I started The Balance Point(e) to talk about the little things and the bigger things that helped me balance out my days and share my passion for nutrition and holistic health. I wanted to write about riding the wave of this often tempestuous career as well as living with the literal ups and downs, flares and crashes of an autoimmune…
Tag: nutrition
How to cook delicious healthy food + a Warm Quinoa Salad Recipe
I believe great-tasting healthy food should be easy, delicious and not cost a fortune. Perhaps it’s the style of food I grew up with or just my simple tastes, but delicious healthy food does not need to be fancy or daunting. With the rise of gourmet cooking shows we can be inspired by the rich food they make but I…
Gluten-free Zucchini Slice
Zucchini Slice is a perennial family favourite and a staple in our household. It’s nutritious, quick and easy to prepare and is delicious for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A most versatile dish paired with salad and potatoes, roast vegetables or even just as a snack both hot and cold. Excellent food for spring and summer dining. Eggs are an excellent…
My Wellbeing Circle – Naturopath Jill Thomas
Although I have learned a lot about health and wellbeing over the past 10 or so years, I haven’t made it to this point by myself. I have read a lot of books, done my own research into ways to improve wellbeing and there’s been a lot of trial and error with more natural remedies, some more successful than others! Most importantly,…
6 ways to kick-start your digestion in the morning
It’s been said time and time again that all good health or disease starts in the gut.  For me, this couldn’t be more true. What you might not realise is that our digestive systems do more than just digest (or in-digest) the food we eat. Our digestive systems also digests every aspect of our lives and assimilates into the body everything that…
Gluten-Free Pumpkin + Pecan Muffins
Pumpkin puree is a most versatile thing, especially when it comes to baking. Today I woke up with an unusual amount of energy, the sun was shining bright and I had a whole tray of freshly baked Roast Pumpkin just waiting to be turned into something special. So Gluten-free Pumpkin and Pecan muffins it was to be. Like most…
3 more tips for good gut health and digestion
I recently shared some of my top tips for keeping your gut in tip-top shape – good gut health and digestion being a little passion of mine. I also shared some of my go-to items when my gut is feeling less than great – we are talking bloating, stomach cramps, indigestion, reflux, excess wind or gas and when you’re a…
Green Smoothies – friend or foe?
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…
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…