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Sugar-Free Things I love in September

September 29, 2015 by Deniz 2 Comments

If you are anything like me, you are constantly on the lookout for new sources of inspiration, cool kitchen gadgets and awesome cookbooks. This post is jam-packed with awesome things I found around the interweb that are definitely worth checking out!

The University of California created an amazing video on how glucose works in our bodies compared to fructose. Must see!

Now I know what all that wheat flour is good for!

Have you had a look at Jamie Oliver’s latest cookbook yet? Apparently he lost 8 kilo just by quitting sugar and is now on the same track as us! Can’t wait to see his new book “Superfoods Everyday”!

Can somebody lend me a kid? I need a reason to buy this app!

Food for thought: Aubrey’s organic, natural and holistic story

This is somewhat of an oldie but goldie to you english speaking lovelies, but Sarah Wilson’s bestseller is finally available in German!

Are you in love with kefir? Rightfully so! With these kefir grains you can even prepare that fermented glory at home! …

My Morning: Friendly Little Kitchen and her classic Spelt Pancakes

July 21, 2015 by Deniz 1 Comment

This interview took place as part of the “My Morning” interview series.

When I reflect on my first baby steps into the FODMAP free diet about two years ago, there is one lovely lady who played a major role throughout my field trip: Steph Papillo from Friendly Little Kitchen. Steph was my first real blog-pal, my guide through the crazy FODMAP jungle, always there to help out. With her delicious recipes and dreamy pictures this curly beauty from Melbourne continues to show how easy a wheat free and fructose friendly diet can be on a daily basis. Full of wit, her Instagram stream is not only an endless source of inspiration, but of sunshine as well! …

Things I Love: My recommendations in May

May 17, 2015 by Deniz Leave a Comment

Sometimes I just can’t resist: “Have you read this amazing book yet? Did you see those adorable plates? Have I told you about my latest interview on this inspiring blog called exPress-o?” There are times, when I feel like sending out one tweet, one instagram post after another to share all the exciting finds and news with you and the rest of the world. But then my bad conscience kicks in: “Deniz, don’t you think one Facebook post per day is enough? You shouldn’t spam people like that!” “Yeah, okay, but, have you seen this cute stracciatella mug?!”

Instead of burying my most recent discoveries in your never-ending Facebook streams, I’ve decided toadd this monthly update on my favorites to my blog posts. One post containing several things to improve your fructose free life and add some beauty! 🙂 Enjoy!…

Behind The Scenes: These two photographers helped breathe life into Fructopia – The Book

May 7, 2015 by Deniz Leave a Comment

It’s already May 7th and Amazon claims my book’s currently ranks at number 7.130. Meanwhile I’m still eagerly waiting for my personal copy to finally arrive here in Istanbul. Dear postal service, don’t you recognize the exceptional urgency of this matter?

It’s been eight days now since my first very own cookbook *cansomeonepleasepinchme* hit bookstores in Germany, but its proud mom has yet to hold it tight in her arms. This of course might explain, why your feeds aren’t flooded by “selfies with my cookbook” yet.

It also enables me to embark on a public display of affection for two truly enchanting ladies, who breathed life, color and joy into my recipes. Two photographers, who gifted my book an enchanting atmosphere to dream and smile about. Dear readers, let me introduce you to Marta Greber and Maria Köhler. …

My morning: Healthy Happy Steffi

April 1, 2015 by Deniz 9 Comments

Morning journal, meditation, oil pulling, breakfast recipes: Lately nothing fascinates me more than the art of starting the day in beautiful and productive fashion. The possibilities are endless. It begins with the multiple candidates for first drink of the day, be it hot lemon water, bulletproof coffee or fresh rosemary tea (insider tip if you are always freezing!). Breakfast yes or no? Some yoga sun salutations or straight to work? Everybody has their own way of claiming the day’s first sunbeams.

Seeing as the morning hours hold such a precious place in my heart, I thought it might be time to find out how other talented bloggers and bloggerettes start their day. And so the idea for my new morning interview series on FRUCTOPIA was born! So instead of asking „How was your night?“, from now on I’ll rather be asking „How was your morning?“

To break ground I’d like to introduce you to a very healthy and happy lady: Please meet Steffi, fellow blogger from healthyhappysteffi.com and freshly graduated nutritionist. Browsing through her blog assures me that she will breathe new life into the antiquated work of nutritionists in Germany. Not only, does she have first-hand knowledge when it comes to food intolerances, having successfully eliminated dairy, gluten and sugar from her diet, but she still manages to create delicious recipes (make sure to check out her Instagram profile!). Basically she breaks down hard to digest knowledge about food into fun little readable and edible bites. Great stuff! Now let’s give a warm welcome to Steffi!

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The TOP 5 Sugar-Free Instagram Feeds You Should Follow

March 7, 2015 by Deniz Leave a Comment

Call me crazy, but a day without just doesn’t feel right. No, I’m not talking about my new favorite morning coffee. I’m talking about my daily dose of Instagram. These 5 Instagram profiles are truly a feast for the eyes and an infinite source of sugar-free recipe inspirations. If you’re asking me, sugar-free food never looked this good! But see for yourself (in no particular order):

1. KBSugarFree

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