by Mico Price | Sep 18, 2025 | Blog
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) When you eat, your pancreas sends out insulin, the bouncer with the key to the hottest nightclub in town: your cells. Insulin’s job is to let the partygoers (sugar) in off the street (your bloodstream) to burn up their energy on the...
by Mico Price | Jul 22, 2025 | Blog
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) Let’s face it – this rather crappy topic was bound to come up. As a registered dietitian, I talk about bowel habits quite comfortably daily. I don’t get it. We all do it, we all pretend we don’t, and we’ve all invented bizarre...
by Mico Price | Jun 26, 2025 | Blog
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) Is it just me or does the cold weather just get the appetite raging. Not even for food but just endless warm beverages… water just doesn’t seem to do the trick. Only a hot choccie, dirty chai or five roses tea with milk and a sweetener...
by Mico Price | May 23, 2025 | Blog
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) Vegetable oils can’t seem to get a break. Even after winning the scientific debate against hard fats, the heat is back on (pun absolutely intended) about whether it’s safe to cook with. According to internet whispers and some...
by Mico Price | Apr 23, 2025 | Blog
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) Hollow eggs, speckled eggs, cream-filled eggs… eggs that whisper your name from the pantry shelf at 8 p.m. As a registered dietitian, I’m here to tell you this: you can absolutely enjoy your chocolate eggs without falling into a...
by Mico Price | Mar 24, 2025 | Blog
Written by Courtney Human RD(SA) I love a good stukkie droëwors, crispy pork rashers on the braai, and don’t even get me started on that oozing cheese griller. Thanks to my loving family I grew up liking the fat on meat and not removing the ‘best part’. Then I became...
