Avoid the Easter Binge Easter is going to turn up, whether you like it or not. Chocolate and hot cross buns are all around; in every shop and TV commercial. It’s enough to melt away your good intentions and, with this much pressure, binging feels almost inevitable. Of course, chocolate is available all year …
How to switch off the ‘Hunger Hormone’ ‘Hormones’. Oestrogen and testosterone are the two that most likely spring to mind, and their role in puberty, libido, the reproductive system. In fact, our bodies produce a whole host of other hormones which play a role in our health and how we function day in day out. …
Ever wondered how your relationship with food developed? (And how to fix what you don’t like) Food is for nourishment. If you use it for any other purpose, you the one you have with food developed over time and many things will impact it. When you want to make practical changes, it can be useful …
Servings: 6-8 bars Ingredients 2 cups raw nuts (such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios, pecans, and/or blanched hazelnuts) ½ cup raw pumpkin seeds 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for pan 2 cups old-fashioned oats, divided 1¼ cups dried fruit (such as tart cherries, raisins, currants, dates, apricots, and/or blueberries) ¾ cup natural peanut butter …
Serves 6 large muffins Ingredients 40g ground almonds 60g ground flax seeds 2 tsp gluten free baking powder 45g xylitol 3 eggs 30g coconut oil, melted 60ml water 30g sesame seeds 40g sunflower seeds 90g dried cherries, chopped into small pieces Instructions Preheat the oven to 180C In a food mixer blend the xylitol, eggs, …
Serves 8 Ingredients 220g coconut oil 100g dark chocolates (at least 70% cocoa solids) 100g organic cocoa powder 4 large eggs, beaten and at room temperature 340g xylitol 2 tsp gluten free baking powder 100g nuts, chopped Instructions Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC and grease and line a 7 x 11 inch baking in with …