Posted by kathryn in Fats & oils and Ethics & Sustainablity

This is the third post in a series on Omega 3s. Take a look at Omega 3s – what are they? and "the main fish sources.":/blog/2009/01/27/omega-3s-part-2-the-main-fish-sources It’s tricky recommending fish online. Firstly, fish are called by different names around the world. What I call salmon, may not be labelled “salmon” in another part of the world. Even within Australia we’re only just getting round to using standardised fish names. And it gets even harder when you’re talking sustainably managed …

Read more 10 comments 27 May, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Breakfast, Ethics & Sustainablity, Salads, Snacks and Vegan

• Breakfast cereal is healthy right? A recent survey by Which? (similar to our Choice) looked at breakfast cereals. And found some contained more sugar than a Cadbury Flake. * Tofu salad: I read a lot of healthy eating blogs. But there are other blogs I read for other reasons – the writing, the blogger’s perspective, the photos. Lemonpi is one of those. There’s a lot of cake and dessert on Y’s blog but her photographs and writing are …

Read more 6 comments 16 May, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

I’m going to occasionally be posting about what I’m eating. A food diary in photos. About two years ago I posted a fortnight of pictures of what I eat. I’m not planning to feature another two week block, instead it will be the occasional day. I’m going to include a variety of days. Times when I’ve eaten to plan and days which haven’t been so good – when I haven’t had time to shop, or work and life has been …

Read more 20 comments 14 May, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Vegetables

I was reading an article this morning about Stephanie Alexander’s school garden project. In it was this advice for getting kids to eat good food: bq. Some words should never be uttered in the company of minors, [Alexander] says. “Healthy” is one, “Greens” is another. While this may well be true, it also got me thinking about what a terrible image problem green vegetables have. While everyone agrees they’re good for you, poor old greens are mocked and vilified …

Read more 19 comments 12 May, 2009