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What type of bread is the healthiest to eat?

Bread, beautiful bread. Fluffy, satisfying, fulfilling. Need I say more? It has been around for centuries, dating back to biblical times. … More

bread, carbohydrates, dietetian, health, nutrition

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Is cheese bad for you? 🧀 A big question, but here’s the short of it: • Unless you have a cow’s milk protein or dairy allergy (or have ethical views against eating dairy), eating cheese can be consumed as part of a healthy diet. Just don’t overdo it. A good rule of thumb is to stick to 1 matchbox size of cheese each day. • Cheese is high in protein, calcium and can be a great way to improve your vitamin B12 intake (especially if you are vegetarian). • Processed cheese is not cheese. This includes “kraft singles”, “bega-stringers” etc. High quality, organic cheese is going to give you the biggest amount of nutrients for your $. • If you are concerned about calories, soft cheeses (Ricotta, feta, mozzarella) tend to have less calories than hard cheeses (Parmesan, swiss, cheddar). • I love Parmesan cheese and the fact that it has the highest calcium content of all cheeses makes me like it even more! ❤️

“Alkaline water” or “pH water” has no added health benefits to regular water. Regular water has a pH of 7 which is considered neutral (not alkaline and not acidic). 💧 No high-quality evidence exists that supports claims these waters: cleanse your colon, improve your skin or help you loose weight. Claims that these waters "neutralise acid" in the blood stream are simply not true. This is because water mixes in with your stomach acid once you drink it (raising the pH level) - then it gets digested into your blood stream. So just stick to plain tap water (or filtered tap water if you prefer). You’ll save your money AND help reduce the 107047799 kgs of plastic water bottles Australians purchase each year ♻️

Homemade pasta with pipis, parsley, tomatoes, garlic, chilli and olive oil 🍝🙃 light and nourishing. Thanks Dom!

Pip’s little caravan kitchen 🍎🏠

Cosy together in one bowl 🍲 roast pumpkin, black rice, salmon, beetroot sauerkraut, avocado, macadamia pesto, cucumber, yellow tomatoes and kale sautéed in sesame oil & sesame seeds 🖤

There are some diet philosophies going around at the moment that try to demonise fruit. They preach that a banana has just as much sugar as a lemonade or a Mars bar (so you might as well go for the latter). There is a HUGE problem with this outlook. There is a clear difference between eating a piece of fruit and drinking a soft drink or eating a chocolate bar. The difference is that the fructose in fruit is bound up in a “food matrix”, a complex mixture of fibre and other compounds like “polyphenols” which are chemicals that contribute many benefits to the human body. This "food matrix" changes the way the fructose (sugar) is metabolised and doesn’t raise your blood sugar levels in the same way that processed fructose does. Always choose the fresh food option when you can - your body and mind will thank you for it later 💛 picture via @apatchofskye

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