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Why do lactose-free products contain lactase? We are seeing an increasing amount of dairy products these days labelled lactose-free or lactose-reduced. Nutritionally, these types of foods are similar to that of regular milk and dairy products. Lactase is an important enzyme that breaks down lactose, hence, it is used by manufacturers to rid of or reduce the […]
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Welcome to part 4 of my series of what actually constitutes a serve of specific fruits and vegetables. We know what they are, we are consuming them, but are we consuming enough…? See back to my previous serving example post here, here and here. This picture shows 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of veg. This constitutes […]
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Sugar is addictive. It makes us feel good. It satisfies us, giving us a sharp release of energy. When this happens we produce more serotonin; we feel happier, more energetic, more motivated….until….we crash. No longer do we feel energetic, no longer do we feel motivated, we become irritable and in need of another ‘pick me […]
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Welcome to part 3 of my series of what actually constitutes a serve of specific fruits and vegetables. We know what they are, we are consuming them, but are we consuming enough…? See back to my previous serving example post here and here. This picture shows a generous portion of 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves […]
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There is so much hype around bread, pasta and rice, well ‘carbs’ for that matter. I am campaigning to stop the hate. Many popular diets have demonised carbohydrates and popularised carbohydrate counting and this is definitely not the way to go! Carbs or carbohydrates, for a little bit of formality, are so incredibly important to […]
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Welcome to part 2 of my series of what actually constitutes a serve of specific fruits and vegetables. We know what they are, we are consuming them, but are we consuming enough…? See back to my previous serving example post here. This picture shows 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of veg. This constitutes […]
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We know what they are, we know what they look like…but do we actually know whether or not we are meeting our recommended intake of fruit and vegetables? I’m often asked what a ‘serving’ is so here is part 1 of a little guide that I will be doing to outline what constitutes a serve […]