Get the best from your gluten-free baking

Honeybuns’ founder Emma Goss-Custard shows us that blending flours need not be as daunting as one might think… When Honeybuns started in 1998, cakes were typically mass-produced and laden with artificial everything. You were laughed at to even mention free-range eggs or going preservative-free. Gluten-free was simply not understood. We wanted to create delicious ‘clean’ […]

The gluten-free fad: is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Michelle Kickham explores the growing trend of the gluten-free diet and shows us how to avoid the expensive and unhealthy ‘fad foods’… Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you’ve probably noticed that ‘gluten-free’ has pretty much taken over the health food industry. Let’s face it, it’s the new […]

10 summer foods you need to eat now…

Summer foods you should be eating...

Isn’t summer just glorious? Second to staring at crystal clear skies and sinking her toes into hot, pearly white sands, for Georgina Young it’s about the indulgence and vibrancy of food, where seasonal fruits and vegetables offer lashings of nutrition, refreshment and flavour. Summer is the season to take advantage of colourful produce, kicking temptation to […]

The rise of the free-from restaurant

It’s fairly evident that more and more restaurants are coming to terms with the value of the ‘free-from pound’. Jenna Farmer looks at how this has manifested itself on the high street… There’s no doubt that the free-from market is booming; we’re now able to grab a sandwich at coffee shops, share a pizza at […]

Detoxing: Is it worth it?

Detox juice.

Becky Graham demonstrates that you don’t have to go completely ‘cold turkey’ to benefit your health – your body can naturally do much of the hard work for you… You might have spent the last couple of months holed up at home with your juicer or at the gym at every given opportunity; you may […]

5 reasons to switch to stevia today

We all know we should be cutting down our sugar intake where possible, but with so many natural alternatives available, it’s hard to know what to choose to replace it with. So here’s five reasons from Jenna Farmer that explain why Stevia is one of the best natural sweeteners…  5 reasons to switch to stevia today It’s old […]

Best vegetarian and vegan menus in Edinburgh

Heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this month? Then why not take a look at Edinburgh Blogger, The Hannarchist Cookbook’s, handy guide to the city’s best vegetarian and vegan eateries… The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is in full swing, and hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the capital city over the course of the month to […]

Supplements: Are they really worth it?

Supplements: Are they really worth it?

Michelle Kickham examines the hype behind supplements; which ones are useful and which we should ignore… If you’ve ever stood dazed and confused in front of the supplements shelf at your local health food store thinking ‘What are all of these for’, then you’re not alone. There are literally hundreds of different supplements out there […]

Eating free-from on holiday

free-from on holiday

It’s hard enough being on a restricted diet in an environment you know, but what about in one you are unfamiliar with? Rebecca Field provides her top tips when travelling abroad to help you continue eating free-from on holiday… Summer is Here and that means it is time to start thinking about holidays. Whether you are […]