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Brief guide to help you navigate the refined sugar free world. You needn’t worry! As a pastry chef, I can tell you there are tons of natural alternatives that taste great.

Often considered a grain, buckwheat is actually a seed and a close relative to rhubarb. Consumed both as a grain (as an alternative to rice) and in powder form for baking. It also comes in flakes, making it a great glutenfree substitute for porridge.

Maca is a Peruvian root from the cruciferous family (including radish and broccoli), also known as Peruvian Ginseng.It has been used over the ages as a herbal health tonic and was thought by the Incas to enhance fertility.

The first time I came across the term gluten, I was studying my cooking and pastry diploma at Le Cordon Bleu.

I share here everything I discovered on gluten and the immune system, why it is more damaging nowadays, and some gluten alternatives so you can keep cooking your favorite recipes.

My morning pregnancy routine was one of the moments in the day that I look forward to the most.

This shopping guide will help you navigate the best options in Madrid, so you can find everything you need for your healthy recipes. 

London is teaming with organic, glutenfree shops and health food stores dotted around town. This healthy shopping guide includes some of my favourite farm to table options and organic shops around town.

Lisbon is flourishing with many organic and shops and small sustainable boutiques around its pebbled streets, catering your every healthy cooking need.

The perfect sweet for your gut. This nutrient rich, energizing nut butter is the one kitchen staple that can never run out. The perfect topping for your morning pancakes or açai bowl, your afternoon sweet treat or your improvised dessert combined with dates. Experiment with hazelnuts, pecan nuts and use instead of tradiitonal dairy butter for crispy cookie recipes.

The perfect merienda (afternoon tea) sweet treat. Moist, sweet but not too sweet, and with a touch of crunch. On the rocks, lightly toasted or topped with home made almond butter. Easy, delicious and nutritious, your soon to become favourite afternoon treat.

Your most prized unguilty pleasure. That ratatouille moment that transports you back to your childhood with the delicious flavoursome pancakes topped with warm chocolate spread. The perfect healthy sweet treat for kids and adults, a dream come true.

Your unsweet deserved treat. Because you don't need sugar to keep you going. This indulging healthy chocolate recipe will keep your chocolate addiction at bay and a smile on your face. Mix it up with your favourite toppings, the hazelnut goji combo is my all time favourite.

My preferred dinner meal after a long cold day. Warming, soothing and creamy. Add a perfectly poached egg on top and you are good for bed.

The key to impressing your friends with gluten free meals. Surprise your guests with a quick fix of buckwheat pizza with homemade tomato sauce and your favourite toppings. Believe me, you´ll be highly praised as the new healthy chef in town.

Your best friend when that pasta crave kicks in. Easy, fast, and delicious. This tagliatelle dish will leave you happy, satisfied and without a bloated stomach, because going gluten free has its benefits