Ingredients: 1 Beetroot, stalks removed, topped and tailed and rough skin removed 1/2 an onion, finely diced 100g goats feta 1 cup white beans (broadbeans are great, or you could use brown lentils) 2 tablespoons macadamia nuts 1 tablespoon pepitas 1 tablespoon mint leaves, torn ½ cucumber, chopped ...
I was always told to finish everything on my plate. Now as a mother, as difficult as this conditioning is to resist, I am making an effort to learn another way. Why? I firmly believe that we start out with good instincts around food and an ability to eat intuitively, and perhaps some of that [...
Superfoods and Food as Medicine Imagine a world where there are certain foods (not drugs or pharmaceuticals) that can be more powerful than medicine. Where these foods have been provided to us by the natural environment we live in. Where these foods are so nutrient-dense that they can prevent agains...
Understanding Carbs Part 2: Slow Carb Not Low Carb It’s time to dust off that toaster and unleash your inner Italian. (Ok, I indulge a little here, but carbs are back, and they’re important as ever and they’re here to stay.) But before you start munching on a donut or inhaling a piece of choco...
In last week’s blog post we talked about the addictive potential of manufactured foods, namely sugar and fats. We discussed fructose, sucrose and glucose and how these different carbohydrates can interact with our brain and body systems when they are consumed in a highly concentrated and processed...
Can we really be addicted to food? The answer is yes, we can, and it is much more common than you might think. We all need food and nutrition on a daily basis in order to survive, though it is not this food that we become addicted to. Today’s obesogenic-promoting food environment makes it hard [&h...
Part 1: Why do we get food cravings? Here’s the scenario: It’s 9pm and you’re sitting on the couch watching your favourite TV show. You’ve had dinner but you can hear the chocolate bar in the fridge calling you. It’s been calling you all day. As the calling of the chocolate bar gets louder...
You can set new goals, and “resolutions” any time of the year, but since it’s topical at the moment- being January, I thought I would share our process. Goal Setting process: Step 1. Reflections: Think back over the previous year. Get a big piece of paper and jot down your achiev...
Check out this short Video below where I share some great ideas on a few small changes you can make to your Christmas spread and the way you “do” Christmas this year. Watch how adding just a touch of “consciousness” can add to the day without detracting from the magic, fu...
One day I was out in the ocean, I was learning how to surf. The waves were fairly big and “crumbling”. As soon as I caught a wave I barely got to my feet before… Splash! I would unbalance myself and “dive tumble” into the waves. After my second frustrated attempt, I looked at...
