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Another versatile recipe from TIEX. Enjoy as a lunch, a side dish to your main meal, or remember the amazing white fish wrapped around the taboule – endless options! 1 cup Bulgur wheat (uncooked) 2/3 cup Quinoa (uncooked) ½ cucumber peeled and diced 1 small diced onion 2 seedless diced tomatoes 3 tablespoons olive oil [...]

Remember that luscious lunch on Lopez Mendez beach? Now you can recreate it at home! This recipe makes enough for 2-3 servings. 1 cup of green beans 1 small carrot – diced ½ zucchini – diced (1 cup) ½ cauliflower 1 cup of yucca (manioc or cassava) – diced ½ cup of parsley and green onions – [...]

In a world that is already over complicated we believe in keeping things simple here at TIEX, especially when it comes to health and nutrition! But we wanted to share a little bit of information about glycemic index. There is a lot of buzz around glycemic index – (GI) and glycemic load – (GL); but also some [...]

Home made muesli is a great way to start your day. Here is the delicious recipe we use to make muesli at TIEX. This makes enough for 2 servings. 2 apples 1 banana 4 tablespoons of rolled oats 180g (1/2 cup) plain low fat yoghurt (liquid consistency) pinch of cinnamon 1 tablespoon raisins sunflower seed [...]

Change is good for everyone and even those who live on a paradise island wonder what life is like out there in the wider world. That’s why for a couple of weeks each year the team from The Island Experience head for the mountains of Patagonia, to dip their toes in something different to the [...]

We believe that the best way to stay healthy is to try new things – food, exercise, even people and places! Variety is important to keep our minds and bodies stimulated and keen to keep growing in the right way. With this subject in mind, Adriana thought it would be a good idea to make [...]

My work at The Island Experience provides me with the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life. Almost daily I talk about nutrition and how best to manage our daily food intake with those guests who want to return home with fresh ideas on creating eating habits which are easy to incorporate into [...]