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A Healthy, Wholefood Christmas

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A Healthy Wholefood Christmas!

A wholefood Christmas really doesn’t have to involve loads of time slaving over a hot stove. Who wants to do that in 40 degree weather anyway???

My advice is to keep it simple.

Choose a protein dish, hot or cold, add in a few salads or side dishes and a delicious fresh fruit platter. You can cook and freeze Christmas baking in advance and defrost the night before. Starters can be as simple as a wheel of brie scattered with cherries. Make use of relatives and guests by emailing them the recipe of what they can bring.

Serve up some my Pomegranate, Mint and Lime Fizz and some organic wine and beer (less headaches) and lots of fruity water.

Most of all, relax and enjoy this precious time with family and friends. It doesn’t matter if it’s not all perfect.

Anyway, let’s get into the food, shall we?

 

Recipes

I have been stalking all my favourite whole food blogs in the last few weeks, trying to rustle up a Christmas menu for us. So, I thought I would share with you some of the amazing recipes with you.

Some I have made before, some are new, but they all have a whole, real food style. I hope you enjoy this bumper list of festive foods.

Please add any links you have for more food in the comments and when you make something, use the hashtag #WholeFoodChristmas so we can all get inspired.  ♥

 

 

Getting Started

Pear, Brie and Proscuitto Forks

Cucumber Rounds with Salmon and Herbed Broadbean Dip

Half Shell Scallops with Garlic and Herbs

Carrot Hummus

Cashew and Macadamia Cheese Log

White Bean and Almond Dip

Chickpea and Seed Crackers

Easy Seed Crackers

Cured Coconut Lime Fish

Fresh Prawns with Two Dipping Sauces

Red Pepper and Almond Dip

Herbed Labne

Sweet Potato Bites with Guacamole and Bacon

 

The Main Event

GF Sweet Nutty Stuffed Pork (pictured)

Roasted Savoury Spiced Chicken

Buttermilk and Herb Crispy Chicken

Crispy Skin Roast Pork Belly in the Thermomix

Jamie Oliver’s Pork Belly Roast

Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder with Red Wine Sauce

Roasted Shoulder of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary

Smoked Salmon and Swiss Cheese Tart

Baked Salmon with Coconut and Ginger Crust

Tomato, Asparagus and Brie Tart

Quinoa Stuffing with Fresh Herbs and Pistachio Nuts

 

 

 

On the Side

 

Salads

Quinoa and Pomegranate Salad (pictured)

Red Cabbage, Apple and Fennel Salad

Beetroot and Coconut Salad

Cranberry Orange Quinoa Salad

Pomegranate and Maple Spiced Walnut Salad

Strawberry and Avocado Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Watermelon and Cucumber Salad with Coconut and Lime Dressing

Green Bean and Almond Salad

Pumpkin Pear and Pinenut Salad

Cumin Spiced Carrot Herb Salad

Tropical Mango and Rocket Salad

Green Salad with Persian Fetta and Lemon

Roasted Beetroot Salad with Fig and Smashed Raspberry Dressing

Caprese Salad

Beetroot, Apple and Mint Salad

Carrot and Cashew Salad

Lemon Roasted Asparagus with Green Beans and Smoked Paprika Dressing

Pumpkin and Pistachio Couscous

 

Vegetables

 

Char-Grilled Brussel Sprouts

Fragrant Baked Carrot Stack

Zucchini Gratin

Quinoa, Pesto and Caramelized Onion

Cauliflower Fried Rice with Tumeric, Ginger and Almonds

Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potato

Roasted Baby Carrot with Pistachio and Hummus

Spiced Potato Wedges with Oregano, Paprika and Chilli

 

 

 

Something Sweet

 

Fun Food and Gifts

Fun and Healthy Christmas Food for Kids

25 Homemade Real Food Gifts

Reindeer Food, the NNAM way

Grinch Fruit Kebabs

Watermelon Christmas Trees

Edible Christmas Trees

Cookie Christmas Wreath

 

 

Sweets

Healthy White Christmas 

Paleo White Christmas Rocky Road

Chocolate Coated Nuts

Macadamia Chocolate Fudge

Crio Mac

Rumballs

Apricot Balls

Healthy White Chocolate Truffles

Chocolate Crackle Christmas Trees

Wheat and Dairy Free Panforte

 

 

Desserts

Chocolate Cherry Tart (gluten free, dairy free)

Raspberry Marshmallow Slice

Organic Sisters Festive Slice

Christmas Spiced Semi-Freddo

Raw Cherry Cheesecake

Lemon Custard Tart

Sticky Pecan and Hazelnut Tart

Crustless Macadamia Tart

Torte Caprese with Berry Nougat

Strawberry and Marscapone Tartlets

Cranberry Pear Tart

Cherry Jelly

Bitter Chocolate Cheesecake with Goji and Coconut

Organic Sisters Trifle

 

gingerbread people

Cakes, Puddings and Pies

 

