Alkaline, Acid & your Body
Alkaline, Acid – The concept of alkalanising your body is a fad. The danger here too is that the body is flooded with “alkalanising” mediums like these salts one ‘needs’ to buy leaving one to stand the risk of alkalosis. The body is SUPPOSED to be acidic. Our stomachs contain acid which is so acidic, […]
Top 10 nutritional Superfoods
We’ve narrowed down a selection of The Real Superfoods, foods that are nutritious, delicious and won’t break the bank. Think you know what a superfood is and isn’t? Think again. While foods like Goji berries and kale, which are traditionally punted as superfoods do have some nutritional value, they also have their cons. Goji […]
Ketosis – What is that all about?
What’s it all about? Is it good for you? Is it bad for you? What’s it like? How do I ‘do’ ketosis? How do I know I’m in ketosis? The questions everyone who’s Banting wants the answers to. Ketosis, in chef speak, is quite simply a state your body enters once it has been deprived […]
Why some people don’t lose weight when Banting
Why Don’t Some People Lose Weight When Banting? There’s no doubt about it—Banters tend to lose weight more successfully and sustainably than anyone on any other diet. But hey, we’re not going to pretend everyone has the same experience. Some people do struggle to see the scale budge, and there are a few reasons why […]
Big Breakfast or Big Dinner
Cooking breakfast is a mission – but then so is cooking dinner. What’s the deal? Big Breakfast or Big Dinner? To start the day and give you the energy to function properly, you need around 20g of good quality protein – something 2-3 eggs will provide. A small breakfast simply won’t cut it here – […]
The Banting Cheat Day
Can a cheat day help me lose weight? I heard that if I plateau I can cheat on good carbs and it might put me back in the game? What should I eat when I cheat? How often should I cheat? Don’t ever ‘plan’ to cheat, you’re only cheating on yourself and sabotaging your health […]
The 3 worst and 3 best foods for you
The below lists the three worst, and three best, foods that you can put into your mouth (excluding alcohol). This is in no particular order. The three worst foods These foods should be avoided, whether you’re Banting or not. While they are in no particular order, Sugar does top the list as the […]
Chef fail forces cook book to give away free recipe
Free Recipe – The first print run of Real Meal Revolution is missing one or two valuable bits of information. There are a few typos and one or two recipes that seem to have worked in studio but not in anyone’s home. Then there is the case of those tortillas lurking on the back cover […]
Where can I count my carbs?
We have had a huge volume of readers ask where they can count carbs. Below are some of the sites we used while writing the book. LillyDiabetes.com First up is the tool on LillyDiabetes.com. This is really easy to use but I wouldn’t bother using the search function. We searched for carrots and the beverage […]