With so many sugar alternatives out there, it can be confusing to know what the best low carb sweeteners are. Some natural sweeteners may seem like healthy options, like dates, agave syrup, honey and maple syrup, but they’re just another form of pure sugar. So, when you’re cutting down on carbs, what do you replace sugar with when… View Article
Exciting news today! We’ve had a tonne of requests over the past few months from you guys asking to be able to buy Anna’s Low Carb Kitchen products from us. As of today, you can! How is this possible? For those of you who don’t know, Anna’s Low Carb Kitchen and The Protein Bread Company are part… View Article
We recently had the opportunity to spend the weekend down in a place called Brocklesby, about 45 minutes drive north-west of Albury NSW. We were invited down by the amazing people behind Lupins for Life, our supplier of the top quality lupin flour and kibble we use in almost all of our products. They also… View Article
The Mediterranean Diet reflects the dietary choices and patterns of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The fundamentals of this diet are very similar to the Australian Dietary Guidelines, however has a few differences and these are based on greater intakes of olive oil, nuts, fish and red wine, while using traditional cooking styles which… View Article
I’ve been in the food industry for long enough to know that things aren’t always as they seem. As the saying goes “never judge a book by its cover” the same applies for food and a recent shopping trip reinforced to me why it’s so important to read the back of the packet! As I often… View Article
Between net carbs and total carbs, insoluble and soluble fibre, sugars and sugar alcohols, getting your macros right on a low carb diet can seem complicated. When it comes to carbs, there’s sometimes confusion between net carbs and total carbs and whether to include fibre in the carb content. The difference between net carbs and… View Article
I’m always on the hunt for exciting new products that I can fit in and enjoy whilst living low carb and when I saw this handsome-looking bottle of Lo Bros Organic Cola sitting on the shelf, boy did I get excited! The hook? “Naturally Low in Sugar” there it was, right on the front of the… View Article
Sometimes you’re just craving some potatoes, noodles, pasta, garlic bread or rice – we get it!! It happens to all of us! Here’s my top 20 list of my favourite low carb substitutes that are great to have on hand and are really are just as good as the real thing, plus they’re a lot healthier… View Article
I’m back… 🤓 I thought I would put some travelling tips together that I found useful on my holiday and share a little of the food adventures with you. Can you enjoy local pastries, desserts and meals? YES! Does it take a little planning? YES! These tips will hopefully help you enjoy your next trip… View Article
I first spotted this Chobani FIT Protein Yogurt about a month ago and had a good chuckle at the blatant “me too” nature of the product. I mean the packaging is probably about as close to YOPRO’s as you can get without getting sued for passing off. But leaving the yogurt business up to the yogurt… View Article
This Aldi Low Carb Bread has been popping up again and again in my Facebook newsfeed recently and it seems to be getting A LOT of coverage due to an article posted on the popular online journal Mamamia. Now the first thing that caught my eye with this low carb bread was just how similar the… View Article
When it comes to weight loss, we often think about what we are not going to eat – what foods we might need to say good bye to and how many calories we are going to restrict. How does this process of restriction serve your mental health, and is it effective? The key to successful weight… View Article
We use lupin as a key ingredient in all our products – so if you’ve been eating our pancakes, muffins, bread, pizza bases, cookies, carrot cake and banana bread, you’ve already had a taste of lupin. Lupin is a little legume that has been deemed a “superfood” because of its amazing nutritional profile – but… View Article
Losing weight is not easy. Anyone who says it is can just go suck on a chocolate bar or something like that. Dieting and losing weight take time, commitment, and a huge amount of self-discipline. And that’s just the start of it, then you have all these different types of diets and they all have… View Article
Choose your shoes wisely Planning on wearing those fancy new pair of shoes for the first time on the day of the City to Surf? Don’t. New shoes can easily give you blisters and various other lower leg pains and can easily ruin all the hard work you’ve put in to get to the start line…. View Article
