  What I like about this product is the simple ingredient list. You add your own eggs, apple and an optional two tbsps of oil. Admittedly, I am not a fan of the label ‘Paleo conforming’ as I find it can put off because it sounds faddy. However, the recipe is simple to follow and fool proof for people like me who tend to mess around with recipes to make them healthier (usually with disastrous consequences!). Whatever your dietary requirement this product covers most of them! A 50g slice is considered a medium-sugared, medium- fat food. However, they are natural sources of sugar and fat, and contain a good amount of protein which helps you to stay fuller for longer. My attempt is shown in the picture above. It smelt and tasted delicious! I had a slice with a cup of green tea at lunch time today.  “Ugg’s Fruit and Seed Loaf makes the perfect start to any day. Delicious toasted and smothered in a little conforming olive oil spread or just nibble when warm from the oven. The Fruit and Seed Loaf mix can also be used to make other recipes including fruit and seed cookies for healthy snacks and a sweet and tasty base to desserts such as Ugg ‘bread’ and ‘butter’ pudding!  Almond meal, raisins (32%), pumpkin seeds (6.4%), sesame seeds (6.4%), sunflower seeds (6.4%), chia seeds (6.4%), xylitol, poppy seeds (1%), flax seeds (1%), spices (cinnamon, coriander, cassia, nutmeg, fennel, cloves). CONTAINS NATURALLY OCCURRING SUGARS * Xylitol is a naturally occurring sugar alcohol. It’s often found in gluten free products and chewing gum. If you have IBS-D it is recommended that you avoid this product. See the BDA IBS guidelines for more information here.  Each 50g serving (one slice) contains: 147Kcals, 12.7g carbs (7.2g sugars), 7.2g fat (1g SF), 6.4g protein, 2.9g fibre. 
 1. Unfortunately the price would put me off purchasing this regularly. However, I recognise that the ingredients are not cheap! 2. You need to spend £40 on the UGG food website before receiving free postage and packaging. So either buy a few bits to try them out or pair up with someone to share the cost! UGG foods have kindly provided readers with a discount code ALLERGY15 for 15% off, valid until March 2015.
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 Food Matters Live, held in ExCel London, was a fantastic event to attend. It was great to have the opportunity to listen high profile speakers such as public health specialists, healthcare professionals, academics and representatives from industry, debate wide-ranging topics from ‘Changing eating behaviours’ to ‘Nourishing our next generation’. My musings on this event are currently with an editor of the BDA magazine Dietetics Today for consideration. So I will post the link as soon as it's published. There were a whole host of solutions proposed to improve the health of our nation, from local level, to broad nationwide initiatives that could potentially have an impact. Hopefully there will be some follow up to show where these suggestions are being implemented, and report any success achieved. In addition to the conferences, seminars provided opportunities to hear about new research in heart health, weight management, the exciting future of nutrigenomics, and advances in health technology, to name a few. There was also a variety of interactive talks, innovative cooking demonstrations and interesting exhibition stalls to visit. Over the days I attended, there was so much going on; I wish I could have been in three places at once!
In particular, there were four products that caught my eye whilst wandering around the hall. As samples were available from each of these companies, I was able to try them, and found they all passed my taste test! However, looking into their health claims, nutrition value and costs away from the hype of the exhibition, is a different matter. The following reviews are all my own opinions. I received these items for free at the exhibition and have no benefits from sharing my review.  P.s A rather cool moment for me was having my pic taken with Dr Mosley. I like his energy and passion for investigating health issues. He came across as a decent person with very honest opinions! He was keen to highlight the need for nutrition education for medical students which you would hope will help to improve awareness and patient care. |
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