Shrove Tuesday: Vanilla Pancakes (v)
Celebrate Pancake Day with a stack of these thick American style pancakes. Vanilla Pancakes (v) Prep time 5 minutes Cook time 10 minutes Serves 1 Ingredients 2 Eggs 60g Greek Yoghurt 30g Coconut ...
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How to ditch yo-yo dieting and lose weight for good
Have you ever achieved a weight loss goal only to regain the weight not long after? Weight cycling or ‘yo-yo dieting’ is a term that describes repeatedly losing and regaining the same amount of ...
How to stop the midnight munchies
Post dinner and evening snacking is a common habit for many people. After a long day it can be easy to sit down in front of the tv, relax and reach for some high carb sugary snacks. But, snacking ...
Most common questions on getting started on a low carb lifestyle
Getting started on the low carb lifestyle can sometimes seem daunting, so we have put together some of the most common questions that we are asked about getting started and the worries people ...
Hidden sugars: the truth about starch
When we think of sugar, table sugar is what usually comes to mind. We might have added it to tea and coffee or used it to sweeten desserts and baked treats. While it’s true that avoiding added ...
Low fat vs full fat foods
Low fat products have long been promoted as weight loss miracles. Full fat products, on the other hand, have been demonised by popular media over the years as being ‘unhealthy’, ‘too high in ...
“I had stage 3 kidney disease, but now they’re holding their own”
72-year-old Chrissy Stevens was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2004. She had initially tried to control her blood sugar levels through diet but was eventually put on medication. Chrissy found ...
5 ways to use up leftover vegetables
Whether they’re cooked or uncooked, you needn’t let leftover vegetables go to waste, we’ve put together some suggestions for how you can use leftover vegetables to make delicious meals this week. ...
Strawberry, Chocolate Chip & Mascarpone Mug Cake
Cake has always been a favourite sweet treat of mine – so I was happy to hear that going low carb didn’t mean I had to miss out. Try out this indulgent Strawberry, Chocolate Chip & ...
The Low Carb Program helped Gillian put her retinopathy into remission
62-year old Gillian Crowe struggled with background retinopathy as a complication of her type 2 diabetes. Her vision had become so blurry that she was forced to give up work as she couldn’t ...