In my last post, I wrote about just one of the reasons I believe we are all as a society, a little bit stumped as to what is actually healthy eating. Everything seems to be good or bad for you sometimes in the same sentence. And we all have something to say on why we should eat this or that…
Tag: balance
Healthy eating – has it gone too far?
Healthy eating and nutrition can seem like a really bad green smoothie – bitter to taste and hard to swallow. Too many ingredients all chopped up until you don’t know what’s what anymore. The resulting indigestion and fullness but wanting for something else to actually chew. There’s sharp bits that scratch your throat on the way down but you swallow…
Gluten Free Dairy Free Macaroni Cheese
I simply can’t go through life missing out on the comfort and deliciousness that is Mum’s Macaroni Cheese. But the question remains – is it really possible to make a gluten free and dairy free version that comes close? You see, hers is pretty special and even as a kid when I went to other kids’ houses, I quickly learned…
A teeny tiny Balance Point(e) announcement
The Balance Point(e) has been very quiet in recent times. I wrote about this recently here. What started as a break over summer holidays to really just relax and enjoy some family time turned into a not entirely unexpected sojourn from writing here on the blog. But it was also a huge departure from my everyday life until this point. You see…
It has been a while + some life changing things
It has been a while. In fact a very little while. A life changing little while. Somehow I don’t think you can even call it a while anymore. Perhaps it is more appropriate to say it’s been a season or two?! What started as a summer sojourn from The Balance Point(e) blog has quite rapidly turned into more…
Burt’s Bees – a natural answer to Lipsmackers
Remember the days when we all collected Lipsmackers and showed them off at school? Teenagers the world over were obsessed with coating their lips almost constantly with the latest flavour. So many flavours…. Lip Balm used to be a young girl’s entry to the make up world – just quietly, I think things have moved a little beyond some fruity flavoured…
Jumpstart your day with body brushing
I am a super low-maintenance girl. My husband is always surprised at how quickly I can get ready in the mornings if needed. He says he forgets that I perform quick costume changes for a living. But I certainly prefer not spending any longer getting ready when I could be um…. sleeping more. So what is one thing a busy girl…
Healthy Christmas baking + a recipe
Christmas time was always exciting as a child because it meant Christmas baking. With Grandma, Christmas baking was Shortbread – all of them neatly lined up in greaseproof papers, their buttery goodness crowned with a blanched almond gently placed in the middle Stirring the American Fruit cake batter, which is mainly nuts and fruit held together with a small amount…
The many options with Quinoa + recipes
Unless you have been sleeping under a rock for the past few years, you have probably heard the name of some exotic sounding grain being spoken about. No doubt a bit of debate about the correct pronunciation too, but I think we shouldn’t get too fussy about that – the goodness of this grain is not in the name! I’m talking…
Magnesium – my favourite mineral
It’s not fair to have favourites but if I had to pick my most appreciated mineral, Magnesium is first across the line every time. Magnesium is a critical co-factor in more than 300 enzymatic reactions in the human body! As a dancer we use up so many minerals through the huge amount of physical exercise – imagine how many muscle contractions…