Hipcooks April Class of the Month, I’m free! (Gluten, Dairy & Sugar-Free!) we enjoyed exploring, tasting and sharing products from Nutiva.
Nutiva is a natural fit for the I’m Free! class, since we’re all about clean eating, with recipes that use no wheat, dairy or sugar. Using organic and sustainably harvested ingredients is important to us. We want maximum health and a green planet!
We use Nutiva’s organic hemp seeds in the seed cracker’s pictured above. It’s educational for the class to learn and taste the difference between virgin organic coconut oil (rich, creamy and delicious in our watercress soup) and steam-refined coconut oil (with no coconut flavor at all, but a high, clean smoke point perfect for sauteeing our zucchini in our zucchini quinoa salad). Speaking of coconut oil, Nutiva’s MCT oil, (extracted medium-chain triglycerides from pure coconut oil) is great to try if you’re exploring a Ketogenic diet. The exogenous ketones in MCT oil will boost those numbers and get you feeling fantastic!
Nutiva supplied us with fabulous little squeezable pouches — perfect for sampling the different varieties of coconut oils available. The winner is the chocolate coconut manna (pictured above). Which we added to our rich and creamy (but dairy-free!) chocolate shake. Shall we post the recipe for you? Please comment below!
Hipcooks puts Nutiva to action.
Last but not least, there were take-home pouches and samples for all who came to class. What a treat! And yes, a little extra for me, because you know how I love playing with fabulous products to create new recipes. Here’s a recipe for lemon, thyme & sea salt fat bombs — my fridge is never without these little cuties for a quick and delicious pick-me-up.
If you’d like to see more recipes using these great products that are Free! (Gluten, dairy and sugar-free), please comment below. I’d be delighted to oblige. Please indicate if you’d like more salads, main dishes, desserts, or any other special requirements for us to focus on. In the meantime, the Nutiva site has some great healthful recipes to get you started.
Cheers to your great health!
