Super Foods

SUPER FOODS

What do apples, chillies, guavas and pomegranates have in common? They’re among the 101 “super foods” listed in a new book by nutrition expert and busy mum Amber Jessica Mackenzie.These so-called super foods provide health benefits beyond basic nutritional needs. They’re packed with antioxidants, to boost our health.You can read all about it in the next Food Bytes column, fortnightly in Star Newspapers.There’s also a feature on the latest teas to keeps us warm in winter – everything from choc chip chai to crème brulee!

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Food Bytes Update

PIZZA FOR DESSERT

This week’s Food Bytes column in Star Newspapers is all about pizzas … of the sweet variety. Motorino is a new Italian provincial-style restaurant in Kingsville which specialises in dessert pizzas – from apple, cinnamon and custard to raspberry and lemon curd. It’s a delicious twist on your standard pizza. We talk to Motorino chef and co-owner Raoul Symons about this new eatery and his passion for pizzas.

It's a Piece of Cake

NATURALLY DELICIOUS

Tanya O’Shea and Sophie Luff have turned their passion for all-natural, organic food into a thriving business.

Unable to find suitable treats for their children’s school lunch boxes, they ended up swapping thriving media and entertainment careers for the cupcake business. The result is The Cupcake Conservatory - delightful cupcake creations made from natural, organic ingredients and use organic fruits and vegetables to achieve their signature, soft pastel colours.

You can read all about The Cupcake Conservatory in the next edition of Food Bytes, every fortnight in Star Newspapers.

Speaking of cakes, here’s one of the easiest and best, as featured in Food Bytes:

Grab a bowl and pop in one cup of sifted self raising flour, one cup of caster sugar, 3 rounded tablespoons of sifted cocoa, 3 rounded tablespoons of butter or margarine, one third of a cup of milk and 2 eggs. Mix on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes, pour into a greased, lined square or rectangular tin and bake at 180 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. Enjoy!

C'Mon the Pies & the Avocados

PIE TALK

This week on the Food Bytes Radio Show, we spoke to Patties Foods Managing Director Greg Bourke, who set us straight on the some of the myths surrounding what kind of meat goes into our pies.

Committed to using only quality cuts of 100% Australian beef and supporting local industry, Patties has just launched a new pie – the Four ‘N Twenty Legendary Angus Beef Pie.

Coming up in the next edition of Food Bytes in Star Newspapers, Avocados Australia Chief Executive Antony Allen gives us a terrific insight into a new program underway in schools around the nation, educating kids about the benefits of avocados.