Many of you have been asking, where to shop for groceries without paying "city stupid" prices? Well to be honest, if you are going to follow a paleo diet - it means eating within 100 KM radius of where you live, it also means eating grass fed, organic, free range, sterilized... I'm kidding! Let's face it, we live in a time where more of our food is imported than we can rear locally due to the demand and over consumption as a human race. I understand that you still want to eat as clean as possible so here is a list of all my favourite places to buy meat and veg as local as possible.
Meat -
If you want to eat fresh after seeing the Wellcome Rat Video, I'd recommend you buy meat fresh from the wet markets, where meat is hanging fresh for you than pre packaged rat bitten meat at the super market. Honestly, it doesn't get any more fresh than buying a meat off the bone. I know, for most it's not the most pleasant experience and I think as long as you eat what you need, give thanks for your food, it shouldn't gross you out. Think about it, is it really more healthy and "fresh" to buy meat that's packaged in styrofom and cling wrap?
Hong Kong Football Club, Happy Valley
You need a member to get you in on ordering meats here. If you have an insider (me!) it's well worth the wait to pick up your grass fed meats.
I bought 3 chicken breasts, 1 massive turkey breast, 4 chicken thighs, 2 Cod for $460 HKD.
Get your 100% Grass Fed Beef. DELIVERED!
They make their own, they are fresh and they are bringing the meat to this part of the island! Thanks to my Tung Chung Community friends for sharing this place with me!
Veggies -
GRAHAM STREET MARKET, CENTRAL
This organic stall is closer to the bottom half, walking up from Queen's Road Central they have all your organic favourites and they stock lots of other clean foods like quinoa, MCT oil, coconut oil, chia seeds glutten free flours and all at reasonably cheaper prices to their super store counterparts.
I asked the ladies how they knew to stock all these awesome items and she told me that helpers would rock up with lists and she would go sourcing it for them. It's like a mini speciality stop without the specialty price tags! They were also kind enough to let me take photos and love seeing the dog. GET HERE PEOPLE!
Kee Wah Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Located at the end of GAGE STREET MARKET, CENTRAL is just before you hit Aberdeen Street.
I first encountered this place by accident, walking to hit up Gough Street for an Agnes b coffee and Kisses Cupcake (I do have cheat days you know!)
They are a bit pricier but worth the fresh imports of salad greens, brussel sprouts and giant peppers.
It's good to know that there are organic grocers in the wet markets!
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| Broccoli, brussel sprouts, spinach, romane lettuce, 2 zucchini $170 |
o2h - KALE! KALE! KALE! KALE! KALE!
This specialty store on STANLEY STREET, CENTRAL just beside Pottinger Street has a lot of over priced items except for fresh KALE (D. Poon - this is a shout out to you!)
Make your favourite Kale salad or season it with spices and bake them or dehydrate them to make kale chips. Thank you to new UP trainer Asha Hibbert for the share! A giant bunch for $60 HKD. Well worth the freshness and delicious snack this makes.
Caribbean Coast, Tung Chung, Lantau Island
Find a little table and a couple of ladies selling fresh picked veggies every
Where else do you shop? I'd love to know!
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Girl Crush - Diana Poon
She is my undercover yogi! A corporate genius by day and a playful, skilled chef and yogini at happy hours. She is my girl crush this post because she always has the sun shining out of her face from all the activities she loves AND rocks at- wake boarding, snow boarding, diving, cooking, yoga and doing it all in fancy dress and I mean the coolest costumes you've ever seen and she somehow rocks it all with STYLE.
She's kindly shared her recipe for what we've deemed "Claudia's Glutten Free Birthday Cupcake!" ENJOY!
* 0.8 cup sugar* 1/2 cup rice flour
* 1/4 cup potato starch
* 2 Tablespoons tapioca flour
* 1/2 cup cocoa
* 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
* 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
* 1 egg
* 1/2 cup milk
* 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
* Seeds from quarter of a vanilla bean
* 1/2 cup warm water or coffee
Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix dry ingredients (I whisk to break lumps, faster than sifting). Combine wet ingredients separately, fold into dry mix in 3 batches. Fill lined cupcake mold till 3/4 full. Bake for 20 min or till toothpick comes out clean. Cool thoroughly on wire rack before you frost them.
Yields a dozen
*Diana- any tips for your delicious frostings too?
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