About

Making clean eating easy.

What we are all about

I’m on a mission to make clean eating as easy and sustainable as possible.

  • Eat real food
  • Try not to eat sugar
  • Try not to eat processed foods
  • Know where your food comes from
  • Eat when you are hungry
  • Stop eating before you are full
  • Move every day
  • Remember it is impossible to be perfect

Who are we

I’m Cath; I’m addicted to Post-it notes, lifting heavy things for fun and good food.

Me when I’m not lifting heavy things

I have always enjoyed cooking and have fond memories of being in the kitchen when I was little. For years, I loved being in the kitchen, making and trying new things. I love fresh fruits and vegetables; when I was little, I would take an apple over sweets any day. When I was little, I was never fond of meat and was a vegetarian for about seven years.

In my late teens, I got sick. While I was sick, I lost my love of food, and I ended up with a negative relationship with food.
For a long time, I ate because I had to, not because I wanted to. Back in 2010, I was eating one meal a day and living on coffee. As with many things in life, a relationship helped to change my relationship with food because you can’t spend time surrounded by people who live to eat and not have that rub off on you.
I started to get excited about food and playing with new recipes.

My fur babies

I decided to give a paleo diet a go in 2013. It worked well for me, but I wanted something more flexible and fit with what worked and didn’t. Call it paleo, primal or keto – many call it clean eating. I eat real food and try to avoid processed foods and sugar. I love taking simple ingredients and turning them into healthy and tasty meals for everyone to enjoy.

This blog

This blog is where I share the recipes I have created or adapted that have worked and enjoyed by all. I am not a chef or a professional recipe developer. All of my recipes are based on personal tastes and the ingredients available in my region (New Zealand). I use products that fit with what works for me. Where possible, I offer alternative ingredients that may work for you.