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Our Favourite Locally Made Nut Butter Brands

3 Mins Read Here at Green Queen Headquarters, we are just nuts for nut butters (sorry!) and put it in/on everything from smoothies to cake batter to toast. We have waxed on regarding these healthy snacks, spreads and dips and are tickled pink that there are so many great local options made right here in Hong Kong. Below […]

5 Facebook Pages You Need To LIKE: The Best Plant-Based Video Recipes

2 Mins Read If you frequent Facebook, then you’ve probably seen one of the many recipe videos that auto-play on your feed. There is something so engaging about these one minute videos. They are little packages of goodness: visually entrancing, incredibly helpful (especially for those who are not native kitchen gurus) and fast-paced, so you won’t get bored or […]

February’s Wellness Picks: Our Favourite Products Of The Month

5 Mins Read Happy February & hope your year of the monkey is off to a great start. We love to keep you up to date on the latest and greatest goodies on the city’s health & wellness scene. Shop clean, vote green xx Pumped HK Women Sleeveless Top “Cheeky Double Under” Remember the days of hitting the YMCA […]

The Perfect Acai Bowl Recipe By Acai Experts’ The Bowl HK

3 Mins Read We are gaga for healthy bowls- so much so we dedicated a whole email to them! The most famous smoothie bowl of them all, the Acai Bowl, is having its moment and we figured you probably wanted to know how to make your own! So we got in touch with the awesome team behind The Bowl, […]

Healthy Pre-Work Breakfasts: Hong Kong’s Best Acai Bowls

6 Mins Read Editor’s Note: This roundup has been updated on May 30 2018. If you are up to date on our health & wellness trend predictions, then you may recall we named 2016 the year of the bowl. And of all the types of bowl foods out there, you only need to open up your Instagram account to see […]

Raw Vegan Multi-Layer Fruit Bars – Wow Your Guests (And The Kiddos) With These Delicious & Stunning Sweet Creations

3 Mins Read We can’t get enough of raw desserts here at Green Queen- packed with nutrition and wholesome deliciousness, what’s not to love? Plus, we love how guilt-free they are! It’s hardly comparable to scarfing down a tub of Häagen-Dazs…There’s really not much we can say about this heavenly recipe that isn’t already obvious from the photos…More of […]

The Ultimate Guide To Healthy Cakes & Cupcakes For Delivery – Organic, Vegan, Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free & Soy-Free

5 Mins Read Editor’s Update: Most of the below businesses have changed or closed- please visit our updated article: 852 Gluten-Free Baked Goods Guide – Cakes, Cupcakes, Breads & More Remember the days when the only baked treats available were full of processed white flour and artificial colorings and those looking for cleaner options had to try their hand in the kitchen […]

Superfood Breakfast: Decadent Cacao Chia Pudding – Raw, Sugar Free & Vegan

3 Mins Read We love chia seed puddings- raw, refined-sugar-free, decadent and filled with superfood goodness, they are such a treat! They also happen to be one of the easiest breakfast, dessert  and snack recipe around. You can totally customize them too- add the milk of your choice (nut/rice/oat/coconut), your favorite sweetener (maple syrup, honey, coconut nectar) and whatever toppings […]

DIY Healthy Paleo Gummies & Treats By Green Queen Mom Jordi Sheard

5 Mins Read We are bursting with excitement for this post! We discovered local mum and teacher Jordi Sheard’s kefir gummies on Facebook and we knew we had to ask her to share her skills with our Green Queen readers. All kids love candy but the stuff in the stores is mostly rubbish- even the so-called natural versions. […]

Healthy Paleo Golden Rough Sweet Treats – 100% Guilt-Free Nostalgia

3 Mins Read We don’t have much of a sweet tooth here at Green Queen but we do have our craving days. On such occasions, we like to rustle up something quick, easy and healthy.   As kiddies, we were gaga for Nestle’s Golden Rough,  a bite sized treat full of desiccated coconut laced with chocolate. If you’re a chocophile and/or a […]