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How to Tame an Irritable Bowel: Cooking the Low FODMAPs Way

Do you suffer from symptoms of bloating, wind, pain, diarrhoea or constipation? You may have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Join us for a highly practical cookshop and learn about friendly food ideas that eliminate the culprits responsible for most cases of IBS. You’ll get to see and taste delicious recipes that are wheat free, gluten free and low in FODMAPS like fructose, polyols, FOS and galactans. Why tolerate abdominal pain and discomfort any longer?  If you’ve had a gutful, call today.  This cookshop could greatly improve the quality of your life.

How to Get Your Kids to Fall in Love with Good Food

Do you face vegie food wars each night for dinner? Are you disappointed by returned lunchboxes virtually untouched, which you lovingly spent time preparing? Don’t give up! The consequences of giving into pester power – think fast foods and processed snacks – can be devastating. More than 1 in 4 kids are now overweight or obese and increasing numbers are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, asthma, eating disorders and low self esteem. At this cookshop you’ll hear practical advice to cook for a fussy eater and see easy meal and snack suggestions your kids will reach for at recess or after school. If you’re the nutritional gatekeeper, come and be re-inspired! Learn to give your child lifelong food lessons they deserve for a healthy future.

Money Saving Meat Free Meals

Need a little healthy inspiration for dinner that doesn’t cost the earth? Most people don’t realise that eating a plant based diet can help save them money and cool the globe - even more than greening their car!  These days, ‘meat free’ is more hip than hippie. At this cookshop, see fresh ways to feed your family health promoting vegetables. Learn how to wow them with satisfying legumes while looking after your back pocket. Find out where to buy, how to store and cook less well known but delicious vegetable foods.  Discover time and energy saving cooking methods that also leave a smaller foodprint.  If you’re wanting to give meat the chop, or simply looking to include more meat free fare, you’ll love this cookshop.

Eating to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

Want to hear the latest food recommendations to cancer proof your breasts?  Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Australian women and it’s on the rise! Yet new research shows positive lifestyle changes can exert powerful influences on the expression of our genes. You can make yourself more resistant to cancer – even if you’ve been dealt a bad hand. See how to cook and plan more meals to include foods with important cancer fighting phytonutrients. Learn about the best cookware to minimise your exposure to environmental chemicals linked to cancer. Hear the latest findings on the safety of nutritional supplements for your breasts.  This cookshop is an ideal event for all women, especially if you have a family history of breast cancer or are a cancer survivor.

Smart Foods to Drop Your Cholesterol

Do you have a high cholesterol or family member with heart disease? Do you believe healthier foods are less tasty and give less pleasure? One in two Australians are walking around with elevated cholesterol, a red flag for heart attack and stroke!  But heart disease is totally preventable and even reversible.  Learn to harness the power of a portfolio of nature’s superfoods, proven by clinical research to lower your cholesterol by up to 30 % - as muh as a starting dose of statin medication. Discover clever ways to use foods like soy, nuts, barley and psyllium in your kitchen and stay off medication or, if you need to take it, make it more effective.