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Gluten-Free Bread Three Ways: Recipes From A Healthpreneur & Chef
Ifat Kafry Hindes is a Hong Kong-based health entrepreneur. She founded Choice Healthy Foods, Hong Kong's first gluten-free cafe and bakery after years of battling various health problems. A devoted wife and mother of three children,…
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Green Queen HK Dining Guide: 7 New Healthy Restaurants To Try ASAP
We are thrilled to share some exciting dining news: in the past few weeks, a whole slew of new healthy eating options have opened their doors across the city. Below are seven of the latest restaurants and cafes that are serving consciously…
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5 Reasons Spirulina Is A Health Game Changer
Spirulina is a very ancient microscopic single cell blue green algae that grows in fresh water all over the world, though it is mostly harvested for consumer usage in Australia, India, China, Africa and North America. Spirulina is…
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The Ultimate Guide To Healthy Meal Delivery In Hong Kong
A few years ago, getting healthy AND delicious meals in Hong Kong was hard. Other than a few Buddhist vegetarian restaurants with fake meat, it was hard going. And healthy meals for delivery? Forget it. Greasy pizza, oily Asian and mushy…
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10 Nutritionist-Approved Breakfast Ideas To Start Your Day Right
Mornings are manic in this crazy town. Whether you over-snoozed or woke up to a work emergency, breakfast can be the last thing on your mind. Since eating a good breakfast is such an important start to having a healthy and nutritious day…
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Natvia Takes Sugar-Free Baking To The Next Level + 3 Fabulous Vegan Recipes
As you may have read in our inaugural Green Queen Scoop, the United States government has updated their dietary recommendations. The big news? For the first time ever, they have put an upper cap on the amount of added sugar that should…
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Green Queen Predicts: Health & Wellness Trends 2016
It looks to be an exciting year for health & wellness, and Green Queen shares her predictions for what will be 2016's biggest trends.
1. Bowl Everything
Mark our words, this coming year the already-huge-on Instagram fad is…
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Eatology: A Healthy Meal Plan For Gourmands – Gallic Gastronomy Meets Naked Nutrition
It's hard for many of us not to think of healthy food as boring. Paying grave attention to calories and macros during mealtime can indeed feel like unearned penance. On the other side of the spectrum, the great annals of gastronomy are…
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Lasagna A La Asiana – We Take The Italian Classic & InnovAsian It Right Up
The idea of taking regular lasagna and giving it a healthier and more regional twist has been on our mind for a while. After perfecting our Asian Pesto formula and Tofu Ricotta recipe, it was finally time to give this a go. We are so lucky…
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Hong Kong’s Best Locally Made Granolas: Our Pick Of The 7 Healthiest
Here at Green Queen, as staid as it may seem, we simply love granola! For breakfast, lunch, dinner or packed for a hike snack, we simply cannot get enough. Honestly, making granola is not super complicated (check out our Green Queen recipe…
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That Cheezy Feeling : Tofu Ricotta – An Asian Vegan’s Answer To Crumbly & Creamy Cheese
There's an umami richness to cheese that is so incredibly crave-worthy. Just ask the French, they have over 1, 000 varieties. That being said, many of us are living a dairy-free, plant-based existence, so we wanted to develop a…
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Regional Flavours: Dairy-Free Asian Pesto With Fresh Coriander, Lime Zest & Roasted Peanuts
While we love a great pesto genovese, the Italian basil in Hong Kong is not always the freshest. Same goes for pine nuts...Great cooks make use of what's local, in season and available. So we got our creative juices flowing and concocted a…
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Vegan Ice Cream Factory Visit: What We Learned At Happy Cow Dairy Free Ice Cream’s Digs
Most customers are still surprised to find out that Happy Cow Dairy Free Ice Cream is made in Hong Kong. In fact, Happy Cow Dairy operates the only kosher + dairy-free + low-GI ice cream factory in Asia! Their factory used to be a wine…
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3 Easy & Delicious Vegans Dips That Every Home Cook Should Have In Their Repertoire (All Are Gluten-Free too!)
Dips are the ultimate flexi food. You can have a larger serving with crudites for for lunch or dinner. You can serve them to guests as appetizers. You can snack on them whilst watching your favourite must-see TV...They are colorful, easy…
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An Ode To Buzz Feed (And Our Hometown): The Top 9 Reasons Why Hong Kong Rocks As A Health Hub
We sure do give our home city a hard time when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle- the pollution, the lack of organic food, the dearth of vegan offerings (although the last months have seen a fantastic amount of vegan restaurants and…
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This Condiment Will Change Your Life or The Ultimate Homemade Szechuan Chilli Oil Recipe
We cannot speak highly enough of this recipe. Our household is addicted to it- we put it on absolutely everything! No doubt, Szechuan peppercorns powers to numb your mouth have been compared by many to a naturally induced high. Obviously,…
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The ULTIMATE Veggie Burger Recipe With Homemade Ketchup, Pickled Cukes & Onion Relish (100% Vegan)
You will undoubtedly fall in-love with our Ultimate Veggie Burger recipe with all the trimmings…and we mean ALL the trimmings. Homemade dill pickles, homemade onion relish, homemade tomato ketchup and a homemade vegan patty! Filled with…
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Green Queen Recipes: Superfood Salad Jar – Summer Lunch Box Perfection
Have any of you made a salad and brought it to work for lunch only to find it’s turned to soggy mush? Yup, we hear you. We have been there MANY times. Not to mention the whole business of putting your dressing in a separate container,…
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5 Vegetarian Restaurants You Don’t Know About – Under the Radar Plant-Based Gems
The urban dilemma of 'where to eat healthy today?' leaving you stumped? Freshen up your restaurant repertoire with these under-the-radar Hong Kong gems. All of them are vegetarian, offer healthy menu items and will leave you wondering why…
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Top 10 Vegan Protein Sources & How To Use Them Every Day
One of the biggest challenges when following a plant-based diet is ensuring you get enough protein regularly. Turns out, it's easy if you know where to look! Below we list the top ten healthiest plant-based protein sources for all you…
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Hong Kong Health Food Store Spotlight – Green Common: A Vegan Shopping Paradise
The minute you enter Green Common, the new vegetarian concept store by the Green Monday team on Queen's Road East in Wan Chai, you feel as if you have been transported into an alternative universe of safe, ethical and healthy choices.…
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