Coconut oil cheat sheet

Coconut oil cheat sheet

Coconut….I think of tropics, sun and deliciousness.  Do you?   I made a coconut cake recently that used coconut flour and coconut fat (read the recipe here).   It was mouthwatering.   So what about coconut fat – is it good for us?  Here’s...
Sugar free lifestyle

Sugar free lifestyle

When I first started my nutrition practice in 2007 a journalist asked me what type of ‘diet’ I followed.   I replied. The right diet for me and that’s a no added sugar diet.   For me.  Sugar is a roller coaster – it sends me up and...
How to deal with peckish

How to deal with peckish

Are you feeling peckish right now?  🙂   Do you know that if you google peckish definition it comes up with HUNGRY as the answer!!!   Well – this leaves me speechless……Here’s two reasons why: 1) Peckish a feeling you get in your mouth...
The missing weight loss link

The missing weight loss link

A few years ago my business coach got me doing some market research in my local area.   I was SO nervous standing around approaching people asking them what they thought about their weight.   But I got some fantastic gold nuggets from them.   Most...
Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

I love the UK Christmas day roast tradition, but there is a tendency for this meal to get a bit too fat rich.   High fat meals take a while for your digestion to process and can leave you low and sluggish which won’t make you happy.   I know you may...
Christmas day food trick!

Christmas day food trick!

How many times have you heard someone say this to you on Christmas day?   “don’t eat breakfast or you’ll ruin your appetite”!   Well….it’s a myth because I did it once and vowed to never do it again, I didn’t eat...
Be the food master this Christmas

Be the food master this Christmas

I want to share this picture with you.  It’s my special Christmas book (1822 – The Night Before Christmas) I’ve had pretty much my whole life!   There was so much excitement generated from reading this and the joy this family experienced with...
Coconut flour cake recipe

Coconut flour cake recipe

I loved coconut ever since I can remember. I love the smell of it. Do you? 🙂   Sukrin, a UK company based in Hove, kindly gave me some coconut flour to cook with.   This flour smells AMAZING and I had a lot of fun trailing a coconut flour vanilla cake...
Get organised this festive season

Get organised this festive season

She smiled at me and said “it’s all about the list” and she’s quite right!    We were talking about being organised – you know that skill that so many of us struggle with?    Organisation is order in your mind!    You see we think in...
The magic elixir of olive oil

The magic elixir of olive oil

Whenever I think of olive oil. I think of Jeanne Louise Calment.   She was a French woman who lived from 1875 – 1997.  Her lifespan was 122 years and 164 days.     She is the longest living ever (confirmed) human 🙂   I love stories like this...