Banting

A foreign press headline about biltong caught our attention the other day: ‘Biltong tastes like the lovechild of jerky and prosciutto’ - how funny (and true!) is that! If you don’t have a frame of reference like South Africans do (lucky us!) then that’s a pretty apt description.

In this day and age, time is considered to be our most precious commodity, there just never seems to be enough of it, which is why we’ve seen a dramatic rise in everything convenience-orientated. Google ‘ time-saving hacks’ and you’ll get a multitude of listings that cover everything from ‘how to clean your house in 5 minutes flat’, and time-saving kitchen hacks to decluttering queen, Marie Kondo’s mantra ‘if it doesn’t spark joy get rid of it’.

Whether you’re into Paleo, Banting, Atkins or any other more mainstream eating plan, indisputable is the fact that when you’re trying to make healthier choices, the amount of information out there is staggering and quite often misleading – what’s good today is disproved tomorrow and vice versa. Nutrition is constantly under the magnifying glass; as well it should be, as so much of what we choose to put into our bodies affects our health and general well-being.