<![CDATA[GF and Healthy - Blog]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2020 01:55:24 +1000Weebly<![CDATA[Hey, Pesto!]]>Sat, 16 Nov 2019 02:34:42 GMThttps://www.gfandhealthy.com.au/blog/hey-pestoMy basil pesto is quick and easy to make and has a host of great health benefits. Basil has natural anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. Basil, parsley and baby spinach leaves also provide wonderful folate (aka foliage!), magnesium, vitamin K and other super nutrients for cardiovascular health. Garlic is a superfood for cardiovascular, respiratory and immune health. Australian macadamia nuts provide heart healthy anti-inflammatory fats, as does the extra virgin olive oil. The pecorino cheese is a good source of vitamin K for cardiovascular health. This is definitely a medicine that should be on prescription for everyone!
]]><![CDATA[WHy make your own gluten free bread?]]>Sat, 26 Oct 2019 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.gfandhealthy.com.au/blog/whyLucy's Loaf
Well, apart from the tantalising aromas wafting through your kitchen and the domestic satisfaction of baking your own gluten free bread, homemade bread will be far better for your health too. 

You can choose to use the most wholesome organic ingredients and superfoods  to support your health when you make your own bread. The end result is a nourishing and delicious loaf. 

Shop bought gluten free bread is often bland in taste and texture, with a very high carb, high GI content which can make your blood sugar soar.  Refined genetically modified flour (corn/ soy/ rice/maize), preservatives, vegetable oil, colon clogging vegetable gums and other dodgy ingredients like "cellulose" (aka wood pulp) are not your tummy's friends. 
PictureMass produced gluten free bread may have no gluten, but it is packed with a whole load of chemical nasties!
​As you can see from this delightful specimen, commercial gluten free bread often leaves much to be desired. This one appears to be a fluffy white chemical concoction with the main ingredient being genetically modified tapioca (GMO) - it is never a good sign when the key ingredient is represented by an E number!  

It is far better to invest a little time and learn how to make your own gluten free bread. It is a valuable life skill that will give you years of joy and good health. 

Click here to view my easy to make gluten free bread, aka "Lucy's Loaf"
]]><![CDATA[Welcome to GF and Healthy]]>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.gfandhealthy.com.au/blog/gluten-free-breadI’m delighted to launch my new YouTube channel "GF and Healthy" featuring my favourite gluten free recipes, which I have designed to taste good and do you good! 

As someone who has lived with a chronic health challenge I have come to realise that great health starts in the kitchen. Hippocrates knew this too three millennia ago when he said “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." 

By popular demand I have started off the series with my favourite gf bread and "signature dish" - Lucy’s loaf. Everyone who tastes my gluten free bread loves it and asks me for the recipe so I have decided to share it with you. After all the Dalai Lama advises "share your knowledge". 

Please click the red subscribe button below and leave a comment on my YouTube channel.
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