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Tag Archives: LCHF – what to eat
Sweet Potato Waffle/Pancake with Berries & Cream
2-08pm Those of you following my life and not my recipes get the day off from reading today’s post! The other day Caroline Leaf posted a Facebook status that her daughter Dominique had made a sweet potato waffle. It looks … Continue reading
101 Things About Banting/LCHF
1-56pm On this rainy Cape Town winter’s day, I got stuck in and found 101 things about Banting/LCHF. 1. This is not a “diet” on which you go on and come off after weightloss. It’s not a quick fix diet. … Continue reading
The Green List
2-23pm As I read through the many articles online and through the Banting Facebook pages, I keep seeing people saying to follow a Banting diet you have to eat stuff off The Green List. As I don’t have the book, … Continue reading
Carb Content of Various Foods…
11-33am Knowledge is everything when it comes to what you eat. The more you know about the food, the better idea you will get of what you should and shouldn’t be eating. Someone asked me about chickpeas the other day. … Continue reading
Something Fishy…
12-41pm It’s my plan to be a bit more intentional with my cooking! Instead of poor Mike coming home to an ‘assembled’ meal made up of ready cooked (pretty dry and tasteless) chicken and salad, I’m actually getting a little … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Fish recipe, God never changes, LCHF - what to eat, Low carb crumbed fish
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Well Done Tim Noakes!
1-25pm The other day I was in the supermarket and I couldn’t help but buy Pick n Pay’s latest May edition of Fresh Living… I paged through it as I walked out the shop, reading this paragraph as I went…. … Continue reading
Avocado Bread!
2-04pm Today I was back behind the mic which was great and we had Prof Tim Noakes in between 7 & 8am. We peppered him with the usual questions regarding diet and health and had several callers who were also … Continue reading
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Tagged Avocado Bread, LCHF - what to eat, Prof Tim Noakes, Tim Noakes
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My Top Ten Low Carb Staple Foods
2-46pm I raided my fridge and food cupboard today, pulled out and photographed my top ten low carb staple foods. I am sure that all Low Carb fundies will have their own list, which will most likely contain a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Eating LCHF, LCHF - what to eat, Low carbohydrate diet, Top Ten Low Carb Foods
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Tim Noakes Tuesday 1st April
5-49am Today we have Professor Tim Noakes in the Rise and Shine studio from 7-8am. It’s always a thought provoking, educational hour. If you have arrived at this blog because you have tuned in and heard about it, there are … Continue reading
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Tagged LCHF - what to eat, Professor Tim Noakes, Tim Noakes Diet, Tim Noakes on CCFm
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All You Can Eat Ribs…
12-01pm Ribs! A great LCHF meal, so long as you ditch the chips that usually accompany them. On Saturday evening, Mike & I headed for Seaforth for their Saturday special… Seaforth is in Simonstown, just past the main town square. … Continue reading
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Tagged Eating LCHF, Heat sensitive mug, LCHF - what to eat, Seaforth Restaurant, Simonstown
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Getting Rid Of The ‘Final 5’
1-56pm This year, I’m trying to throw everything at losing weight and getting rid of the ‘final five’! I’ve hung onto these 5kg long enough. It’s time for them to go. So I’m eating low carb, upping my exercise to … Continue reading
Why Eating Too Many Carbs Is Bad for You
12-05pm Today we had Professor Tim Noakes and Dr Neville Wellington in the studio for an our of discussion about the importance of eating a diet low in carbohydrates and how it relates to diabetes. What came out very clearly … Continue reading
Bag of High Carb, High Sugar, High Fat
12-57 Yes! That’s what I bought today. A bagful of high carb, high sugar, high fat…take a look… That round thing looks like boerewors but actually is a cinnamon bun. Last night I was suddenly struck that there was … Continue reading
LCHF Crustless Quiche…
1-51pm Aaah, another day off. We lazed about for a while, then I got up, had breakfast and headed for the Mall to fight a few crowds and get some shopping. I came home and set about making a light … Continue reading
LCHF – Day 27 – Helga’s Guidelines for LCHF Eating…
10-51am Today is my last planned day of LCHF. After having a fabulous hour on Rise and Shine this morning with Prof Tim Noakes answering your questions (and mine), I am going to be tweaking my diet. Prof Tim suggests … Continue reading
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Tagged LCHF, LCHF - what to eat, Low carbohydrate diet, Prof Tim Noakes
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