OnlineFarmer lifestyle
InfusedbyHenrietta
Lovell(Faber,R450)
Whatshouldyoudoto
warmupa longweekend
inmidwinter?Teaguru
Lovellsuggestsexpanding
yourknowledgeofchoice
teaflavours.Herbook,
subtitled‘Adventuresin
tea’,beckonsyouintothe
subtletiesofa brewthat
manytakeforgrantedand
havedowngradedtoa
utilitarianteabagexperience.
ForLovell,teadepends
asmuchonterroirasdoes
theflavourofa well-made
wine.Shedevotesanentire
chaptertoexploringrooibos
flavours,whileanother
tracesthedevelopmentof
teafarminginMalawi.
Lovellbelievesthatleaf
teacan,andshould,bethe
nextbigrealfood,following
artisanalbreadandflour
andthereturnofspecialised
potatovarieties.Jointherising
tideofconnoisseur
teadrinkersand
growersandbe
warmedbyher
deliciouslybrewed
Darjeeling,of
whichshesays:
“Ilove[it]theway
I lovewhisky.”fugItIve 13 byRob
Sinclair(Orion,R305)
RachelCoxis noMataHari
orJamesBondhoneytrap;
youwouldwalkpastherin
a crowd.Butthatmakesher
anevenmoreeffectiveMI6
operative.Herbossesdon’t
likeherlackofrespectfor
authority,butit’sultimatelya
strengthwhenshereceivesa
codedmessagethata sleeper
agentis abouttogolive.
Sheis toldnottotrust
hercolleagues,whobelieve
thatthemessageis simplya
terrorismwarning.If sheand
thesleeper-turned-fugitivearetounmaska terrorist
cell,shemusttaketherisk
offlushingoutthetraitor.
A pacyweekendread,with
unexpectedtwistsandturns,
andwell-drawnsettings.AngryOwlfIndsA
HObbybyKerrynPonter
(StruikChildren,R70)
Sharingbooksis a wonderful
inter-generationalactivity,
andbooksthatcansustain
excitementandinterest,
suchasPonter’scharming
AngryOwlseries,makeit
evenmoreso.Theartisttries
outherhilariousscenarios
onherownyoungchildrenandproducesdelightful
bookscomplementedby
herownexcellentand
colourfulillustrations.It is
littlewondertheyremain
somuchindemand.
Inthisouting,AngryOwl
thinkshecanmastera hobby
withouteffort,whetherit’s
playinghisguitar,cookingup
a storm,knittingorplaying
rugby.Eventually,passionand
ambitiondrivehimtoputin
thehardyards,andsuddenly
heis wowinghisfriends.- Fa r m e r ’sWe e k l y ’sbook
reviewer,PatriciaMcCracken,
is a featuresandinvestigative
journalist.▪fW
A fresh look at tea,
spies and owls
Theketogenic(shortened
to‘keto’)low-carbohydrate
diet is currently popular.
Ketosis is a normal metabolic
process. When the body does
not have enough glucose
for energy, it burns stored
fat instead. This results in a
build-up of acids called ketones
within the body. The diet
seeks to encourage ketosis.
The website Perfectketo.com
is dedicated to the keto diet. The
‘Keto diet and alcohol’ page,
for example, covers alcohol and
carbohydrate intake. Vodka,
gin, whisky and tequila all
contain zero carbohydrates.
The site also has a list of keto-
approved drink mixers.
There is an extensive library
of keto-related articles, together
Manage your carbohydrate intake with this app
greg mileswitha fooddiarythatcanbe
pre-planned,oryoucanadd
toit whenhavinga meal.
Thesitealsoprovidesthe
‘Ketocalculator’,whichworks
outthenetcarbohydratesand
macronutrients,givingyoua
totalfortheday.Forexample,
threelargehardboiledeggs
contain2gcarbohydrates,16g
fat,19gproteinand 233 calories.CAlOrIeCOunterAnd
gOOdHydrAtIOn
The calorie counter is used
to track a calorie goal based
on your weight loss goal. The
food diary then allows you
to search for foods that will
help you reach this. At the
same time, a water tracker will
ensure you stay hydrated.Thefoodtrackeris saidto
bethemostadvancedinthe
industry;yousimplytakea
photographofthemealon
theplate,andadvanced
recognitionsoftwaretakes
careoftherest.Foodscan
alsobescannedusingthe
appandtheresultssaved.
Allexercisecanbelogged
andrecorded,andthere
arealsospecificdietsfor
diabetesmanagement.
Downloadtheappatbit.ly/
ketoapp(Android)orbit.ly/
CarbManager(iPhones).
Remembertospeaktoyour
doctorbeforestartinganydiet.- GregMilesis a livestockfarmer
andInternetmarketer.Emailhim
at [email protected].
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