The Candida Diet Program – A Review

Posted on Dec 5, 2013 in Recommended - Books I love, Recommended - Websites I Read, Weight Loss

Some time ago I received an email from Anna from the Candida Diet asking me if I would be interested in receiving a copy of their program, written by Candida expert Lisa Richards*.

Zucchini Pasta

Posted on Oct 15, 2013 in Convert & Substitute Recipes, Grain Free Information, Recipes, Savoury Snacks & Meals

Making a “pasta” out of a vegetable spiralizer is a great way to add interest to a meal, especially if like me you really really miss the whole “Spaghetti Bolognaise” experience.

The discovery of this awesome little kitchen gadget was so exciting.  My one is called a “Betty Bossi” and is a bit tiresome to use at it needs to be manually twisted, but it produces a great long skinny “noodle”.

Grain Free Living is now a WordPress Blog

Posted on Oct 13, 2013 in Housekeeping

After considerable thought I have moved Grain Free Living to a completely new platform, as you can see from the totally new layout.  I have attempted to put in place redirects so that the most popular pages will redirect automatically and avoid the dreaded “Page Not Found” error.

I have made this change for three reasons:

1) From a blog following point of view, the blog address has been changed from the nightmarishly confusing options of  “www.grainfreeliving.com/blog” or “www.grainfreeliving.com/blog/blog”, “www.grainfreeliving.com/home” and “www.grainfreeliving.com/?view=featured” (commence banging head on desk now, they are just the ones I know about) to just “www.grainfreeliving.com” (sigh of relief).

Reader Question: I always thought it was a grain. So, it must be, right?

Posted on Jul 12, 2013 in Grain Free Information, Seed or a Grain?

You know, my most common email I get from people are please explain type emails asking why I use quinoa, amaranth and buckwheat in my recipes.  When clearly, they are a grain, right?

Well, no.  They are not.  Buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth are all seeds, not grains.  They are in the category called pseudocereals (ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudocereal), meaning they are cooked, used and commonly referred to as a grain, but are, in fact, not.

I have posted about this issue on my website before, but it is worth repeating with a couple of clarifications as to why I use them, as many grain free diets do not.  Perhaps this is why many people assume they are grains, as the paleo, GAPS and SCD diets, which are probably the main “movements” of grain free also do not allow any of the pseudocereals.

Bloglovin

Posted on Mar 24, 2013 in Housekeeping

This is just a functional post to link/claim my blog over at Bloglovin.

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The website is being updated…

Posted on Mar 12, 2013 in Housekeeping

Grain Free Living is having some long delayed and much needed updates to the bits that work in the backend thats makes the front end all pretty.  Its a big job.  There is alot of website and only little old me to do it.

If you find a broken link, a 404 page not found error, a missing part that you would really like put back thanks, please send me an email or leave a note on the facebook page so I can follow it up.

Links of Interest #1: Fats and oils, The China Study, make your own easy spread butter/oil blend

Posted on Nov 13, 2012 in Grain Free Information

I am a keen reader and love discovering new information that helps me on my grain free journey. Welcome to a regular new post on the Grain Free Living Blog were I give the run down of the links I’ve been reading recently.  Some of these links get shared on Facebook/Twitter but then they tend to get lost.  I’ve been looking for a way to keep track of them and adding them to the links page isn’t practical as the list would get overwhelmingly long and hard to categorise, so I have decided to just post the links for my (and hopefully your) future reference in a regular post.

This post collects together my reading on healthy fats and oils as well as a fascinating article discussing the vegetarian vs meat eater debate.

My weight loss story – How cutting out grains restored my health

Posted on Nov 4, 2012 in Weight Loss

I get asked this question a fair bit via email and often send long replies about my own personal experience in this area.  I have been meaning to prepare a post about it for some time as it is an issue that affects many, including myself and to use that old cliche…if I can do it, anyone can.

Although I have been cooking grain free for my husband for many years I have often personally wavered in and out of grain free eating.  I have always struggled with very strong sugar and refined grain/bad fat cravings (ie: fast/junk food).

Pregnancy and motherhood pushed me over the edge.  I have often been very frustrated with myself as I really do know better.

So, here is me.   In the picture on the left (Bad photo I had to crop to cut out the innocent…this is AFTER I had already lost about 22 lbs / 10 kg of baby weight), this is what happens to me when I am eating grains.  I get very quickly out of control.  Its not pretty. I feel bloated and exhausted.  My blood sugar goes crazy.  I get depressed.