Cakes

Crio Bru Christmas Cake

Gluten Free Christmas Cake

Healthy Christmas Cake

Pecan Cinnamon Spiced Fruit Cake

Ginger and Molasses Loaf

Gingerbread Cake

Spiced Fig and Ginger Bread

Pumpkin Fruit Cake

Spiced Gingerbread Cake

Moist Fig and Nut Flour Cake

Supercharged Christmas Fruit Cake

 

Puddings

Paleo Christmas Pudding with Custard

Sticky Vegan Toffee Pudding

Grain Free Christmas Pudding

Gluten Free No Bake Christmas Pudding

The Perfect Custard

 

Biscuits

Gingerbread House with Marshmallow Snow

Gingerbread Cake Donuts

Christmas Cranberry Bars

Gluten Free Gingerbread Men (pictured)

Healthy Gingerbread Men

Gingerbread Cookies

Gluten Free Spiced Orange Choc Chunk Biscuits

Cardamom, Rosewater and Pistachio Shortbread

 

Mince Pies

Grain Free Rhubarb Mince Tarts 

Gluten Free Mince Pies

Healthy Fruit Mince Pies

Raw Christmas Fruit Pies

Favourite Fruit Mince Tarts

Fermented Fruit Mince Pies with GF Pastry

 

Merry Christmas!

 

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Comments

  3. So many fantastic recipes to try!

    Have to give the cake a miss because dates are not fodmap friendly but would be excited to win the BISCUIT BUNDLE :))

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  8. Wow what an awesome list of recipes – am planning on doing some prepping and freezing this weekend in preparation for Christmas! I would love to win the biscuit bundle. Thanks!

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  9. Biscuit or cake?? Cake or biscuit? such a difficult decision, on the one hand it is nice to dunk a biscuit in my tea, but cake mmmmm yummy……..yes I think that Cake rules for me

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  17. Starting my family on healthier eating these Christmas holidays & so glad I found your site to help make Christmas cooking easier. My kiddies would love to win the biscuit pack. Thank you 🙂

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  18. Awesome, thanks for this! Will be able to choose something to take along to Christmas lunch with the family.

    I would LOVE the biscuit bundle! 🙂

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  19. What a great prize! I would be thrilled with either pack but must admit that the sound of the cake is making my mouth water 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win

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  20. Wow,what a lot of work you’ve gone to, to help us all have a natural, nasty free Christmas, thankyou 🙂 ! I would love to win Tania’s biscuit bundle please 🙂 I have just run out of her bread and cake mixes 😉

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  23. OMG that is a HUGE list of yummy whole food recipes!!! I’m exhausted just looking at it (and hungry!) 🙂
    I would choooosssseee the…..cake! I love me a biscuit, but that cake sounds like something extra special.

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  33. Oooh, all of her packs sound delicious, but I find it hard to go past a good Christmas cake, especially with dates, so Id love her cake bundle please.

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  35. As per usual the resources you provide us with are excellent! Thanks for all the great recipe links. I would LOVE to win the cake bundle! Thanks for the opportunity.

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  36. thank you! no more searching for good recipes .. they are all right here!!!
    I would love to win the Cake Bundle please.

    that way I can still make the usual Christmas cakes like I do for everyone else (I make them as gifts) .. but can enjoy one myself (I’m gluten free)

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  38. I can’t believe someone is offering something egg and nut free at Christmas – unheard of!!!! The biscuit bundle would be perfect thanks. x

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  39. My son would love to try Tania’s gingerbread biscuits. My son is just starting out on a gf and dairy free diet so that would be awesome.

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  40. I have come across your page via Well Nourished. A big thanks to Georgia! Your fizzy drink recipes are great! We have a soda stream and our three kids love new flavours to concoct! I would absolutely love the cake bundle. The kids can have the fizzy drink recipes, this one’s for me!

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  41. Thanks for the hard work getting the food links together. You have saved me heaps of time. I would love the cake please.

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  44. Thank you for such an amazing list of recipes!! I’m sure to find something in there for Christmas Day!!
    Biscuit or cake? Can I just say either? They both look amazeballs!!

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  51. Great list of whole food recipes, thanks! This is going to save me (and others) so much time!
    My family prefers ham over turkey – can you recommend anyone before I start asking Dr. Google?
    (And biscuits, please!)

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  53. What a hard choice! I think I’d like the cake bundle. Love the idea of a healthier Christmas! My daughter is on wheat & dairy free so these sound fantastic!

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  57. Wow! I just want to sit her and go through each one right now and add to my recipe book but alas, one must get some sleep, so I to go bed and dream of the both the cake and biscuit mixes and then wake up before the kids stir and go through those recipes! Yay!

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  76. I would love the Christmas Cake Bundle, never have cooked a christmas cake in my life (due to lack of confidence) so this sounds like the ideal pack for me. I would be so happy to cook a christmas cake for the first time:)

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  78. Cake for me, but can I just say thank you, every year I thrall thru cook books looking for different ideas for starters/ desserts etc. I always do the same traditional main..and that’s ok.
    thank you for saving me so much time. your ideas/recipes have me sorted.

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  82. Biscuits please. They are so far the only thing I can’t make and wanting to find a recipe book to conquer my nemesis. LoL

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