About the author
Veronika Prošek Charvátová
Veronika Prošek Charvátová MSc is a biologist and Viva! Health researcher. Veronika has spent years uncovering the links between nutrition and good health and is an expert on plant-based diets.
Oats are, quite simply, amazing. This humble cereal grain has so many nutrients and health benefits that if there ever was a superfood, oats are it!
Mushrooms are always firmly placed amongst the vegetables in any shop but, in fact, don’t belong to the plant kingdom at all – they have their own fungi kingdom. Their anatomy is very different...
You’ve most likely come across miso in miso soup but this humble paste has a lot more to offer! Miso is a paste made from fermented soya beans and originally...
Though technically a seed, quinoa (pronounced ‘keen-wah’) is classified as a grain because of its nutrient profile and the way it is used in cooking.
Millet grains are the seeds of a number of plant species from the millet family. These plants have one great advantage – resistance to drought – which made them a...
Dates are the fruit of date palms that originate in the Middle East but are now cultivated all over the world in tropical and subtropical climates. They are incredibly versatile...
