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Last post for 2023

Hello and welcome to the last post for the year 2023.

Gosh this year has gone by so fast and we are heading full speed into the next one.

I am sure we all find ourselves in the same situation heading into a new year. Contemplating our achievements, wins and losses of the past year and considering goals for the next.

Highlights

For us, Scott completed his Bachelor’s degree in Naturopathy and Health Science. We have registered as a business – Live Clean n Prosper Health Services and Scott has started to see clients.

We have all learned a bit more about health conditions like – hangovers, muscle soreness, stomach acid, arthritis and the vagus nerve.

I have shared recipes for Lemon coconut cheesecake balls, Osso buco and Vegetarian Lasagne, which I hope you have tried to make at least 1 of.

To do …

Unfortunately, we haven’t yet updated this blog to a fully integrated business website. That hopefully will be achieved in 2024.

Scott is returning to study, this time to complete a Nutrition degree, so that will be a challenge, but will mean he can help more people.

 

We hope you have all had a Merry Christmas and we wish you all the best for the coming year. We hope to continue sharing knowledge and recipes, as well as help people with their health concerns.

Till the next post (next year),

Live Clean n Prosper

Last post for 2021

Today’s post will be the last for 2021.

Thank you for your continued support and reading our blog.

This past year has been another challenging one for most. COVID has made a big impact on this country and the world. Nothing will be the same as it was.

Hopefully we will continue to learn from this situation and develop better strategies for dealing with these types of events.

Through research for posts during this past year, we have learned more information about Mood Disorders and the Gut, Blood pressure, Body odour and the Gall bladder.

I have shared some delicious recipes that we hope you have also enjoyed making and eating. Recipes like the Slow Cooked Beef Rendang Curry, the decadent Coconut Chocolate Bars and the yummy Sesame Cookies.

With more people staying home and cooking more, I will continue to seek out and share yummy, healthy recipes.

At this time of year we hope you are able to enjoy some time with those people you care about. Find some time to enjoy the little moments, because as time goes by, you realise they were the big moments worth remembering.

Merry Christmas

Till 2022,

Live clean n Prosper.

Those ‘Healthy’ recipes and Sugars

Today I am talking about the ‘healthier’ recipes and sugars.

There are many magazines and books available that contain healthy recipes lately. It can be quite a task choosing one that suits your needs. Manufacturers, authors, cafes and restaurants use the term ‘healthy’ very loosely in recent times, as most of us are aware.

Healthy is a buzzword that has been used to describe all sorts of foods.

Focus on Sugar

You may be trying to limit your intake of sugars as part of a healthier diet.  Most people would like to think that recipes for ‘health’ foods and snacks would have less sugars and processed ingredients.

The use of dates or other dried fruits has become popular as a way to sweeten cakes, bliss balls and other desserts.

Fresh fruit contains lots of fluid, which fills us up. Dried fruit is stripped of its water content, which then concentrates the sugar. To put this in perspective:

– Half a cup of fresh cranberries contains 2g of sugar. One cup of dried cranberries contains a whopping 37g, or 9 teaspoons.

– One date is over 60 per cent sugar and 30 per cent of this is fructose.

In my experience, including these ingredients in the recipe is instead of adding processed sugars, as they are sweet enough.

Recently I was looking through a free recipe magazine. Of particular interest were some ‘Bliss Ball’ recipes, as it’s always good to get some new ideas. I was always of the belief that these great little snack balls were developed to help people to make better snack choices.

Consequently it is very disappointing to see that these recipes also included brown sugar in the ingredient list.

Less is Best

People are becoming used to cakes and slices being very sweet. It appears that the authors feel that the addition of extra sweeteners is necessary.

It is a scientific fact that sugar is addictive. Therefore the more sugar we eat, the sweeter we want our food to be. It is a vicious circle that leads to certain decline in our health.

That many people are still having issues with weight gain, is not surprising, with these types of recipes being published as a healthier option.

At the end of the day, everyone is looking for his or her own version of a healthy diet. Each of us has different needs and goals.

Our preference is to reduce our sugar intake. Over the past couple of years we have managed to remove added sugars from most of our diet. We have found that over time, the less sugar we consume, the less we crave or can eat.

Till the next post,

 

Live clean n Prosper