banana, peanut butter and chocolate all combined in a muffin. Makes 10....

Chicken Pesto Cous Cous

Packed with flavour, this light and tasty meal is a winner in our household. Simple and effective!!Serves four....