Healthy Eating

Strawberries

Comments 0 September 5, 2012 Healthy Eating
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How much do I love strawberries right now! If you’ve been to the market or supermarket recently you’ll have noticed the beautiful wafting smell of strawberries everywhere! Strawberries are a great source of Vitamin C, and relatively rich in potassium.  They are also super low in calories, making them a great food if you’re watching […]

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Real Food Festival: Understanding Food Additives

Comments 1 August 18, 2012 Healthy Eating
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I’m so looking forward to speaking at the Real Food Festival on Saturday 8 September and sharing advice and tips on Understanding Food Additives. I’ll be on at 12:30 and my presentation will look at how food has changed dramatically over the years and the sky rocketing use of food additives.  I’ll be highlighting a […]

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Benefits of a healthy lifestyle

Comments 0 August 15, 2012 Healthy Eating

Today is as good as any day to stop and think about why we do what we do and how our behaviours either support our values, or move us away from our values. I came across a health focused affirmation this morning and it really got me thinking, so I thought I would share it!! […]

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Quick and healthy breakfast ideas

Comments 0 August 3, 2012 Healthy Eating

Despite the benefits of breakfast being the most important meal of the day, many of us neglect breakfast.  Breakfast literally means break the fast from your previous meal – usually 6-14 hours prior. After almost 7 years of marriage I have finally convinced my beloved to eat breakfast! He loves telling me that eating the […]

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Next Workshop: Too Busy to Eat Well

Comments 0 July 25, 2012 Healthy Eating
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Are you buying takeaways because you don’t want to cook every night of the week? Do you buy a lot of items from the supermarket on the spur of the moment, hoping you’ll get around to using it – but never do? Is your pantry chaotic because you haven’t found the time, motivation or COURAGE […]

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Now there’s a fruity fruit!

Comments 0 July 16, 2012 Healthy Eating

Check out this little fruit!  The pineberry was close to extinction, but thanks to some Dutch scientists it is being sold in the UK supermarket chain Waitrose over the northern hemisphere summer. Described as looking like a white strawberry, but tasting like a pineapple, the commercially grown strawberries originate from an 18th century European cross […]

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Stephanie Alexander kitchen garden program

Comments 0 July 4, 2012 Healthy Eating

The evaluation report prepared by The University of Melbourne and Deakin University on The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program program, which operates in 139 schools around Australia to help primary schools set up a kitchen garden has heralded the program a great success! The study found that children involved showed clear changes in attitude, knowledge, […]

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Goal: I want to eat foods that are good for me and my family

Comments 0 June 27, 2012 Healthy Eating

So you’ve got a goal – but how do you make it a reality?  It’s as easy as 1-2-3! Step 1: Declutter kitchen and pantry and learn about additives – Having a kitchen you can cook in makes it easier to get healthy foods on the table.  Start with one cupboard!  Now to learn about […]

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Kids meals and local ingredients

Comments 0 June 20, 2012 Healthy Eating

Healthful Kids’ Meals and Locally Sourced Ingredients are the hottest restaurant menu trends we can expect to see in 2012 – well in the US officially anyhow! The annual National Restaurant Association survey of American Culinary Federation member chefs (more than 1,800) revealed some interesting restaurant trends that are totally applicable in the Australian culinary […]

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