Diets

From crumpets drenched in (vegan butter) to your favourite doorstop sandwich, bread is not only a staple food in most daily diets, it’s also a favourite comfort food. So, if you’re considering converting to plant-based eating, you’ve probably given more than a passing consideration to this question ­– can vegans eat bread? Here we talk vegan bread and what common bread ingredients could catch you out. Is bread vegan? Yes,...

Recipe by Gem’s Wholesome Kitchen Suitable for Vegan diets Difficulty Easy Prep time 15 mins Makes 2 large portions Ingredients For the salad 1 large bunch kale stalks removed and washed  ½ Romaine lettuce chopped 1 large ripe avocado sliced 1 tbsp Pimp My Salad Sea Superfood 1...

Recipe by Gem’s Wholesome Kitchen Suitable for Vegan & Gluten-Free Diets Difficulty Moderate Prep time 10 minutes Cook time 25 minutes Cool time 1 hour Makes 12 brownies Ingredients 2 tbsp almond/peanut butter 50g xylitol (sugar substitute) 4 tbsp melted coconut oil 50g raw cocoa powder...

Recipe by Gem's Wholesome Kitchen Suitable for Vegan, Gluten Free and Low Carb Diets Difficulty Easy Makes 1 large smoothie Prep time 5 minutes Ingredients 1 scoop superfood powder 250ml almond milk 1 small ripe avocado 1 small ripe banana 1 apple washed and chopped 50g...

Recipe by Gem’s Wholesome Kitchen Suitable for Vegans, Low Carb Diets Difficulty Easy Makes 12 crackers Prep time 5 minutes (plus soaking the nuts for at least 2 hours) Ingredients 200g cashews 2 tbsp nutritional yeast juice of 1 lemon 1 tsp garlic powder or 1 clove chopped 1...

Recipe by Gem’s Wholesome Kitchen Suitable for Vegan diets Difficulty Moderate Makes 4 portions Prep time 10 minutes Cook time 20 minutes Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion finely chopped 1 clove garlic finely chopped 400g chilli and lime jackfruit in brine, drained 400g...

Navigating the food world with celiac disease or a gluten intolerance can be a minefield! Who’d have known so many of the favourite foods we enjoy on the daily contain gluten? Not to worry though, there are lots of naturally gluten-free foods and equally-tasty alternatives...

When it comes to diet tips, there are plenty of myths doing the rounds. Whether it’s coming from a well-meaning relative or diet-obsessed colleague, it can be hard to spot the weight loss myths among the ones backed by science. Here is our definitive guide...

Avoiding high FODMAP foods is the cornerstone of some of the most common IBS diets. But such restricted eating isn’t for everyone. Food is one common trigger for digestive conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In many cases, high FODMAP foods are to blame....

If you’ve tried lots diets in the past and not gotten very far, it might be time to turn to this holistic concept instead… So, what is intuitive eating? For those who’ve never come across this term before, intuitive eating is basically the opposite of...

Trying to cut down on your carbohydrate intake? While some fruit is typically thought to be high in sugar, and therefore carbs, it’s also a vital source of vitamins and minerals which are needed by the body for myriad different functions. If you’re caught up...

Wondering what the difference between vegan or veggie diets and a plant-based diet are? While all three are great ways of fuelling your body with more nutritious foods, they do have some distinct differences. More and more people are looking at ways to incorporate vegetables,...