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Cashew Strawberry Pudding
Strawberry Pudding Serves 4 Serve topped with extra berries, or instead of cream with fruit salad. It would also make a nutritious energy boost added to smoothies. Feel free to vary which fruit you use, removing any large pips before blending. Fresh fruit gives a whipped pudding consistency, frozen is more like ice cream. […]
Continue readingGuilt Free Protein Pow Orange Coconut Cake
I prefer to make my own birthday cake every year, as it gives me a chance to experiment with healthy baking options. I’m a December baby, and this was this years tasty result! ORANGE & COCONUT CAKE Many of the ingredients can be found on buywholefoodsonline here, use code POLLY-IMZB to get 5% off […]
Continue readingCHRISTMAS PUDDING WITH BRANDY ‘CREAM’
This tastes best if it is made a few days in advance and allowed to mellow, well wrapped and refrigerated. It can also be frozen. Thaw first and reheat in the microwave. Serves 16. INGREDIENTS Many of the ingredients can be found on buywholefoodsonline here, use code POLLY-IMZB to get 5% off all […]
Continue readingMINCE PIES
We reckon it’s only humbugs who deprive themselves of seasonal treats like mince pies for the sake of their waistline; there have to be some pleasures in life! Here’s a low starch, low sugar version that is compatible with a fat-loss lifestyle, but will be popular with everyone. Makes 20. I have a free […]
Continue readingWhat Is a Carb?
What are carbohydrates? What are starches? What are sugars? And what is the difference? Wisdom (or rather current Government nutritional guidelines) would have you believe that the ‘carbohydrate’ food group consists of starchy foods such as bread, rice, pasta, potatoes and the like. And they’d be right. However carbohydrates, like proteins, fats, vitamins and […]
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