Category: Food and Diet

Variety of fermented vegetables like pickles, kimchi, and mixed veggies preserved in jars at a local market, showcasing traditional food preservation techniques. Photo by little plant on Unsplash
  • Fermentation: Preserving Food and Reducing Waste in South Africa

    Articles, Farming, Food and Diet, Healthy Living

    August 28, 2024

    Explore the ancient art of fermentation as one of the best ways to preserve food, its numerous health benefits, and…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    Variety of fermented vegetables like pickles, kimchi, and mixed veggies preserved in jars at a local market, showcasing traditional food preservation techniques. Photo by little plant on Unsplash
  • Personalised nutrition and chronic disease management: Nutrition plans for Managing Chronic Diseases like Diabetes and Heart Disease

    Articles, Food and Diet, Healthy Living, Lifestyle Diseases

    September 11, 2023

    This article discusses how personalised nutrition plans can be effective for managing chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
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  • Health benefits of fermented food & drink

    Articles, Food and Diet

    November 5, 2020

    Fermented food and drinks are alive! They are rich in bacteria that perform essential functions in our bodies, improving our…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    fermented food
  • 5 Healthy Meat Substitutes

    Articles, Food and Diet, Healthy Living

    October 22, 2020

    I love meat, and I eat meat – less and less in the past few years, but my body still…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    meat substitute
  • How to Add Veggies to Breakfast

    Articles, Food and Diet, Healthy Living

    September 10, 2020

    Termed “the most important meal of the day”, breakfast is often underestimated. When we break the overnight fast with the…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    breakfast
  • How Long to Keep Spices and Herbs

    Articles, Food and Diet

    September 3, 2020

    As the season changes and we get excited about the warmer months’ foods and flavours, we often start cleaning out…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    spices and herbs
  • Honey as Medicine

    Articles, Food and Diet

    August 6, 2020

    Honey – one of the world’s oldest medicines – was known only as a sweetener for centuries. It was so…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    honey
  • Edible leaves

    Articles, Food and Diet

    July 7, 2020

    Visiting farms and chatting with food growers, I am always surprised and happy to learn about the wonder of vegetables.…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    edible leaves
  • Eating to Save the Environment

    Articles, Food and Diet

    June 4, 2020

    The 5th of June is World Environment Day, and this year’s theme is biodiversity – “a concern that is both…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    environment
  • How to Keep Organic Veg Fresh for Longer

    Articles, Food and Diet, Healthy Living

    February 11, 2020

    At Abundance Wholesome Foods, our vegetables are not treated with food additives or chemicals to extend the shelf life of…

    Reading Time: 3 min.

    Siyabonga Mngoma
    how to keep your organic veg fresh
  • Top 6 Summer Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit

    Articles, Farming, Food and Diet, Heart Disease

    January 28, 2020

    To celebrate the season and the farmers who grow our food, we wanted to share our favourite summer vegetables, herbs…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    summer vegetables
  • How to do a Plant-based Braai

    Articles, Food and Diet, Healthy Living

    December 27, 2019

    Whether it’s for health and wellbeing, caring for animals or the climate crisis, plant-based eating is gaining momentum and popping…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    plant-based braai
  • Plant-based Diet: Foods to Consider

    Articles, Food and Diet

    November 26, 2019

    Last year November I committed to an experiment of going vegetarian, as part of Vegan month. It did not go…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    plant-based
  • The Truth About Added Sugar

    Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases

    November 5, 2019

    There is natural sugar, then there is added sugar. Natural sugar is found in foods like fruits, vegetables and dairy…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    added sugar
  • Pantry Essentials for Summer

    Articles, Food and Diet

    October 15, 2019

    As we spring clean our bodies and homes this season, let’s add the pantry to that list. Stuff that has…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    pantry
  • Food and Mood

    Articles, Food and Diet

    October 1, 2019

    I love food. I have a lovely meal as a reward, I eat when I am sad, when a friend…

    Reading Time: 2 min.

    Siyabonga Mngoma
    anxiety
  • Embracing our Food Heritage

    Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases

    September 24, 2019

    In South Africa, indigenous crops and traditional foods have been so downgraded that we have forgotten the tastes and even…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    indigenous crops
  • Benefits of Eating Local Food

    Articles, Farming, Food and Diet

    September 10, 2019

    Local food is nca! And here’s why…The “local food” movement has been around in South Africa for almost 20 years…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    local food
  • 5 Food Groups to Boost Heart Health

    Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases

    September 3, 2019

    September is Heart Awareness Month in South Africa, an initiative to raise awareness about heart health and cardiovascular disease in…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    heart health
  • The Rainbow Diet for Optimal Health

    Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases

    August 13, 2019

    Mother Nature has gifted us fruits and vegetables in different colours, not by chance but for our optimal health. This…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    rainbow diet
  • 5 Fab Herbs and How to Use Them

    Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases

    July 9, 2019

    The importance of herbs in the diet is never emphasised enough.Herbs are not just pretty green sprinkles that make food…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    herbs
  • How to Preserve Herbs

    Articles, Food and Diet

    July 4, 2019

    The history of herbs is vast, and the list of benefits of these plants is almost as long.It is reported…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    herbs
  • Rewild Your Diet

    Articles, Farming, Food and Diet

    June 27, 2019

    Rewilding literally means the undoing of domestication, and this became an attractive concept when I thought about how our food…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    rewild
  • Reset Your Taste Buds to Love Healthy Food

    Articles, Food and Diet

    June 11, 2019

    “I am addicted to sugar,” I told friends the other day as I reached for the dessert menu. “We are…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    sugar
  • Poor Diet Causes More Deaths Than Smoking

    Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases

    April 30, 2019

    Poor diet is now cited as the leading cause of death from lifestyle diseases – which is more than those…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    diet
  • Why Meal Prepping is Worth Doing

    Articles, Food and Diet

    April 9, 2019

    Meal prepping can sound so trendy and cliché! However, it is exactly that: preparation.It is everything we have been told…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    meal prepping
  • 10 Yummy Ways to Cook Vegetables

    Articles, Food and Diet

    March 11, 2019

    When eating for health, you realise that vegetables form a huge part of a balanced diet, and there is simply…

    Reading Time: 4 min.

