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Type 2 Diabetes, weight loss and my six go-to products to get you started
Nowadays, we are all familiar with Type 2 Diabetes. It is such a common health condition that is partly caused by unhealthy eating habits and lifestyles…
A fun food to explore – konjac
Konjac? What is Konjac? I don’t even know how to pronounce it! Some people go for KON-yak, some go for KON-jak. I guess probably both are correct as it’s not a common food…
Mediterranean Fishcake with Lime and Yoghurt
This week’s recipe is from chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook ‘Simple’. I’ve made a couple of slight changes, especially the amount of salt. Overall, it’s a great, refreshing fishcake…
What makes a snack healthy? | Product Review: The Happy Snack Company Roasted Fav-va Beans and Chickpeas
Believe it or not, there are so many so-called ‘healthy snacks’ out there that are missing one of more of the key criteria to be considered ‘healthy’. However, the snack I’m going to introduce to you today ticks all the boxes…
How to limit your intake of a hidden high GI ingredient - maltodextrin
Are there any other ingredients that are even less healthy than added sugar? We’re going to introduce one of them today – maltodextrin…
Australian Peanut Butter Review and My Recommendations
This blog post is written in conjunction with my Youtube video on peanut butter shopping, just in case you haven’t watched it yet. In the video, I reviewed all of the peanut butters available in Coles and Woolworths…
What you need to know about LDL cholesterol (and what to do about it)
30 or 40 years ago, health authorities thought that fat was to blame for increasing waistlines. Over the following decades, sugar became the culprit. Now, some believe that the enemy is carbohydrates and that fat is actually good for us…