Are there some foods that you feel out of control around? I bet this out of control feeling grows stronger when you tell yourself these foods are bad or that they aren’t allowed to be eaten. I know for one thing if someone tells me I can’t have something I suddenly want it a whole…
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Cous Cous Salad
This is a great healthy FODMAP friendly meal that takes about 20 minutes to whip up! Ingredients 1 cup gluten free cous-cous Half pumpkin, roasted (if tolerated) 1/2 cup macadamias, chopped 2 cups of vegetables, chopped (I choose cucumber, tomato, carrot and spinach) 60 grams of danish fetta Method 1. Cook cous-cous according to packet…
How to perfectly poach an egg
Poaching an egg is a much healthier alternative to frying or scrambling, a lot of clients tell me they have no idea how to do it. I believe it is quite simple, just follow the steps below. 1. Fill a small saucepan with water and bring to the boil 2. Add a dash of vinegar…
My struggle with work life balance
For as long as I remember I have struggled with work life balance. If I wasn’t studying then I was working 6 jobs and crazy hours or on university placement all day and working at night. I was addicted to work. To add to this I also managed to somehow keep up my exercise and…
Guacamole
Ingredients 1 avocado 1 lime (juiced) 1 bunch coriander (rinsed and chopped) 1 red chilli (chopped finely) Cracked pepper to taste Method 1. Cut avocado in half, empty flesh into a bowl and mash until creamy 2. Add lime juice, coriander and chill and mash until combines 3. Add cracked pepper to taste Great served…
Bloating, gas, cramping, constipation, diarrhoea, sound familiar? You might have a food intolerance.
This post is brutally honest because well, I have suffered gastrointestinal symptoms in the past to the point where I don’t want to leave the house. And I know that many of you also suffer them. I want to share my experience and a possible solution with you so that if you suffer from these…
Beef Burritos
Ingredients (serves 4) 1 brown onion, chopped 1 tbs garlic, crushed 1 green capsicum, thinly sliced 500g lean beef mince 1 carrot, grated 1 tomato, chopped 2 cups baby spinach 1 tbs chilli flakes 1 tbs plain flour 1 tbs ground coriander 1 cup low salt beef stock 3/4 cup grated low fat cheese 1/2…
You have no right to comment on my body!
This blog post has been sparked by someone I know recently commenting that I have “gotten fatter” since I commenced work. I am absolutely fed up with people thinking that it is okay to: 1. Comment on someone’s body shape 2. Use the words fat, skinny and other horrible variations of the words that I…
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