by Karin Lewis | May 4, 2016 | Sugar
Try these lower sugar treats We all love a sweet treat now and then, so here are some ideas and recipes to help you enjoy that occasional treat with a little less guilt. The easiest way to reduce sugars in cakes is by using less icing, buttercream and sweet fillings...
by Karin Lewis | Apr 21, 2016 | Sugar
What's the Food Industry up to? Are they really helping? Read this article from The Guardian and discover how the food industry is adding more and more sugar to our foods, feeding our sugar cravings, and how one laboratory is trying to change things…...
by Karin Lewis | Apr 18, 2016 | Sugar
Top Sugar Tips to Keep Kids Healthy 30% of sugar in kids’ diets comes from sugary drinks such as fizzy drinks, fruit juice, squashes, cordials, energy drinks and juice drinks. Experts say that sugary drinks have no place in a child’s daily diet and they...
by Karin Lewis | Apr 5, 2016 | Sugar
How much sugar is hiding in our food? (it's scary!) So what are ‘free’ sugars? Free sugars are any sugars added to food or drinks, or found naturally in honey, syrups and unsweetened fruit juices. So look out for ingredients ending in ‘ose’,...
by Karin Lewis | Apr 4, 2016 | Sugar
The truth about sugar Our money where our mouths are! We’re all having too much ‘free’ or added sugar in our diets. Our kids might seem fine on the outside, but too much sugar can lead to the build up of harmful fat on the inside that we can’t...