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Spotlight on Priya

23 February, 2017 | 4 Comments

10 portions of fruit and veggies a day?

So today we woke up to the news that 10 portions of ...

7 July, 2016 | 0 Comments

5 tips for recovery from an eating disorder.

1. Make recovery a priority: This may mean taking a break from ...

14 March, 2016 | 0 Comments

What you CAN eat in pregnancy.

Pregnancy can feel like a time when you CAN’T do things. The ...

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9 June, 2017 | 0 Comments

Eating out with young children.

Eating out is meant to be a relaxing, delicious event, yes? Well, when you have young children it isn’t always the case. My husband loves to eat out, I find that I need to be in the right mood. Eating out with my tribe of kids (Miss K age 6.5, J-boy aged 3 and Etty […]

1 June, 2017 | 4 Comments

Messy Home, but Top Nutrition Tips.

When the BBC ask if they can come and film you in your home what do you do? Firstly – Say Yes. Secondly – Flap about in panic at the state of your house and kitchen. People who know me well will know that my kitchen is rarely tidy and usually full of our home […]

23 May, 2017 | 0 Comments

Reduce your risk of breast cancer.

Today, a report entitled “Diet, nutrition, physical activity and breast cancer” came out from the World Cancer Research Fund. When you are a dietitian, this kind of thing excites you – why? Well it included a good review and analysis of the research on breast cancer. Looking at 119 studies worldwide and over 250,000 women, […]

20 May, 2017 | 4 Comments

Vegetarian Moussaka and going meat free for a week.

This week we went Vegetarian for National Vegetarian Week. As a family we always have at least 3 meat free meals a week, so this was a good chance to unleash some new recipe ideas. To be honest I don’t think the family really noticed the lack of meat, though they would do if carried […]

12 May, 2017 | 1 Comment

Coeliac Disease: The Facts and Frustrations.

Coeliac Disease is often referred to as a gluten intolerance or allergy. Which makes sense as the treament for it is to follow a strict gluten free diet. However it is actually an autoimmune disease, which means it is a disease in which the body produces antibodies and attacks it own tissues. In the case of […]

4 May, 2017 | 1 Comment

Chocolate Granola Baked Apples

Granola is one of those foods that I could easily eat quite a lot of, though I tend to not eat it as a cereal but add it to dishes. I love the crunchiness and the variety it gives to transform your simple fruit and yoghurt into something more exciting. However granola is usually high in […]

30 April, 2017 | 4 Comments

Carrot and Parsnip Cake

I’ve had a hankering for carrot cake for a few weeks after a conversation on social media about a bumper crop of carrots leading to recipes for carrot cake being posted. So when carrots were on offer and hubby came back with 3 bags of them plus 2 bags of parsnips it was suddenly my […]

21 April, 2017 | 0 Comments

Is having a cuppa soon to be history?

Britain has historically had a love affair with tea. In fact it was the British who introduced it to India in order to compete with the Chinese production of it. According to the recent Cost of Tomorrow report, people between the age of 50 and 64 spend £31.20 on tea annually, but for millennials this […]

16 April, 2017 | 0 Comments

Chocolate: the good, the bad and the portion.

Chocolate originates from cocoa beans from the Theobroma cocoa tree. The beans are fermented, ground and separated to cocoa butter and powder. Cocoa has been used for many used as a medical aid. It is rich in flavonoids which have potent antioxidant functions. These include being : Anti-inflammatory Helping blood vessels to dilate so helping […]

11 April, 2017 | 5 Comments

Eating Mediterranean to beat the bills

One thing I love about nutrition and dietetics is the conundrum that is complex science that usually translates down to simple health messages. The Mediterranean diet is a great example. The science behind how it all works on the body is long winded actions of polyphenols and antioxidants. However you don’t really need to worry […]

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