Lifestyle Choices

Meal-balancing means eating a combination of both carbohydrate and protein foods at every meal. It is an important concept, at the heart of the low-GL diet. Protein foods (such as fish, eggs, meat and dairy produce), or vegetarian proteins (such as tofu or pulses), have virtually no effect on blood sugar level, and we only need small portions to feel filled up. However, proteins are often high in fat, especially ‘bad’ fats rather than the omega-3 and omega-6 essential ‘good’ fats. Eaten on their own and in large quantities they are bad news for our health. However, eating them with low- GL starchy carbohydrates and non-starchy vegetables results in high energy, low blood sugar and optimum health, so you will feel less hungry for longer, lose more weight permanently and supply your body with the essential fats that it needs for good health. (more…)

`I was the first of my friends to work full time with small children, and most of them seemed to think I was mad. However, now, one by one, all but a few seem to have returned to some form of work.’

Wendy, 36, beauty therapist

`No, they don’t, and I don’t think that they have any idea how hard it can be. They talk about a busy week when they have to fit in a haircut and a visit from the gas man!’

Sue, 36, deputy head teacher

`I think the ones who don’t work pity my situation and wouldn’t dare not be supportive, even if it’s not how they would raise their own kids.’

Jane, 35, public relations/marketing manager

`I sometimes feel guilty when I see their tidy homes, their home baking and the pictures etc. that have resulted from playing with their children and so on’

Joanna, 37, local government officer

`They do not make me feel guilty. They accept me as I am, and I accept them as they are. The world is made interesting by differences. And we all have our children’s welfare at heart.’ (more…)