Did you guess it? EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL. No doubt if you’ve been part of the Brown Paper Community for a while then you see I use it in a variety of ways in different recipes. Let’s discuss the health benefits first though and then we’ll get into...
The recommendation is a minimum 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables daily. Did you know that only around 4.2% of Australian adults (ABS, 2022) hit that target of consuming the recommended intake of fruits and vegetables each day? 4.2%. We have work to do. A...
Fibre is the indigestible portion of plant foods and a type of carbohydrate that the body can’t digest or absorb. Instead of being broken down into nutrients like other carbohydrates, fibre passes relatively intact through the digestive system. Most people...
As a nutritionist I always encourage you to have plenty of fibre in your diet and hit recommended intake by life stage and age but it’s important to know how different foods offer varying amounts of fibre so you can actually hit those targets. They may surprise...
