A Lisbon Tip full of health

and a mouth-watering taste

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Hi everyone!

We often think about what it means to live a healthy and balanced life in today's reality. In a society where it seems that extremes are the norm, it is a challenge to know what is balanced and avoid giving in to this very fine line of right vs. wrong. We are used to hearing about good food vs. bad food, but it shouldn’t be that way. Rooted in this idea, Bárbara Gomes founded Greens & Nuts in December 2020.

Bárbara is 23 years old, from Cascais, in Lisbon Portugal. She created Greens & Nuts to share with a community the importance of balance in living a healthy life together with her evolving passion for cooking healthy and care for sustainability.

It all started when she was 13 years old, training to be a professional ballet dancer. Since then, Bárbara felt the need to be creative in the kitchen rather than eat the classic “basic” & healthy meals that everyone knows are good for their bodies but are boring to eat on a daily basis.

Bárbara realised that many people, including herself, sought refuge in cooking during the first 2020 lockdown, which enlightened her to realise there was an audience for her two passions—cooking and designing.

Greens & Nuts uses Instagram as its main communication page. Bárbara develops all of the recipes she shares. Her healthy recipes with a twist help to demystify the idea that healthy and vegetarian food is bland, and share that the key to a healthy life is in the choices we make, without following fundamentalist principles or imposing (significant) restrictions.

Greens & Nuts is expanding quickly, and after multiple requests Bárbara decided on December 2021, to create an order menu for the festivities. Following positive feedback, Bárbara expanded her menu to be available all year, and we must say, it is AMAZING!

For Charlie's 3rd birthday we ordered a sweet potato and cocoa cake with mascarpone and red fruits on top, and it was a HIT at the party. Kids and adults loved Bárbara's healthy recipes, with a delicious and mouth-watering taste that left no one missing a classic birthday cake.

If you are from Lisbon and you want to try Bárbara amazing recipes you can order by private message on Instagram: @greensandnuts or via email: b.greensandnuts@gmail.com. All cakes are made with natural and unprocessed ingredients. It doesn't contain lactose or refined sugars and can be adapted to a vegan version!

We really recommend you to follow Greens & Nuts and be in tuned with the healthy balanced lifestyle it promotes.

If you want to know more about Lisbon, don't forget to check our LISBON: Food & Drinks Guide