The best breakfast cereal in the world?

As an avid breakfast cereal eater I’ve set my mind to listing the best in the market. There are many moods of breakfast. Sometimes I crave all natural cereals, sometimes sugary cereals, sometimes high fibre ones and sometimes just plain old wheat-bix. (There’s never a time that I don’t eat breakfast. Not from a virtuous ‘the most important meal of the day’ mind, more that, like I said, I love breakfast cereals). So, I’ve listed the best breakfast cereals by category. Best for kids: Weetbix or any whole gain wheat biscuit type cereal. Kids can burn the carbs... [Read more...]

“No sugar, thanks honey”

If there’s one thing in our Western diet we’ve got to change is the sheer amount of sugar we consume. There’s other things as well but sugar is a major factor in so many negative health issues, especially weight gain and obesity. Sugar is so pervasive in our diet we hardly notice it any more. When’s a diet food not a diet food? When it’s full of sugar. So many so-called ‘diet’ foods are laden with sugar. That’s how they make it palatable. It’s certainly not how they make it a healthy food. When you’re next scouring the supermarket aisle... [Read more...]

Been bad? A Healthy Breakfast Is Good.

* It’s so easy being bad. It’s just so much fun. By ‘bad’ I mean eating junk, partying hard, drinking too much, not exercising, scoffing sugary foods. The list goes on. And on. We all go through phases in our life where we fall out of good habits like eating healthy foods, exercising regularly and not snacking. Then there’s the bad times. We just can’t get up the motivation to do all, or even some, of the things we know are good for us. The best way to start making yourself feel a little better about being a little bad is to start. Start somewhere. Start with... [Read more...]

Healthy Meals With Less Carbs

The single biggest truth of successful dieting is your total caloric intake vs your caloric expenditure over time. There’s just no escaping it. So how do we prepare healthy meals that can also help manage our intake of calories? All healthy meals, in fact all healthy foods regardless of their health-value, are a mix of fat/protein/carbs. In this article we’ll look specifically at the role carbs play in a healthy, weight loss diet. When it comes to carbohydrate consumption it’s important as it affects your body’s blood sugar and hormones plus it stimulates cravings. You could... [Read more...]

Healthy Meals, Part 1: Breakfast

Ahhh, breakfast…breaking the fast…’the most important meal of the day’. If it’s so great why is it so hard to have a healthy meal at breakfast? Many of us think eating cereal with a few slices of toast is a healthy start to the day. Many of us would be wrong! You are what you don’t eat Just take a look at the nutritional panel of the cereal you’re eating. Yes, even the so-called healthy muesli. While you’re at it also peek at the bread and the spread you’re using. Chances are you’re eating a great big bowl of sugar. Are you eating sugar... [Read more...]

“A healthy breakfast cereal for kids? No such thing!”

You must be loopy to serve this for breakfast I’ll start this article with a lament. How can we have our kids eating good, healthly meals when there’s so much temptation (and advertising) for the fatty, sugary and, admittedly, delicious alternatives? Well, there are healthy breakfast cereals in a box and some you can create. It’ll take time to break the breakfast sugar fix. The rewards will be leaner, healthier, energetic. focused and less sick kids. Pester power If we parents haven’t heard of this saying, we’ve certainly experienced and relented to it. It’s... [Read more...]

Healthy Meals From Bondi

Here’s some ideas and recipes for healthy meals inspired by beautiful Bondi Beach. My local beach for 40+ years. This article mainly concentrates on a healthy breakfast. Bondi is an active, energetic, vibrant place, especially in the morning. I work-out there 3-4 times a week from 6-7am with a friend. (Thought some days. like today, we decide just to wander about and grab a coffee. Bondi has great coffee). Bondi is just 7 kilometres from the CBD of Sydney. So many people work-out each morning before going into work. There’s not many better ways to start the day than with a surf. Bondi... [Read more...]

Why a Low GI Diet is the right diet

Whether you’re looking to lose weight, control your weight or just be more healthy, a Low GI Diet is well worth considering. Unlike other diet strategies which end-up being fads, Glycemic Index diets and foods are part of the mainstream nutritional advice for weightloss. Importantly, Low GI is just one of a few ideas to keep in mind when looking to manage weight or be healthy. The other ideas include ensuring you eat more and more fresh, natural, unprocessed foods and simply move more – get out and about and move your body. What’s a Low GI Diet? The glycemic index, or GI, is simply... [Read more...]

A LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX DIET OR A HIGH SUGAR DIET?

Eating foods low on the glycemic index are great way to live a healthier lifestyle. The opposite is true of eating foods high in sugar. Fortunately, low GI diets and foods are becoming more and more popular. People realise just how easy a low GI diet is to follow everyday and every meal. More importantly, they feel the benefits of sustained energy levels and feeling fuller for longer. On the other hand, excess sugar continues to dog our diet. It’s amazing just how many products we eat have high levels of sugar. No surprise about soft drinks but even those functional waters have loads of sugar... [Read more...]

Say yes to a no-added sugar breakfast cereal.

There is no better way to start your day than with breakfast. Your body needs to ‘break the fast’ it’s been on for the last 8-10 hours since it’s last meal. We often place breakfast cereal in the ‘healthy’, ‘good for me’ category. It must be to do with the ingredients – grains, dried fruit and the milk we add. I wish it was so simple. Are you eating a healthy breakfast cereal or a bowl of sugar? More and more we’re becoming aware of just how much sugar many cereals contain. The sugar is either naturally occurring in the ingredients or... [Read more...]

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