You might have heard about the mother of a kindergartener in Australia recently being ‘shamed’ for putting a piece of homemade chocolate slice in her child’s lunch box. A note came home with the child later that day stating ‘Your child has chocolate slice from the Red Food category today. Please choose healthier foods for […]
If you’re looking for something a bit different to your standard sandwich for work lunches, and needing something that will last a while, but can also be changed up day to day – then look no further – I have for a great tasty and nutritious idea for you. Ingredients 1x can lentils 2-3 […]
If you know me at all, you will know that I love breakfast! I fall asleep dreaming about what delicious things I can concoct for breakfast – the thought of eating breakfast is literally what gets me up in the morning! Now to build the perfect breakfast there are three main things that must be […]
I had my first ‘Christmas Function’ to attend last week – which must mean that the ‘Silly Season’ is about to hit. I do love this time of year as it starts to get warmer (??!) the sun is out more and people’s spirits in general seem lifted. However, it can also be a stressful […]
Make no mistake – I have a bit of a sweet tooth, and on occasion, I do like me a bit of jam. It’s something that is in the cupboard for special occasions – rarely does it make my ‘everyday breakfast’ toast. But after eating at a delicious little café on Dominion Road in Auckland […]
Grow your own veges This is possible even with limited space. If you don’t have a garden get a couple of trough containers and fill them up with soil and vege seedlings of your choice! Before you know it you will have an abundance of fresh produce just waiting to be created into exciting and […]
What is protein? Protein is one of our three macronutrients along with carbohydrates and fats. Getting enough of each of these three macronutrients is essential for every day health. Protein is the nutrient vital for building and repairing tissues, cells, muscles and organs. When digested it is broken down into amino acids which are the […]
Anyone else over the whole ‘superfood’ phenomena? I actually really like Wikipedia’s definition of a ‘superfood’ – ‘Superfood is a marketing term used to describe foods with supposed health benefits. ‘The superfood term is not in common use by dietitians and nutrition scientists, many of whom dispute that particular foods have the health benefits often […]
There is a recipe for ‘bread’ that has been doing the rounds on social media recently that I wanted to give a bit of a go and although I don’t consider all bread to be ‘junk’ (some certainly is ‘junkier’ than others) This might just hit the spot for #junkfreejune. I find that the weekends […]
Last year the World Health Organisation (WHO) released new recommendations for the intake of free sugar in both children and adults. It recommended that free sugar should be reduced throughout the life course to less than 10% of total energy intake with further benefits being seen if free sugar is reduced to less than 5% […]