Last week I commenced study for my Masters of Nutrition! As I complete my Masters of Nutrition, I will share with you my learnings through my PB-Log (Blog). This not only helps my study but I also hope you will learn something too! This week’s topic is An Introduction into Carbohydrates. Firstly, what are carbohydrates? Simply put, carbohydrates are molecules of varying sizes containing carbon, oxygen … Read More
A Tasty Send-off to Geelong
With only 5 weeks until I leave Geelong to move back home to sunny Brisbane, yesterday saw my final Cooking Classes being held in Geelong! And what a day it was! In the morning I ran a healthy cooking demonstration & workshop for the super-motivated members of U Can 2 Weight Loss & Fitness. This was a tailored a workshop specifically designed … Read More
Easy Chocolate Mousse
Pretty much the easiest Chocolate Mousse recipe EVER! Satisfying all chocolate cravings AND THEN SOME! Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, V, Paleo Serves 2 Time 5 min Ingredients: 1 can Full Fat Coconut Cream (I use the Aldi, Asia brand as it is just Coconut + water, no emulsifiers or preservatives) 2 T Raw Cacao Powder 1 T Arrowroot (1t Agar Agar) … Read More
Nourishing Seed Bread
This Nourishing Seed Bread is a wonderful accompaniment with smashed avocado, or even as an afternoon snack with some delicious homemade dip! It’s also Egg-free so those with egg allergies finally have an option! Recipe Type: GF, DF, RSF, V, Paleo Serves 15 slices Time 90min Ingredients: 1 C Buckwheat flour (can also use sorghum flour, teff flour, brown rice flour or … Read More
Wanderlust Sunshine Coast, 2015
My Weekend at Wanderlust Sunshine Coast 15-18 October 2015 Only a few weeks ago I saw a fun competition appear on the Instagram account of one of my favourite health promoters – Food Matters. The competition required entrants to repost the image of 3 random ingredients (originally posted by Food Matters) along with a recipe of a delicious dish … Read More
Penny’s Guide to Healthy Travel Snacks
Penny’s Guide to Healthy Travel Snacks I don’t deny that part of the pleasure of travelling is, of course, experiencing the local cuisine; be it snack foods, dinners, street food or delightful desserts. However, even just a couple of days indulging in a few too many croissants, patisseries, camembert, curries and gelato throughout the day can certainly take its toll … Read More
Vegetables are a Winner!
Another weekend, another cooking class with PB Lifestyles! What fun we all had getting Vivacious with our Veggies at Sunday’s Cooking class, learning new ways to use veggies in the kitchen! Sheila loved the “Cheesy” Veggie Bake, while Elizabeth couldn’t get enough of the Carrot-Cake Bircher Muesli, Janelle went straight home and made the sun-dried Tomato and Carrot fritters for … Read More
Whipped Coconut Cream
The EASIEST WHIPPED COCONUT CREAM! Coconuts are known for their high level of saturated fat. Saturated fat (the kind found in fatty meats, lard, full-fat dairy products like butter and cream, coconuts, coconut oil, palm oil and dark chocolate) has been given a bad wrap for a long time, being blamed exclusively for high cholesterol and heart disease. But wait, keep … Read More
Private Cooking Classes in the comfort of your own home!
Newlyweds Tamra and Grey experienced a PB Lifestyles’ in-home private cooking class as a special activity on their honeymoon! I tailored a menu specific for them and their particular dietary requirements, likes, dislikes as well as the areas they really wanted to improve on in the kitchen. I brought everything to them (except a little salt and pepper and a … Read More
Healthy Travel with Em Esselmont and Wellbeing Worldwide
Healthy Travel with Em Esselmont and Wellbeing Worldwide What do you do when you have a passion for exploring the faraway ends of the earth, a career in the Allied Health industry, an engrained healthy lifestyle and whole lot of vision and ambition? You create an interactive, online database to help travellers stay healthy, of course! This is precisely what Em … Read More