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The Importance of High Fibre Foods

Since becoming a mother, I’ve certainly been more vigilant about my husband and my diet – and obviously Bub’s – as I want us to have the best chance at longevity and health! Eating a plant based diet has many, many health benefits; you eat a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and wholegrains which include a multitude of vitamins, minerals and plant based calcium and iron. And one thing there’s no doubt that we consume is fibre. High fibre foods help you feel fuller for longer, help prevent diabetes by slowing glucose entering the bloodstream, help prevent constipation and can help maintain a healthy weight. Here’s 7 high fibre foods you can easily eat every day to reap all the...

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S1E8 – What’s the Issue with Palm Oil? And what can we do about it?

An issue extremely close to my heart, Palm Oil use is a contentious one, and one that we are all participating in – most of us, without even knowing it.  Resources: Download at https://vegiehead.com/s1e8-whats-issue-palm-oil/ How we created a Palm Oil free household Palm Oil Investigations app The 270 Names of Palm Oil  And How to Research your own Products Download the transcript and references here Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Android | RSS

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S1E3 – A Delicious Challenge

Going green relates to many facets of your life – everything from recycling, reducing waste, and making sustainable choices – and it also relates to your diet. The ‘greenest’ diet there is, is a vegan diet. Surrounded by stigmas and hatred, many people associate veganism with brown rice and tofu, a ‘hippie’ lifestyle, and someone who’ll voice their opinions the second you mention the words ‘Big Mac’. But I wanted to help clear a few things up. Even if you’re a meat eater, check this out – I promise this episode will be informative and interesting! I’m also going to share with you a delicious challenge! Here’s the links to the recipes I mention in the podcast:    Lentil and...

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S1E2 – Just How Bad is Plastic?

Today I wanted to talk about plastic. I know it’s not glamorous, but don’t switch off yet! Please. It’s a serious issue and one that’s not going away. Did you know that Australians dump over 1 million tonnes of plastic waste in landfill each year? Believe it or not, enough plastic is discarded every year to circle the globe four times. Even worse, it is estimated that 50% of the plastic on this planet is used only once before being thrown away. Scary, right? It is! And it gets worse… Head to www.vegiehead.com to Read the transcript and I’d love you to subscribe! Come and join me on Facebook.com/vegieheadpage and lets #gogreen2017! Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Android | RSS

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Your Guide to an Ethical + Eco-friendly Christmas

Last year I shared my favourite eco friendly and cruelty free gifts for Christmas. It was such a popular blog and I couldn’t wait to do it again! My idea of gifting is somewhat different than most. I want to gift something more than just a throwaway trifle, or something that’ll be used and forgotten about, or something that harms the earth and its inhabitants.   Now don’t get me wrong, I love giving and receiving gifts as much as the next person, but I want it to actually MEAN something, and I want it to make a difference. I’ve been guilty of buying rubbish, and have been guilty of leaving unwanted gifts in their boxes and dropping them off at the local...

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