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Best Protein Cookies: Your Ultimate Guide to High-Protein Treats
Discover the best protein cookies — from store-bought picks to easy homemade recipes. Whether you're fuelling workouts or curbing cravings, we've got you covered. Read more...
Natural Sugar vs Refined Sugar: What the Science Actually Says
Natural sugar in whole food form is genuinely different from refined sugar in its health effects, and the difference is explained by context, not chemistry. Read more...
The Best Sweet Healthy Snacks: Satisfying Your Cravings the Right Way
Whether you're looking for quick grab-and-go options, impressive recipes to impress your friends, or strategies to manage your sweet cravings throughout the day, you'll find everything you need here. Read more...
Why Banning Snacks Makes You Snack More (And what to do instead)
At some point, most people have tried some version of this: clear out the cupboards, declare certain foods off-limits, and rely on sheer resolve to make it stick. It works... Read more...
Why We Crave Sweet Things at Night (And What to Actually Do About It)
Late-evening sugar cravings aren't random. They're tied to a predictable hormonal shift that happens to everyone as the day winds down. Read more...
The Best Snacks for Steady Energy
Most snack advice is secretly just breakfast advice repackaged, or it assumes you have 45 minutes and a blender. Here's something more honest: the best snacks for steady energy are... Read more...
Healthy Sugar Cookies | With Coconut Sugar
Soft, classic sugar cookies with less sugar, more fibre, and no junk. A healthier sugar cookie recipe by Maybelle Cookies. Read more...
Magnesium for Sleep: What the Science Actually Says
48% of adults in developed countries don't get enough magnesium from food alone and it is one of those minerals that does about 300 things for your biology. Read more...
High Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies | Your Protein Treat
Bake soft, all natural chocolate chip cookies made with oats, almond flour, and coconut sugar. A yummy treat that’s healthy and delicious. Read more...
The 2pm Energy Crash: Why It Happens (And What To Eat Instead)
Feeling exhausted around 2pm? Discover why the 2pm energy crash happens, the biggest afternoon fatigue causes, and the best healthy 2pm snack ideas, including the snack we designed to keep... Read more...
Chocolate Chip Cookies | With Dark Chocolate
The best chocolate chip cookies with healthier swaps, less sugar, more fibre, and full flavour. A Maybelle Cookies recipe you’ll actually crave. Read more...
Is Snacking Bad? Or Are We Just Overthinking It?
Is snacking bad for you? Discover what the science says, when snacks help, what to choose, and how to snack confidently without guilt. Read more...
Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe | Your Go-To Workout Snack
Soft, chewy peanut butter cookies made with oats, almond flour, and natural sweeteners. A healthier peanut butter cookies recipe that’s simple, wholesome, and delicious. Read more...
Healthy 3pm Snack Ideas to Avoid the Crash
Find healthy 3pm snack ideas to keep energy steady and avoid the afternoon crash with practical tips and balanced choices that really work. Read more...
Healthy Ginger Cookies | After Meal Comfort
Soft, spicy ginger cookies made with oat flour, almond flour, and natural sweeteners. A cozy, better for you cookie with all the glow and none of the junk. Read more...
What is Chicory Root Fibre? Inulin explained without the science lecture
Learn what chicory root fibre (inulin) is with a Maybelle twist. The gut benefits, baking uses, safety, and how to use it in healthy Maybelle Cookies recipes. Read more...
Healthy Lemon Cookies Recipe | Mid-Morning Energy Boost
Soft, zesty lemon cookies made with oat and almond flour. A healthy, refreshing treat with no refined sugar or junk. Naturally sweet, bright, and delicious. Read more...
Healthy Protein Snacks - What They Actually Do in Your Body (And Which Snacks Deliver It Best) no
What protein actually does in your body and which healthy protein snacks deliver it best — the science explained simply. Read more...
The Gooey Cookie Recipe That's Actually Good for You
A gooey cookie recipe that’s genuinely healthy — gluten-free, high protein, and refined sugar-free, with the science behind why each ingredient works. Read more...
3pm Sugar Cravings: Why They Happen Every Single Day
Most people assume this is a willpower problem that varies by how strong or weak they're feeling on a given day. It isn't. It's a biological event with a predictable... Read more...
How to Stop Snacking
Most advice on how to stop snacking assumes the goal is to snack as little as possible — ideally not at all. White-knuckle your way past the biscuit tin, distract... Read more...
How Often Should You Snack
For years, "eat little and often" was nutritional gospel. Six small meals a day, never go more than three hours without eating, keep the metabolism stoked. Read more...
Are Snacks Bad for Weight Loss? It's Complicated
If you've ever Googled whether snacks are bad for weight loss, you've probably found two equally confident but completely contradictory answers. So what does the research actually show? Read more...
Why do we snack when we're not hungry? The Biology and Psychology Behind Non-Hunger Eating
You've just finished lunch. You're full — genuinely, comfortably full. Forty minutes later you're standing in the kitchen eating biscuits, or reaching into the snack drawer, or finishing whatever was... Read more...
The Best Savoury Healthy Snacks: Ranked, Explained, and Actually Easy to Eat
Most snack content is dominated by sweet options — protein balls, fruit, yoghurt, energy bars. Savoury healthy snacks tend to get less attention, which is a shame because the research... Read more...
Low Sugar Snacks: Why Sugar Intake Matters and the Best Options the Science Supports
Navigating this space without a clear understanding of what sugar actually does in the body — and what "low sugar" genuinely means in practice — is harder than it should... Read more...
High Fibre Snacks: What Fibre Actually Does in Your Body and the Best Options the Science Supports
This post is science-first: what fibre actually is, the distinct mechanisms through which its different types work, why snacks are a particularly valuable opportunity to increase fibre intake, and which... Read more...
Low Calorie Snacks: What Calorie Density Actually Means and the Best Options the Science Supports
Calorie density is the number of calories per gram of food. It's a more useful concept than the raw calorie count of a snack because it explains something the number... Read more...
Healthy Fat Snacks: Why Fat Isn't the Enemy and Which Fats Actually Matter
Healthy fat snacks, understood properly, are some of the most nutritionally valuable options available. Here's what the research actually shows. Read more...
Ishan Wijewardana
Ishan Wijewardana is a former medical doctor and scientist, qualifying with an MBBS and BSc Hons in Biochemistry and Immunology from St. George’s Hospital Medical School, in 2014. During this time,... Read more...