Nutrition

Artificial sweeteners, those witches disguised behind delicious sweet smiles that hide a menacing intention to totally mess with your health. Most of us are aware of the negative effects of eating too much sugar, especially “added sugars”, the kind you find in fizzy drinks, sweets, baked goods, and many commercially-available kinds of cereal. Hiding in…

My motto when it comes to cooking is, keep it simple, keep it super easy and when it comes to chicken, well winner, winner chicken dinner. My kids love chicken so no complaints and that also goes a long way to improving my mental status, big plus there! In my last post, I talked about…

Is caffeine good or bad for you? Some of my most treasured memories are sitting in some magical spot in the world enjoying a good cup of strong coffee. Most recently it was on the shores of Lake Earnscleugh in Queenstown, New Zealand while watching, it seemed, the world pass by and taking in a…

At least once a week I make this low carb chilli. It is easily the family favourite.  Pre the low carb diet we always loved our chilli with cannellini beans and generally I would make some sort of bread, preferably cornbread, to soak up the sauce. Now we use cauliflower rice under the sauce to…

How this sugar-free life started If you had told me three years ago that by 2017 I would be eating a completely sugar free diet I would have likely spat out my triple chocolate brownie in utter disbelief. Three years ago my health was not a priority in my life. I thought if I ate…

My first post about making kombucha was about growing a SCOBY and how to make your first batch of the fermented tea. You can read that post here Today are: Bottling and Troubleshooting Kombucha Several weeks down the track from making Kombucha for the first time and we, that is Molly, Peter and me, because Lulu wouldn’t…

Okay here comes a big call. “Low carb minute muffins are tastier and healthier than bread.” One of these graces my plate most mornings. Call me boring if you will. I prefer to refer to myself as ‘knowing what I want’. I will apologise now for my photography but I am learning. It is one…

Staggeringly simple tip number 1 – Plan your week’s meals This would be my ultimate budget tip. It helps keep you on track and stops you going off-road into unknown territory where takeaways are lying in wait to entice you into their lairs. It doesn’t have to be elaborate just a list of what you…

Spiralised salads are one of the most undemanding and boredom-free ways to get vegetables onto a plate. What you can add to ‘jooj’ them up is only limited by your imagination. A fabulous dressing, some slivered almonds for crunch. Go crazy! This world needs a little more of this kind of crazy. If you stick to vegetables that are in…

Whoever says you can’t do decadent and healthy in one dish hasn’t tried my cashew nut cheesecake. This isn’t something I would eat every day or every week.  It is nice to have a treat though and I love to see non-low-carbers enjoying my food. I might make this for a dinner party or perhaps…

  So you have decided you want to eliminate grains from your diet. First up, well done. Most of those who consider it never actually make the decision to do it. One word of caution, it’s not a good idea to embark on this adjustment when you’re about to change careers or your sister-in-law is…

Constant inflammation in the body is one of the leading causes of many illnesses such as cancer, heart disease and in some cases Alzeihmer’s. This list of anti-inflammatory foods are a great way to decrease inflammation and so improve your health. As you move into perimenopause and menopause you may start to notice more aches…

When you are trying to keep to a low carb and grain free diet one of the things you miss is something crunchy to have as a snack or an addition to a platter. After much trial and error I ended up with these healthy grain free seed crackers that won’t bust your diet. I…

I am a muesli girl, especially this particular muesli recipe, many aren’t. Others prefer eggs or toast or a fry up but my favourite healthy breakfast is a bowl of muesli with some berry goodness and creamy yoghurt. I call this recipe Muesli Reloaded because it is an update on the version we used to…