Healthier Desserts: A Short History, plus Chargrilled Fruit Kebabs with Spiced Yoghurt
A short history of dessert The first desserts were sweets made from fruit or nuts rolled in honey. Sugar only became more widely available in Europe from the Middle Ages, and even then it was so expensive that it was reserved for the wealthy on special occasions. In Western societies, dessert is the course that […]
Healthy Lunch Ideas: 5 Tips for a Nutritious Midday Meal
For many people, lunch works best as the second-largest meal of the day. A moderate lunch followed by a healthy afternoon snack keeps your energy steady and stops you arriving at dinner ravenous, far better than one huge meal that leaves you sluggish. When we’re not organised in the morning, we end up buying lunch […]
Healthy Breakfast Ideas, plus a Classic Bircher Muesli Recipe
The word says it all: breakfast is the meal that breaks the overnight fast between dinner and the start of your day. A good breakfast refuels you after the night, and for many people it makes it easier to manage hunger and make better food choices for the rest of the day. What makes a […]
Olive Oil: Health Benefits, Beauty Uses and How to Cook With It
Olive oil is the heart of the Mediterranean diet, one of the most studied and healthiest ways of eating in the world. Australia now produces some excellent extra virgin olive oils too. For health Heart health. People who follow a traditional Mediterranean diet have some of the lowest rates of heart disease in the world, […]
