3.37pm is the time of day when may of us undo a great eating plan and reach for the chocolate or biscuits for a sugar hit. If this is you try my Coconut Berry Smoothie. It will keep you feeling full all afternoon and give you a little sugar hit to boost your blood sugars.. read more →
I love Jamie Oliver. I love him even more now that he is promoting everyday superfoods in his latest TV series. Superfoods are natural foods that you can buy from the supermarket or your local fruit and veg. They have names that you can pronounce, are grown locally and you don’t have to mortgage the.. read more →
Have you often wondered why some people can eat whatever they want and not put on weight while others just have to look at food and put on a kg? Well, it may be due to your Gut Bacteria. Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered that obese people have a characteristically different Gut.. read more →
Going ‘Gluten Free’ for reasons other than having diagnosed Coeliac Disease or wheat allergy has become one of the fastest growing diet trends in the last few years and the food industry is quickly Catching Up and Cashing In, in response to our desire for gluten free products. According to the consumer analyst group.. read more →
1 tablespoon oil 1 onion – finely chopped 2 cloves garlic – finely chopped 1 chilli – finely chopped 10 cups of any combination of the following vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, spinach, kale, mushroom) – chopped roughly 1 cup roughly chopped parsley and chives 1L liquid stock (chicken,vegetable) Salt and pepper to taste Method: Saute.. read more →
Unfortunately I am at the age where like fashion trends I am seeing food trends come around again for the second time. One of those trends is juicing and back in my day…..you weren’t a real foodie, unless you had a Champion Juicer on your kitchen bench and wheat grass was the kale of the.. read more →
Australians spend approx. 280 million dollars a year on weight loss products and it looks like a growing portion of this is being spent on a new fat burning supplement called Garcinia Cambogia. So what is this fruit and is it the miracle cure for weight loss. Garcinia Cambogia is a fruit that’s been eaten.. read more →
Move over Quinoa, there is a new super grain on the shelf and it is quickly becoming one of the hottest food products to hit the health food market. Freekeh has been used for centuries in the Middle East and is the result of young grains (usually wheat) being roasted and rubbed to expose the.. read more →
I was in the dairy aisle of the supermarket the other day and was blown away by how many different varieties of yoghurts there are. I’m not even sure if you can call half of the products yoghurt, more like a dairy dessert. Here is a quick run down on the most common yoghurt varieties.. read more →
Ok, so that’s not true but when was the last time you went to buy a bag of sugar and was confronted with a range of ‘Natural” sugar alternatives with names that sound like they came straight from a Russian power plant. These natural sweeteners have been promoted as the healthier alternative to evil sugar.. read more →
