The Great Australian Un-Cook Off Event

Brisbane – MODA Events, Portside

Wow what a day! Brisbane should hold more events like this!

I was asked VERY last minute by a friend of mine Kristy Ord who is the owner of 48 Degrees Raw Café in Windsor Brisbane to be a tasting judge at the event. I leaped at the opportunity as this was a great opportunity to mingle with like-minded people who are into healthy lifestyles and delicious raw organic food just like me!

 As well as the “un-cooking” component there was an abundance of stalls promoting a range of different products and services. From Colon Hydrotherapy to delicious Kombucha, everything was on display for the public to experience.

I was blessed to connect with a lot of owners and express my love for their products – one in particular is Peace Love & Vegetables.

Peace, Love & Vegetables produce Raw, organic fermented amazing products that brought to you by their Superhero team who stand for peace, love and cultured vegetables based in Byron Bay, NSW.

Their products include sauerkraut, kim chi, currykraut and coconut kefir (all with love particles in them!). They don’t sell their products online but all their stockists are listed here:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Peace-Love-Vegetables/242928825786110?id=242928825786110&sk=info

I wanted to mention Peace, Love & Vegetables because I wanted to talk about fermented foods and their benefits in this post.

What is fermented food?

Have you heard of sauerkraut and/or kimchee? These are perfect examples of fermented foods, however beware if buying these straight from the shelf at the supermarket. Store bought fermented foods are often laden with salt and often tend to be completely over processed and are also usually pasteurized, which means they have been prepared at high temperatures that kill all the goodness that properly fermented foods provide. Always look for is raw fermented foods.  Raw fermented foods is cultured vegetables that are left in airtight jars at room temperature for several days. Cabbage is most commonly used, but you might also find it mixed with carrots or beets or radishes and other vegetables which can be used as ferments too.

Why eat fermented foods?

When vegetables have been fermented, they become even super nutritious. The healthy enzymes which are present in the vegetables flourish when fermented, and create an environment that is full of probiotics, enzymes and minerals which are important for a healthy body. The probiotic good bacteria and enzymes in fermented foods help to populate our gut and intestines with Lactobacilli which are really important for healthy digestion. They also help to eliminate toxins from our body, so eating them may allow your intestines to detox.

Raw, cultured vegetables are really potent in terms of helping your body to operate efficiently. When your body is working properly, will not only feel great, but you will look beautiful too. Eating fermented vegetables can also help with weight loss and lead to more energy, as well as balance out the pH levels of your body. When everything is working as it should, you will find your immunity is boosted from having a healthy gut and you will start to really feel cleaner.

My personal experience with sauerkraut has been amazing, I feel less bloated and my skin looks better (not perfect but better). I have been doing a rather heavy duty digestive cleanse and over the past 2 weeks have been very vigilant with taking probiotics, kefir, sauerkraut and other digestive herbs.