My daughter Miss 8’s first post on Must read cookbooks for kids was so popular, we just had to have her back for another go. And with Junior Masterchef hotting up in Australia, there’s bound to be a surge in sales of their branded cooking kits for kids. Did I really see that one of…
How do you spot progress? Well, you look back at the past and compare with the present of course. And with food and nutrition it’s easy to assume that everything in the good ol’ days was better, when we were fitter and leaner and lived like hunter gatherers. But what about winding the clock back just…
Now all the Masterchef hype has calmed down there’s still plenty of buzz about cooking. But what are you cooking? If you’ve continued to raise the culinary bar in your kitchen, well done. Just be mindful that you can’t always cook like a Masterchef cooks and stay healthy. Healthy, day-to-day home cooking requires a number of twists and turns…
With August upon us, and snow on the mountains, winter is really kicking into high gear in the Southern Hemisphere. You know the drill. It’s dark when you wake up. You hurry to work, avoiding the chilly morning frost. By the time you leave work it’s dark again. This can be a depressing cycle, but…
When you hear portion distortion you probably think about the supersizing of our food supply. Right? But have you ever stopped and had a good look at the influence of the crockery and glassware in your home? My latest guest post for GI News focuses on this area and the fascinating research by Dr Brian Wansink of Mindless…
Clean your plate. You MUST eat your broccoli. No dessert unless dinner. No Tv on. Did you grow up with a defined set of meal rules, guidelines or unwritten expectations? Did they help or hinder you becoming a healthy, balanced adult eater? Are you passing these “rules” on or have you changed your parenting style? And more importantly, would…
We all know apples are good for us and through research we are continuing to discover what a great fruit the apple is. In addition to dietary fibre and essential vitamins and minerals, it appears there is something unique to the power of apple polyphenols (phytonutrients with antioxidant actions) that may explain their wide-ranging health benefits. …
A week or so ago, guest expert Frances Gilham tweeted her dinnertime frustrations faced with another night alone, cooking for one. And it really struck a chord…the fantastic Twitter community kicked in and she received cries of sympathy as well as practical ideas. Luckily Frances has friends, family and a flatmate to space out her nights…
Somehow my lucky stars aligned last week. I’ve been longing to get a firsthand taste of the Agrarian Kitchen, a new sustainable farm based cooking school in Tasmania, Australia. But with a 6 month waiting list and my busy schedule, it slipped down my ‘must list’. So how amazing to get an invite to attend a…
Have you woken up to the benefits of breakfast? Despite being hailed as the most important meal of the day, I’m still shocked at the significant number of people that end up skipping. So is there really science behind the breakfast health hype? And more importantly how can you best adopt this healthy habit for…