Sugar Free

Find yourself eating sugary snacks, sweet drinks and baked goods almost every day of the week? It’s likely that you’re getting too much sugar in your diet. Having a little bit of sweetness is perfectly normal, however too much sugar can start to effect numerous things around your body, including your blood sugar levels, your teeth and even your heart. Struggling to reduce your sugar intake? There are ways you...

It might be easy to associate popcorn with that served in cinemas laden with unhealthy fats, salt and sugar. But, surprisingly, popcorn can be one of the most healthiest, and popular, snacks you can reach for. It’s all in how you prepare it. Is Popcorn...

You’ve probably heard that we should all consume less sugar in our diets, but why is sugar bad for you? At the same time – sugar is found in more foods and drinks than ever before.  And can something that tastes so good really be...

Do you want to give up sugar but you’re unsure where to start? Try our top tips. Does this mean giving up all sugars? No. To be clear – when we talk about giving up sugar, we are referring to added sugars, aka ‘free’ sugars....

We ask Clinical Nutritionist Alex Glover to give us the lowdown on sweeteners. Q: What is sweetener made from? The main sweeteners used in food manufacturing are sucralose, aspartame, acesulfame k, saccharin and stevia, but there are many others. All of these are classified as...

We all know that cutting down on refined sugar and artificial sweeteners is good for our health and our waistlines. But how exactly can you make meaningful changes to your sugar intake without missing out on your favourite foods and flavours? There’s never been a...

They say what goes up must come down- and this is often the case with blood sugar. Blood sugar that is too low or too high can have an effect on your health, especially if you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes or have blood sugar levels...

Are sweeteners a good or bad idea when you want to cut down your sugar intake? When you want to reduce the amount of sugar you eat, sweeteners are the obvious solution. But are they good or bad for you? The answer is; it depends....

We all need to reduce the amount of sugar we’re eating, so how can products like coconut sugar, agave syrup and molasses help? As the amount of sugar we eat steadily increases, more and more research is uncovering just how bad an excess of sugar...