    Siyabonga Mngoma
    vegetables
  • Sugar: The Bittersweet Story

    Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases

    March 4, 2019

    For the past 10 years, the debate about sugar has been raging locally and globally, and it’s no surprise when…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    sugar
  • GMO: Is Your Favourite Food Killing You?

    Articles, Farming, Food and Diet

    February 26, 2019

    It’s okay if you don’t know your GE from your GMOs – that’s what we’re here for! While genetic engineering…

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    Siyabonga Mngoma
    genetically modified
  • 10 Ways to Eat Organic on a Budget

    Articles, Food and Diet

    February 12, 2019

    Choosing to buy organic can seem out of reach for most people, but this is not always the case.If you…

    Reading Time: 5 min.

    Editorial Team
    organic herbs
  • African Cancer-Fighting Foods

    Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases

    February 5, 2019

    Yesterday, the 4th of February, the world observed World Cancer Day. The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) says that…

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    Editorial Team
    cancer fighting food
  • Food Awareness – The Key to Your Health

    Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases

    January 22, 2019

    Food awareness and understanding proper nutrition can be a tool of prevention for so many lifestyle diseases. It’s what we…

    Reading Time: 4 min.

    Editorial Team
    food awareness
  • 10 Water-rich Fruits and Veggies

    Articles, Food and Diet

    January 8, 2019

    It’s summertime and keeping hydrated is super important. With heatwaves scorching South Africa, it’s easy to lose body fluids which…

    Reading Time: 4 min.

    Editorial Team
    watermelon
  • 5 Tips to Avoid Food Wastage

    Articles, Food and Diet

    January 4, 2019

    The holidays can so often lead to over-buying, over-eating and, sadly, food wastage. But it’s not just the festive season…

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    Editorial Team
    food wastage
  • 5 Tips to Avoid Overeating This Festive Season

    Articles, Food and Diet

    December 19, 2018

    Sometimes it feels like the festive season was created just to make you overeat, right? We know it’s hard to…

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    Editorial Team
    overeating
  • Mindful Eating for Better Health

    Articles, Food and Diet, Mindfulness

    December 10, 2018

    As we approach the holiday season, eating habits can get messy, and this can quickly lead to weight gain.We’ve been…

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    Editorial Team
    mindful eating
  • How Healthy is Your 7 Colours Meal?

    Articles, Diabetes, Food and Diet

    November 27, 2018

    With so much variety and range of flavours, who doesn’t love a traditional “7 colours” meal to wrap up the…

    Reading Time: 3 min.

    Editorial Team
    7 colours
  • Plant-based Diets You Should Know

    Articles, Food and Diet, Heart Disease, Lifestyle Diseases

    November 6, 2018

    At Abundance Wholesome Foods we’re all for plant-based diets and in support of anyone whose diet consists predominantly or wholly…

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    Editorial Team
    plant-based
  • Is Vegan The Diet For You?

    Articles, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases

    November 1, 2018

    As the world commemorates World Vegan Day on 1 November, we did some research to try and understand exactly what…

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    Editorial Team
    vegan diet
  • How PGS Makes Sure Your Food is Grown Organically

    Articles, Farming, Food and Diet, Lifestyle Diseases, Obesity

    October 14, 2018

    This year, South Africa has extended National Nutrition Week to include the National Obesity Week, making the 9th – 19th…

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    Editorial Team
    PGS Bryanston Market
  • Food Security Affects Everyone – Even You

    Articles, Farming, Food and Diet, Healthy Living

    October 5, 2018

    In simple terms, food security means that every citizen should have enough food to live an active and healthy life.…

    Reading Time: 4 min.

    Editorial Team
    food security
  • Why We Need To Decolonise Our Diet

    Articles, Food and Diet, Healthy Living

    September 27, 2018

    Decolonising our diets is not about making a political statement, it’s about getting back to the basics of what food…

    Reading Time: 4 min.

    Editorial Team
    decolonise your diet
  • Indigenous Foods That Are Excellent For Health

    Articles, Diabetes, Digestive Disorders, Food and Diet, Heart Disease, Lifestyle Diseases

    September 24, 2018

    South Africa has a diverse range of indigenous food crops, which are a not only a rich source of nutrition…

    Reading Time: 4 min.

    Editorial Team
    indigenous crops
  • Over 200 South Africans Die Every Day Due to Heart Health

    Articles, Food and Diet, Heart Disease, Lifestyle Diseases

    September 11, 2018

    September is Heart Awareness Month, and there’s a reason why heart health is such a big deal in our country.…

    Reading Time: 3 min.

    Editorial Team
    heart health
  • Get More From Your Produce – Buy Seasonal!

    Articles, Food and Diet, Healthy Living

    September 6, 2018

    We love the advice to 1) Eat colourfully 2) Eat seasonally and 3) Eat locally! Today we’re tackling the seasonal…

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    Editorial Team
    buy seasonal
  • Organic Food – What’s the Big Fuss?

    Articles, Food and Diet, Healthy Living

    August 21, 2018

    You’ve heard the term and seen the labels in stores, but what is the organic movement all about and why…

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    Editorial Team
  • What does “Food Medicine” mean?

    Articles, Food and Diet

    August 21, 2018

    Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” but what did he mean by that?

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    Editorial Team
    Food Medicine