How to make a balanced healthy smoothie If you're a busy person (especially in the mornings!) like me, whizzing together a big smoothie is an easy way to make a super speedy meal and get on with your ...
Nutrition Tips
Overcoming Orthorexia Part 1 – the beginning
I've been blogging about food and nutrition for a while now, and at times touched on my past experience with eating disorders. But as I embark on a new decade (having just recently turned 30!) I've ...
Food Allergy vs. Food Intolerance – Pt 2: Intolerance
Last month on the blog I shared Part 1 in this duo of posts that cover some basics about food allergies and food intolerance. Part 1 of the post looked at food allergies, with a spotlight on coeliac ...
Food Allergy vs. Food Intolerance – Part 1: Allergies
It's very common (dare I say, trendy) these days to pronounce an aversion to a certain food or food group based on a food allergy or intolerance. Last month on the blog we talked about why going ...
“Gluten free” isn’t always healthy (but it can be)
Why go gluten free? Gluten is a type of protein (or proteins actually - gliadin and glutenin) found in a variety of grains, most notably wheat, and also rye, barley and spelt. Some people are allergic ...
How to break up with junk food habits
Whether it's salt and vinegar crisps, jam on white toast, those jumbo cafe muffins or questionable late-night dinner choices like cereal - junky, nutrient-poor food tends to be readily available and ...
My Post for Your Zen Life: Eating Well
Your Zen Life Earlier this week I was honoured to have a guest post published on Your Zen Life, a lovely website managed by mega babes Phoebe Tonkin and Teresa Palmer. Your Zen Life is described by ...
Guest Post: Making Kombucha Tea by loveurbelly
My beautiful friend May, founder of www.loveurbelly.com, is my go-to kombucha expert. Her original kombucha instructions were the ones I followed when I first started making kombucha, and she's got ...
What’s for Breakfast? Part Four
In the last of my series of posts on good-to-go breakfasts I thought it would be helpful to run through my list of “everything else”; that is, all the other things I tend to eat for breakfast when I’m ...
What’s for Breakfast? Part Three
What to Eat for Breakfast: Part Three Hello again my well-prepped breakfast friends! This week we are going back to eggy breakfasts and discussing how to make an awesome frittata, which is something ...