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3 important nutrients for complete nourishment with plant-based vegan eating Vegan or plant-based eating is on the rise in Australia; Roy Morgan1 reports a 1.5% increase between 2012 and 2016 in Australians choosing all types of vegetarian eating.  This equates to 11.2% of Australia’s population choosing to eat vegetarian for ethical or health reasons.  And if you have

Easy menu planning tips It’s Spring in Australia and here in Brisbane the weather can’t decide whether to be warm or cold and rainy.  So how do you plan meals around this alternating hot and cool weather?  Just keep reading for my easy menu planning tips. Menu Planning Planning a menu sounds easy but isn’t

3 tips to prevent constipation Constipation is that embarrassing problem we try not to discuss with our health professionals or dear ones but can’t ignore when we are in our private space! Prevent constipation with fibre and a few simple changes to your lifestyle. I’m going to use terms like stools, bowel movement, gut contents and

Sugars – what’s in a name? Reading food labels can be quite a challenge sometimes.  The different names for ingredients are varied and sometimes unrecognisable.  This blog article is one of a series which you can use to help identify ingredients of interest – this week we’ll look at sugars. If an something appears in the

Fat – what’s in a name? This week we continue our series on names of ingredients which essentially mean the same thing – we’ll be identifying all the names you might find for fats. How can you work out what the major component of a fat is? Easy – read the food label of the

All about fat – the good, the bad and the ugly Fat is always in the news.  Eat this fat, don’t eat that fat, eat lots of fat or eat low fat! It’s difficult to know who to listen to and how you should be eating. Last week I listed all the names for different types of

Healthy travel snacks Do you need some ideas for healthy travel snacks this summer?  It’s that time of year when millions of Australians jump into their cars to migrate across the continent to spend a week with the relatives for Christmas or at the beach for their holidays.  Is that you? What we snack on can

How to eat healthily and sustainably We all want to be healthy and live on a healthy planet, so most people have a vested interest in eating healthy, sustainable food. The Great Food Transformation The EAT-Lancet Commission report on healthy eating from sustainable worldwide food systems was released this month.  It was written to address two major

Lentils for quick and easy meals Need an easy and quick meal after gym or a late shift at work?  There’s nothing easier or faster than lentil and black bean Mexican.  And as a great bonus, it’s nutritious. What’s so nutritious about lentils and beans? Lentils and dried beans are legumes.  They are high in fibre (yes,

How are you going with your resolutions? So how are you going with your resolutions?  Whether they were made in a slightly alcoholic haze at New Year or in the cold light of day when you realized you couldn’t fit back into your work uniform after holidays or just because you decided to turn over a new