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Product of the Day: Pure Harvest Organic Rice Malt Syrup

  Pure Harvest’s Organic Rice Malt Syrup is my favourite Sugar Free Substitution. Here’s why. It’s: Gluten free Refined sugar free Fructose free Organic Australian owned GMO free Now that’s my idea of perfect. What’s even better is that it’s not too sweet, so you’ll give your body a chance...

Kale Chips

Three ingredients, ten minutes – do I have your attention yet? This is without a doubt my easiest recipe yet. And who would of thought – green chips! For those of you that don’t know, kale is actually a variety of cabbage. It belongs to the cruciferous family, along with...

Sugar Free Substitutions

In recent years, sugar has finally been vindicated as the leading cause of inflammation, which can be directly linked to the longer term development of chronic disease, including diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer. In addition to chronic disease prevention, the shorter term benefits of a refined sugar free approach...

Low Carb Raspberry & Coconut Muffins

Raspberries are quickly becoming my new fruit. They are lower in fructose than even our traditional "low sugar" strawberries and are full of antioxidants, B vitamins and potassium, just to name a few. I love using them for my Raspberry & Coconut Quinoa Porridge, my SF Breakfast "Cereal" and now,...

Choc Coconut Protein Smoothie

Full of protein and good fats, this Choc Coconut Protein Smoothie is the perfect way to start your day! It also doubles as a fantastic afternoon or pre-training snack, as the addition of dates will curb your sweet tooth and fuel your workout. All natural, gluten free, refined sugar free,...

Extremism is extremely unnecessary

It's January. Everywhere you look there are detox diets, juice cleansers, slimming smoothies and that last ditch effort to drop the festive season kilos. Now, before I go on, let's just get one thing straight: DIETS DON'T WORK. I love a good smoothie, but drinking only liquids for a period...

Raw Almond & Coconut Goji Bites

These are fantastic little treats to curb your sugar craving, fuel your long ride or impress your dinner guests. Gluten free, sugar free, dairy free, delicious and only five ingredients - so easy! Ingredients 2 cups almond flour 1 cup shredded coconut ¼ cup goji berries ¼ cup cold-pressed extra...

Master the Art of Quinoa

Quinoa, pronounced keen-wa, is the seed of the Chenopodium or Goosefoot plant. It is gluten free, grain free, high protein and packed full of nutrients including calcium, iron, zinc and B vitamins. It truly is a superfood and one of the few "good carbs". Quinoa is delicious as a porridge or bircher muesli,...

Flourless Banana Muffins

Ok, so by flourless, I mean wheat flour-less. If you haven't already noticed, almond flour and coconut flour are two of my favourite gluten free substitutions. After all, we all (hopefully) know how bad gluten is. If not, I highly recommend you watch this clip: "Gluten and Autoimmunity Explained in...