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 doesn't necessarily make you healthy. To ...
Nutrition Tips
“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 to gluten and have an autoimmune reaction to ...
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 it's easy to succumb to it. Here are a couple of ...
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 the girls as being "an online scrapbook where like ...
Basics: Why you should eat leafy greens
It’s time for some nutrition 101. We always get told to “eat lots of leafy green vegetables”. But - what exactly are we talking about, and why should we be chowing down on them all the time? Leafy Greens Leafy Greens is a flexible ...
4 Key Healthy Fats Always In My Kitchen
Getting in a daily dose of healthy, nourishing fats is an important part of how I eat. I used to be so fat-phobic, claiming a dislike for avocado and being absolutely dismayed if my side-order of vegetables came with butter on them. Oh, how I have ...
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 the most amazing flavour variations ever! If you've ...
Tips for Reducing Belly Bloat
Feeling bloated after a meal is so uncomfortable, and if it's really bad it can even be quite painful. Here are a couple of little tips for reducing the incidence of bloating and also my favourite natural ways to manage it. xxAvoid eating on ...
Personal, Practical, Healthy Eating Habits
I have lost track of the amount of times I have been asked (and have asked myself!) the following questions:What time is best to eat? How often should I eat? And my favourite: ...Oh my god, he/she only ate THAT, and I ate all of THIS. How ...
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 in a hurry that are not Egg Pots, Porridge Bake ...
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 that I don’t think I go more than about 2 weeks ...
What’s for Breakfast? Part Two
Welcome back to the second round of my “What’s for Breakfast?” posts, where I’m focusing on getting you motivated to prepare some make-ahead nutritious, filling breakfasts.Last week was all about the protein-packed Egg Pot, which is definitely my ...
