Flour Swap

Flour Swap

by | Mar 14, 2025 | Articles, Ingredients

The easiest way to add healthier flours to your diet is by swapping out a part of the flours you already use. In this post, I share the ratios I love when I mix different flours together. I only use type 1050 or wholegrain flours for wheat, spelt, barley or rye...
Healthy Fats

Healthy Fats

by | Dec 6, 2024 | Articles, Ingredients, Metabolisms, Science

Fats are just as essential for our bodies as carbohydrates and proteins. They play an important role in chemical processes, become a part of complex molecules and are an alternative source of energy. The term “fat” means a lot of different things, though....
Healthy Flour

Healthy Flour

by | Nov 8, 2024 | Articles, Ingredients, Science

After two years on a low-carb diet, I often craved a lot of fruit. Yet, sometimes I would still feel tired. So I looked into sources of healthy carbs. When even that was not enough for my body, I learned about flour. It is a type of processed food and therefore not...
How to Cook Beans

How to Cook Beans

by | Jun 14, 2024 | Articles, Ingredients

Beans are incredibly healthy, combining fibre, iron, minerals, and complex carbs. They are prebiotics, meaning they feed the good kind of bacteria in our gut. For vegetarians and vegans beans are also an excellent source of protein. And they are delicious and...
Healthy Carbs

Healthy Carbs

by | May 31, 2024 | Articles, Ingredients, Science

Yes, there are healthy carbs. Carbohydrates can be healthy or unhealthy, depending on how they are processed. One type delivers easy energy while the other drains you and over time even makes you sick. Good vs bad carbs When we eat carbohydrates, our body takes them...
Fibre

Fibre

by | May 3, 2024 | Articles, Ingredients, Science

Fibre is healthy for our bodies. It feeds the kinds of bacteria we want in our gut and slows down the glucose intake which protects the liver. In unprocessed foods fibre comes in two types because they work perfectly together. Water soluble and water insoluble fibre ...