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Granola is one of my favourite things to eat for breakfast. When done well, it is filling, super tasty, and full of goodness. The things is, a lot of store-bought options are full of refined sugar, which isn’t good for my PCOS and blood sugar levels. So a natural option is much more preferable. And
Since I have become a blogger and been diagnosed with PCOS and some thyroid function problems, I spend a lot of time looking online. Doing research not only for what I can do to improve my symptoms, but also food ideas and recipe inspiration. There are certainly a lot of things that you need to
With Shrove Tuesday (or pancake day) around the corner, I just had to share this recipe that I have been experimenting with lately. I know pancake day is all about using up the fat and dry ingredients that they traditionally had in at home. But pancakes don’t have to be all bad for you, right? I
I love, love, love, having overnight oats for breakfast. Not only are they ready to eat (as you make them the night before, hence the name), but they are so tasty. I love how versatile they are too. There are a few base ingredients, like milk, yoghurt and oats, and then you can mix in
Alongside my recent post about dessert foods that are best for people with PCOS, I have been thinking of some new recipes that could work well. I enjoy making my own raw chocolate, so thought about making a bit of a twist on the normal bars that I make. Normally they are just a dark,
I think that at this time of year, it isn’t quite Christmas without some mince pies. I know they aren’t everyone’s cup of tea but I am partial to a mince pie or two. But when you are cutting out refined sugar-free from your diet, having traditional mince pies isn’t too much of an option.
I think that most people know that I am trying to cut out refined sugar from my diet as much as possible. As a result, one of my main resources for recipes comes from the Deliciously Ella cookbooks. I like to cook from scratch the majority of the time and this helps massively. I also
Since being diagnosed with PCOS, I have been looking into what is best to combat the symptoms. If you follow me on social media or regularly on here, you will know that I am trying to ‘quit sugar’. I say trying, because it is really hard! There is sugar in everything. I was recently on
In order to keep my PCOS symptoms at bay, I have been cutting out refined sugar from my diet. A lot of people think that it just means cutting out traditional desserts, pudding or bags of sweets. But if you check the label on a lot of savoury things, you can see that there is
