Evidence-based whole foods, plant-based lifestyle: Plant-Based Living & Whole Foods Health
The question at hand, is why plant-based eating important. Have you ever looked at health trends online and felt like your wallet was crying? I know I have. “Healthy eating” often means buying expensive imported berries. It can also mean fancy seeds and costly fake Read more
FutureLife Smart Food is a low-GI instant cereal made from whole maize and soya. One 50g bowl gives you 22 vitamins and minerals, plant protein, fibre, and Omega-3. You add water or milk. People eat it for steady energy, better digestion, and a fast, balanced Read more
By Zama Zincume — Public Health Specialist & Plant-Based Food Writer · Updated June 2026 Quick answer: You can buy seitan in South Africa online from specialist vegan stores like Tabu Food (R59 / 280g), Planteful (R89 / 300g), Spice Journey (from R60) and Vegan Read more
This is your guide to 5 South African staples that are secretly superfoods. Have you ever walked through the grocery store and felt like “healthy” food was just too expensive? You see the tiny bags of imported seeds and fancy powders that cost more than Read more
Why staple-first method plant-based eating in South Africa? Smanga, a health-conscious guy, complained that plant-based eating is too expensive. I had to answer his comment. Plant-based eating in South Africa doesn’t need imported quinoa or chia seeds. You also don’t need costly protein powders. Your Read more
Introduction: What are the South African Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SAFBDG)? Learn about SAFBDG’s impact on plant-based eating. The South African Food-Based Dietary Guidelines, or SAFBDG for short, are a set of simple rules. These rules help people in South Africa choose the right foods to Read more
Are you looking for affordable plant-based grocery options in Durban? Many people think that eating vegan food is too expensive. They see high prices for fancy health foods and get worried. However, Durban is actually one of the best places in South Africa to eat Read more
What Is the Daniel Fast? The Daniel Fast is a 21-day partial fast based on the biblical account in Daniel 1:12, where the prophet Daniel ate only vegetables and water for ten days. It is a spiritual discipline that combines prayer and whole-plant eating to Read more
The dish your great-grandmother cooked didn’t need a nutrition label. It was the nutrition label. A quiet revolution is changing how South Africans view food. It’s drawing us back to the pot that has simmered on our stovetops for centuries. Umngqusho, a classic mix of Read more
You probably walked right past it. There it was—a dusty packet of mabele on the bottom shelf at Shoprite. It sat between the imported oats and the bright instant cereals. And you grabbed the oats. That’s okay. Most of us did. That humble packet of Read more