When it comes to finding ingredients, you should be able to source everything at your local supermarket and health food shop. The recipes in the book are simple, easy to follow and accessible. We have limited the use of expensive ingredients and instead prioritised what is convenient and easy to find at your local market or shop. We want you to feel comfortable asking your not-so-food-savvy uncle, sister or grandad to cook them for you without them feeling intimidated.
We have written a list of any ingredients that may be a little unique to some readers and included our favourite brands and places to find them. You can find all of our pantry staples from Part & Parcel and you can use the code ‘VILLAGEFORMAMA‘ for $20 off your first order.
Bone broth is incredibly nutrient dense and nourishing especially for new mamas. Bone broth is similar to stock but with a few key difference. The goal of bone broth is to extract maximum nutrients. It has a longer cooking time than stock and if made properly, once cooled, it becomes very gelatinous. You can use stock and bone broth interchangeably in all of our recipes.
There are a range of brilliant bone broths available at most health food shops. Our favourites are Good Bones and Cherry Tree Kitchen. Then for quick convenient bone broths we love Gevity We use chicken and beef bone broths interchangeably.
Dulse is our favourite dietary source of iodine. We absolutely love this wild Atlantic dulse. Just one tablespoon offers 3x the daily recommended intake which is essential for healthy thyroid function and baby’s brain development.
Ghee is our favourite thing to cook with as it is a nutrition goldmine. It is predominantly saturated fats (the good fats), high in omega 3 & 9 essential fatty acids, provides vitamins A, E, D & K, has a high natural source of Conjugated Linoleic Acid and has a much higher smoke point than butter. It is really important to source ghee made from organic butter from grass fed cows. You can find a recipe in the Village for Mama book and it is incredibly easy to make. Alternatively we love this one. A delicious creamy, nutty, caramel flavour – good enough to eat by the spoonful!
Our favourite are the gluten free oats are these. Steel cut oats are another gluten free option.
Australian hemp seeds are a fantastic source of protein especially for plant based mamas! They contain all 9 essential amino acids making them a complete protein. They are usually available in most supermarkets now and all health food stores. I love these ones.
We absolutely love cooking with miso. Not only is it a wonderful source of probiotics but it adds the most delicious depth of flavour to both sweet and savoury food. White miso (shiro) is sweeter and typically used when making sweet food. Red miso (aka) has a much deeper flavour and often used when making savoury dishes. We have been known to use both interchangeably just varying the quantity based on taste. Ideally you want to source your miso from a health food shop to get an organic one.
In our latest Ebook One Handed Bites for Postpartum and Beyond we use similar easy to find and accessible ingredients. We have included a handy shopping and equipment list which you can view below.
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