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Monique Piderit is a registered dietitian with a practice in Bryanston, Johannesburg. She has been practicing for 8 years. She is always learning and is currently completing her PhD. Food Lover’s [...]

9 January is Apricot Day! Did you know South Africa is the largest exporter of canned apricots in the world? And let me spark your feeling of nostalgia – do you remember the adorable Koo [...]

Prebiotics is a special form of dietary fibre that acts as a fertilizer for the good bacteria in your gut. Why are we talking about this? If you don’t know, you’ve got to check out [...]

You had a full house for Christmas and now you’re left with a full fridge of lovingly prepared food. It’s good enough to eat just as is, or pop onto a sarmie to give it some new life, but how do [...]

“I tasted cappuccino for the very first time and that’s when I fell in love with coffee,” he says, although the high caffeine content kept him up for four days. “I used to drink instant coffee, [...]

An article by dietitian; Danielle Roberts, with free high endurance sample meal plan. Endurance events have become very popular. Doing well, and recovering well in these longer endurance events [...]

An article by dietitians, Shelly Meltzer & Associates With race day now approaching it is time to get your race day nutrition plan into gear; To determine your race nutrition strategies [...]

Both natural sweeteners found in fruits and plants which are used as a lower calorie, natural sugar alternative, and are often used by those trying to maintain their blood sugar levels.  They are [...]

An article by Shelly Meltzer & Associates, Dietary Practice By now you should be well into your training for the FNB W2W, and ready to ramp it up a bit. Nutrition Periodisation As volume and [...]

An article by Lina Ufimtseva Lina approached us asking to write a series of articles on waste reduction, a topic she feels really strongly about. Her focus is telling the story about “the [...]

A huge thank you to FLM for the generosity in supporting the firefighters in tackling the recent blaze in Gauteng.   The Earth Lovers team were recently approached to assist with a donation [...]

An article by Shelly Meltzer & Associates, Dietary Practice. With all the investment that goes into the physical training for an event like the FNB Wines 2 Whales race, at least the same [...]

On 8 June, staff from FLM Bruma store visited the Salvation Army’s Strathyre Home for Girls. When they got there, they were given a warm welcome by the girls through prayer and song. We started [...]

NOTE: big Buy Sava has been cancelled. Thank you for buying a Big Buy Sava voucher Due to a lack of demand we will terminate the voucher service as soon as all vouchers are redeemed To thank you [...]

“In Italy, they add work and life on to food and wine.” – Robin Leach, English writer. We all know and love Italian food. As the passion for food and cuisines has grown, we have come [...]

Winter is here! If there is any time to consider eating seasonally, then winter is it. Let’s discuss the reasons we’ve mentioned before and take a look why they are accentuated in wintertime. [...]

Foodies, medical experts and chefs are always saying that we should eat seasonally, but why and what does it mean? We divulge the reason behind eating locally, seasonally and why it’s good for [...]

We’ve got a whole host of pork cuts on special this week at selected stores (2-8 April 2018). We thought it would be the perfect time to share a little more information on the various cuts and [...]