Pork Steak with Leeks

Butter and leeks greatly compliment each other. Real butter is a healthy fat so don't be afraid of using it. It's also a great source of that hard to get K2 vitamin. Pork steak is typically lean so adding the butter is very important to give a nice healthy fat content. The stock will ensure …

Brussels and Bacon

Its late November and Brussels sprouts are in season. They are an extremely nutritious low carb vegetable, read more about their benefits on Dr Mercolas blog. For people who find them too strong in taste, the key is to avoid overcooking them, about 10 minutes of steaming is more than enough. The other option is …

Asian Beef Salad

Both Cider Apple Vinegar and fermented foods are linked to reducing insulin resistance. Here is a tasty salad to perk up left over roast beef which has the added advantage of containing both. Ingredients: 100g of leftover cooked roast beef, thinly sliced 1 thumb size piece of fresh ginger, grated 1 tablespoon of tamari (wheat …

Healthy versus Unhealthy Fats

A low carb diet means that healthy fats need to be increased. However the type of fat matters greatly. Healthy natural fats include extra virgin olive oil, butter, ghee, coconut oil, and rendered animal fats. Seed and vegetable oils are heavily processed and often oxidised, causing excessive Omega 6 fats in the body resulting in …

Coffee and Crispy Walnuts

Coffee and Walnut cake used to be one of my favourite indulgences, but afterwards I usually would suffer all the side effects of eating sugar and wheat. I have recently discovered that toasted walnuts and a cup of good roasted coffee is just as nice. They have the added advantage of containing Omega 3 fatty …

Fermented Foods

These days fermented foods are getting quite a lot of attention in the world of health and nutrition. This is partly because they contain high levels of probiotics which promote good gut bacteria as well as other health benefits.  Fermented foods really compliment an LCHF lifestyle as they are typically very low in net carbohydrates. Kimchee …

Chicken and Vegetable Soup

When its blustery and cold, it's nice to have a heart warming soup. This recipe uses left over roasted chicken, so it can be made pretty quickly. It can just as easily be made with uncooked chicken but it will need a little longer to cook. Play around with low starchy veg according to your …

A Teaspoon of Sugar

A teaspoon of sugar makes the medicine go down! Sugar occurs in food in 3 ways Naturally occurring sugar Added sugar Digested into sugar Many people would be surprise by the amount of sugar teaspoon equivalents they eat at a meal. When I first saw this graphic I was really surprised by the brown bread …

School Lunchbox – Food for Thought

I am regularly asked what I give my kids for lunch going to school. The answer is real food without the grains when possible.

Cut the Sugar – including the artificial ones

I came across this interesting article on diet drinks. With the traditional model of weight control being calories in versus calories out, diet drinks are often thought of being a good substitute for sugary drinks. Sugar has widely been replaced  by HFCS and artificial sweeteners in manufactured foods and drinks. Dr. Jason Fung's book The …