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preservatives or GMOs – nor PCBs and dioxin now present in all sea creatures due to pollution. Available online (see page 48) and from health food shops. VeggieMaster vegan fish-free steaks and Realeat fishless fish cakes – both in health food shops and fabulous with oven chips and peas!
For a fishy twist to any dish sprinkle on nori flakes – in the Chinese section of big supermarkets, Chinese shops and health food stores. They’re a great source of iodine too. You can make vegan sushi using nori sheets and rice; check out the cookbook Japanese Cooking: Contemporary and Traditional, available from Viva! (www.viva.org.uk/shop or call 0117 944 1000). Or visit our online, international recipe resource: www.viva.org.uk/recipes/80ways. Don’t believe what you read in the papers: you don’t need to eat oily fish to feel good. Omega-3 is important for heart and brain health and you can get it in abundance from flax seed, rapeseed and soya oils, nuts, particularly walnuts, and green leafy vegetables – all of which can be found easily.
Cow’s milk is neither natural or healthy and is linked to an array of health conditions. Soya milk, made from soya beans and water, is widely available in a variety of flavours: sweetened (normally with apple juice), unsweetened, chocolate, vanilla, banana and strawberry. Everyone’s tastebuds vary so try different brands, perhaps starting with Alpro (or your supermarket’s own brand which are usually about 60p per litre), until you find one you like. Sweetened tastes very different from unsweetened – so try both. They’re all high in calcium (and many contain vitamin B12 – check the label) and are low in fat, available as organic as well as being great in drinks, on cereals and in cooking.
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