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“The best diet is the one you can sustain over time.”
 — Dr. Walter Willett   Introduction: A Question We’ve All Asked Ourselves I’m sure you’ve been there.You’ve made a large pot of homemade vegetable soup, cooked a family-sized stew or bought some fresh fish while it was on offer, and decided to freeze it. But […]

“Cooking is the art of transforming food to make it more nutritious, safer and more enjoyable.”— Michael Pollan   Introduction: an idea I struggled to accept If someone had told me when I was little that some animal products could be eaten raw and be part of a healthy diet, I would probably have thought

“There are no good or bad foods, only complete or incomplete diets.”
 — Adapt. Marion Nestle Introduction For a long time, I thought of spices simply as a way to add more flavour to meals. A sprinkle of cinnamon on yoghurt, oregano on homemade pizza, or freshly ground black pepper over a warming bowl of

“Good bread and good grain take time in the kitchen, because what is quickly cooked is heavily digested” — Popular proverb   For years, I heard the same advice over and over again: “Always choose whole grains because they’re healthier.”  And whilst there is certainly some truth in that recommendation, over time I discovered that

“Good digestion is not about eating less of what you love, but about eating with more calm and consistency.”
 — Adapted from the principles of mindful eating pioneered by Dr Susan Albers   Introduction If you are reading this, you are probably tired of hearing the dreaded phrase “my tummy hurts” after meals, dealing with

“Traditional food often contains a wisdom that science takes decades to fully understand.” — Adapted from observations by Michael Pollan Introduction There are certain foods that used to be completely normal in family cooking and slowly disappeared from everyday meals. Bone marrow is one of them. Perhaps because we now tend to choose lean, tidy

“Minerals are the sparks that ignite the fire of life”. — Dr. Linus Pauling The Secret Engine of Child Health We likely worry about our children getting enough protein, carbohydrates for energy, and those famous vitamins.  But what about minerals?  They often take a back seat, yet they are the very foundations upon which a

“Traditional cultures with the best health consistently included animal foods in their diets.”— Inspired by Weston A. Price Introduction In our home, we’ve always eaten quite a lot of meat. It’s not something I decided recently or a trend I followed.
 It’s simply how things have always been. And what I found interesting is what

“It’s not just about calories, but the quality of the nutrients food provides.”
 — Marion Nestle Introduction You may have felt this at some point: you’re filling your children’s plates (and your own), but something still feels off. They’re eating, yes.
But are they truly being nourished? This is where an often overlooked concept comes in:

“We are what we repeatedly do.”— Aristotle Introduction For a long time, I used to say:“It’s just one day, it won’t matter.”And in a way, that’s true.A birthday, a celebration, a special occasion… on its own, it’s not going to make a difference. The problem is that “just one day” happens more often than we