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Food Additive: Antioxidant Octyl gallate – E311

Comments 0 January 13, 2016 What's In Our Food

Octyl gallate (E311) is an antioxidant that can be found in dairy blends, edible fats and oils, reduced fat spread, margarine, dripping, and salad oil. It’s best avoided by asthmatics and aspirin-sensitive people. It may cause gastric and skin irritation, If you want to learn more – check out: Additive Alert: Your Guide to Safer Shopping […]

Food Additive: Sodium Benzoate – E211

Comments 0 January 6, 2016 What's In Our Food

Sodium Benzoate (E211) is a preservative you might find in a range of products – from cordial, soft drink, to sauces, relish, baked goods, and lollies. It may be associated with hyperactivity, nettle rash, allergic reactions and asthmatic attacks. If you want to learn more – check out: Additive Alert: Your Guide to Safer Shopping […]

Food Additive: Tartrazine – E102

Comments 0 December 30, 2015 What's In Our Food

Tartrazine is a food colour you might find in a variety of foods – everything from soft drink to snack foods and bread. This artificial food colour may be linked to hyperactivity, skin rashes, migraines, behavioural problems and asthmatic attacks. If you want to learn more – check out: Additive Alert: Your Guide to Safer […]

Food Additives: Diet Products

Comments 0 December 23, 2015 What's In Our Food

If you have diet products, take a moment to really look at what the ingredients are. To make a product diet they need to take out fat, sugar and put in all sorts of ‘fake’ things in!! It’s much better to eat better quality real food and you don’t need to eat diet foods full of […]

Meatless Monday – What’s for Dinner in Spring

Comments 0 September 9, 2015 Meatless Mondays

If you’re wondering What’s for Dinner use this Meatless Monday Spring collection of Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables for inspiration. You can easily add antioxidant rich foods into your weekly menu with this collection showcasing: Cauliflower, Pumpkin, Avocado The recipes that are featured include: Cauliflower Tater Tots Butternut Pumpkin Penne with Mint and Avocado Chopped Salad Ricotta and Cauliflower Gnocchi Cauliflower Tater Tots […]

How to organise your fridge so you don’t waste fruit and vegetables

Comments 0 August 26, 2015 Get Organized

This month I had the absolute pleasure of popping into the ABC Local Radio studio to chat with Tim Cox. The theme of the EAT GROW DRINK segment was all about getting your fridge organised so you don’t waste food! We chatted about the statistics and discovered clever ways to store vegetables (in particular) for […]

Organic Food and Your Health: Does it matter?

Comments 0 July 20, 2015 What's In Our Food

Have you ever wondered if eating organic food is really worth the expense? There is a lot of research you can google – it will often tell you there is no difference between the “nutritional” profile of the fruit and vegetables. For me that isn’t the reason why I eat organic (where I can). For […]

Meatless Monday – What’s for Dinner in Winter

Comments 0 June 22, 2015 Meatless Mondays

If you’re wondering What’s for Dinner use this Meatless Monday Winter collection of Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables for inspiration. You can easily add antioxidant rich foods into your weekly menu with this collection. The recipes that are featured include: Veggie Burgers Sweet Potato Masala Warm Paneer and Lentil Salad Brussels sprouts, leek and silverbeet pasta bake Gluten Free Curried Vege Pie […]

Coping with unscheduled changes that effect dinner time

Comments 0 May 20, 2015 Get Organized

When I announced I was doing a series on struggles with Meal Planning I was offered one more struggling point – “Coping with unscheduled changes that effect dinner time or preparation time.” If this sounds like you, don’t worry – you are not alone! Depending on your Meal Planning Personality® you need to tackle this slightly differently! […]

How to fit cooking into your working week

Comments 1 April 22, 2015 Get Organized

When it comes to meal planning, are you like most of my clients who find their struggles are: a. Finding time to plan b. Making a shopping list c. Fitting cooking into my working week If this sounds like you, don’t worry – you are not alone! Depending on your Meal Planning Personality® you need to tackle each […]

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