Carbs, sugars & fibres

Wheat – have we overdone it?

22 August 2018 by

Wheat – have we overdone it?

While wheat is fabulous at making soft breads and being extruded into pasta and noodles, it has come to dominate our daily diet in ways we don’t realise. Here’s how you can shift the emphasis off wheat and get more rye, barley, rice and buckwheat in.

Read on - here I take a look at these cute mini-pots of fresh growing herbs for your kitchen. Are they worth buying? Are they easy to look after?

14 June 2017 by

Product Snapshot: Lotus Green Banana Flour

Ever heard of green banana flour? Apparently it’s traditionally eaten as a porridge in developing countries and has only recently...

Overnight Oats – a super-convenient and healthy breakfast

19 April 2017 by Catherine Saxelby

Overnight Oats – a super-convenient and healthy breakfast

I’m loving the convenience of this quick made-in-a-jar method for breakfast oats. To me, the recipe sounds a lot like that...

Foraging for edible ‘weeds’ – yes really!

12 October 2016 by

Foraging for edible ‘weeds’ – yes really!

I recently met up with an enthusiastic group of potential foragers on a cold wintry morning in Tempe, a suburb just south of the...

Does skim milk have more sugar than full-fat milk?

7 September 2016 by

Does skim milk have more sugar than full-fat milk?

A friend told me that she’s stopped drinking skim milk because it has “added sugar”. She’s gone back to the full-cream milk...

Apples - fresh, dried, puree or juice – are they still good for you?

3 August 2016 by

Apples - fresh, dried, puree or juice – are they still good for you?

Processing is getting a bad rap in the news but it really isn’t all bad. The general rule of thumb is that the more processed a...