Flavour to the rescue! Skip the blueberries and choc chips this weekend and take a walk on the wild side with these unusual muffin recipes. We scoured old family and friend recipes to come up with these artisan muffins which are certain to get your mob talking and munching. The trick with getting them to … Read more
How many calories in a boiled egg? There are 84 calories in a typical (60g) boiled egg and 127 calories per 100g in raw egg. All well and good, but what about egg nutrition? Is it a good idea to eat eggs? Yes it is. Can they help with weight loss? They certainly can. Read … Read more
Snacks. For some, just hearing the word brings an emptiness to the stomach and water to the mouth. For others, the word means joy and guilt and yum and regret. Snacks are special because they are just for you, unless you want to share, and when you do it is meaningful and kind of intimate. … Read more
People eat breakfast; or they skip breakfast; or they have a Breakfast with a capital “B”. A rushed slice of Vegemite toast and milky, spilly, coffee; nothing but water until the tummy rumbles have to be answered at noon; or a large sit-down gutbuster Full English with sourdough and extra bacon. Chew your Food Slowly Whatever … Read more
It is not as simple as stepping on a scale and reading the numbers. When you set out on any weight management journey, your single most important measure of success or failure is what the scale says. It is therefore important to understand how they work, what they measure, and how you can use the … Read more
Coconut oil has taken the internet by storm. Don’t believe us? Just Google it! It is the new “superfood” on the block. Wading through all of the pages and pages of trendy article after trendy article, you would be forgiven in thinking that coconut oil was discovered last year in an ancient crystal treasure chest … Read more
This is a meal plan for one full day of nothing but indulgent desserts. Have dessert for breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner! This post details a 1,300-calorie meal plan for one day where each meal is a dessert. Sounds crazy? Well it is, because we would never put this sequence of meals … Read more
Read this to find out how to meditate for weight loss. Everyone knows that if you eat too much for a sustained period, you will gain more weight than you want and need. We all know that if you eat less than normal, you will lose weight until there is a balance between what you … Read more
Summer is rolling in with a vengeance, so many of us are starting to adjust our daily routines to suit the balmy weather and long, bright days. Push the hot chocolate mix to the back of the cupboard and put some ice-trays in the freezer. It is going to get hotter and stickier so wave good-bye … Read more
The Stir-Fry is the name given to meals prepared in the ancient Chinese cooking style of frying ingredients in a small amount of very hot oil whilst stirring. The oil is very hot so that the food is cooked quickly. The food is stirred so that every part of it touches the high heat for … Read more
