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10 easy ways for women to boost fibre

A diet rich in fibre is key for developing a healthy microbiome – which, in turn, helps with proper food digestion, metabolism regulation and boosting immune response. By creating bulky faeces, it also lowers the risk of constipation (an everyday headache for women particularly).

24 March 2021 by Catherine Saxelby

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?

Product Review: Messy Monkeys

Launched in mid-2017, the Messy Monkeys range is a range of snack foods suitable for children. They claim to be lunch box friendly...

2 May 2018 by Catherine Saxelby

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?

Product Review: New Barley+ products

Back in 2009 I wrote about cereals made with the new BarleyMax grain. Then they were tough and often looked over-baked or dark-brown...

28 February 2018 by Catherine Saxelby

Kfibre: sugarcane’s little known, healthier cousin

Kfibre: sugarcane’s little known, healthier cousin

Can you really get something healthy from a plant that produces something unhealthy? It appears so. An Australian company has found a...

27 January 2016 by Guest post

Product Snapshot: Well Naturally, No Sugar Added, Cereal Bars

Product Snapshot: Well Naturally, No Sugar Added, Cereal Bars

There’s a sugar-free craze sweeping the diet world at the moment, and while most of it is just faddish there have been some new,...

6 January 2016 by Guest reviewer

Product Snapshot: Heinz Beanz Creationz Spanish Style Beanz Flavoured with Chorizo

Product Snapshot: Heinz Beanz Creationz Spanish Style Beanz Flavoured with Chorizo

Baked beans have just turned gourmet! That’s right, this long-time brekky favourite is no longer limited to something you pile onto...

21 October 2015 by Guest reviewer

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Recommended Reads

Here’s what I’m reading at the moment. Check out these best-sellers in diet, cooking and nutrition.

How Not To Diet

Read about the science of healthy, permanent weight loss from the renowned Dr Michael Greger

The CSIRO Low-Carb Diet Quick and Easy

Along the lines of earlier CSIRO books.

In Praise of Vegetables

Love this must-have veg companion for food lovers from @AliceInFrames

Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter

An accurate book so you become aware of what you eat on a day-to-day basis. I have one with me all the time

Catherine Saxelby

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