Food Philosophy
Our food philosophy centres around seasonal, local, organic wholefoods with much of the produce harvested daily from our extensive onsite gardens.
Menus vary with each program and are designed in conjunction with our nutritionist. Gluten free and dairy free, the aim is to help support and improve digestion and liver detoxification, reduce inflammation, improve gut bacteria and balance blood sugar levels.
Low Human Intervention
Ingredients focus on low human intervention (LHI) where the food has undergone minimal or no changes from its place in nature to create an ideal balance between macro and micronutrients. This allows your body’s biochemistry to convert food into what it needs for optimum health and prevention of major lifestyle diseases.
The SLOW Food Philosophy
The SLOW food philosophy encourages a healthy and balanced diet comprising ingredients that are Seasonal, Local, Organic and Whole. The purpose of this food philosophy is to consume foods that are as close to their natural state as possible and ultimately maximise nutritional value.
When in season, plants thrive and produce fruits, herbs and vegetables at their highest nutritional levels. These seasonal fruits and vegetables also require less human intervention, including chemical usage, waxes and preservatives which can lead to adverse health effects.
Foods that are required to travel long distances are subject to heightened human intervention and lose a significant amount of nutritional value due to elongated storage periods. Local foods are therefore fresher and hold maximum nutritional value.
When you consume nutrient-dense, organic foods, you significantly lessen the number of chemicals you consume. Organic foods are fresher, better for the environment and produced in a way that minimises the number of pesticides and therefore chemicals.
Minimal processing and human intervention promote the consumption of foods in their most natural form. Wholefoods that are free from processing are typically better for us as well as for the environment.
More on Organic Foods
Organic food begins with soil quality and traditional farming methods are employed to ensure the earth is well nurtured and prepared, before the sowing of seed. It contains a level of nutrients that non organic produce does not and does nor contain any of the pesticides or other harmful chemicals that non organic produce often has.
