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Marion Frawley
benefits. Her nergy ites contain ra cacao, the unprocessed bean used to ma e chocolate, hich in its ra state is rich in magnesium, calcium, iron, inc and manganese. efined sugar is replaced ith agave syrup or birch sugar, the latter of hich comes ith an une pected health benefit. ccording to arion, irch sugar actually prevents cavities so it s a in in situation ood ne s indeed for those of us ith a s eet tooth. avoury dishes combine beans, pulses, locally sourced vegetables and lots of dar leafy greens the soups are thic ened ith beans or pulses ramping up the protein content even further an important consideration for anyone follo ing a plant based diet. or anyone see ing guidance hile follo ing this diet arion hosts Health and ellbeing or shops at her premises and provides private coo ery classes too. lthough she doesn t advocate anyone s itch to a plant based diet ithout professional advice she ould encourage people to go meat free at least one day a ee and increase their inta e of fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and pulses to
enhance their ellbeing. he business has gro n organically from producing meals for e isting customers to opening t o days a ee to fulfil the gro ing demand of the ta e a ay mar et. No , eatless ondays and a ea ay hursdays are a fi ture in the calendar. a ing full use of social media to reach her audience, arion posts the menu on aceboo , nstagram and te ts customers. es, it s time consuming and m still a novice. he local nterprise oard run lots of training courses to help small businesses hone their s ills. do all the ordering, stoc ta ing, prep, coo ing, pac aging, labeling, serving and cleaning myself as m not able to afford to employ anyone yet but truly love hat m doing and love interacting ith customers and getting feedbac on hat they have and haven t en oyed, if they feel better or have
lost eight, hich is often the case after a fe months, says arion of the process. ustomers under thirty are a ey component of gro th for the business and ma e up a third of her business. nterest and understanding of plant based nutrition is greater among this generation than previous ones and there is considerably less resistance to a meat free diet among younger customers. eople al ays as about the name anna ia. t roughly translates to food from heaven. chose the it, not only because believe that od gave us all the food e need in plants, but also in honour of my partner ac , ho ithout his input, ould not be feeling as healthy as do today. very time create a ne dish, see a customer s health improve or spend time teaching someone ne coo ery s ills, no that he is smiling do n, even if it is a little smugly, she laughs.
TRY THIS If you are coeliac or avoiding gluten read our review of My Gluten-Free Kitchen cookbook on page 99. Check out these websites for excellent plant-based and vegetarian recipes: jamieoliver.com and bbcgoodfood.com both have an excellent selection. For macrobioic and other specialist recipes try edenfoods.com/recipes WINTER 2016 | ICA HOME & LIVING | 93
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