A deep dive into specific foods to explore their benefits and drawbacks.
Protein continue to be the country's favourite nutrient. We now have high-protein yoghurts, cereal, bread, wraps, bars, puddings, ice cream, and even snack foods that traditionally had very little to do with protein. So, are high protein foods healthy, or has adding...
What Are Digestive Enzymes? Digestive enzymes are proteins naturally produced by the body that help break food down into smaller molecules. This allows nutrients to be absorbed and used by the body for energy, growth and other important functions. Most of the time,...
Choosing healthy snacks can be a surprisingly complicated process when you’re not sure what to look for. Standing in front of the snacks at the supermarket with hundreds of options claiming they’re healthy because they’re high protein, natural, low sugar, gluten free,...
There has been a lot of hype regarding types of milk in recent years. It is by far one of the most asked questions we get, and one of the biggest myths we like to bust. For example, clients often tell us that they don’t drink low fat milk because of the “added sugar.”...
Most of us out there are living busy lives. Working five days a week, looking after kids, after school activities or balancing Uni and part time work. People than feel over loaded and unable to find time to cook or prepare healthy meals. What if I told you could still...
It's time to talk about the elephant in the room.The companion that’s always at our dinner table.The hidden component in most of our packaged foods. Salt.Pink Himalayan salt.Table salt.Sea Salt.At the end of the day, it's all salt. Why should I reduce my salt intake?...
You can have your cake and eat it too! Or in this case chocolate. Easter is right around the corner and recently lots of people have been asking if its okay to eat chocolate. What about my diet? People who feel they are on a diet may feel they are missing out around...
Choosing either a lower carb or a low alcohol beer means you will end up consuming less kilo joules which is great if you are keeping an eye on your weight, but which is better? A low carb beer is not low in alcohol in fact they are usually full strength; however a...
It likely comes as no surprise that coffee is one of the most popular drink choices in the world, however people seem to have mixed views on if this high caffeine drink is good for us, bad for us or neutral. It irks me when I drink my morning coffee and people say to...
Coming into the winter weather, many of us are swapping our breakfasts over to porridge or oats for the tummy warming benefits but other than keeping us warm on those frosty mornings there are many benefits to eating rolled oats including being budget friendly! Whole...