Quinoa stuffed peppers (wheat and GF).
Try these delicious peppers stuffed with quinoa and vegetables, they make a fabulous plantbased dinner and are great for [
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Challenging unhelpful thinking styles around food
How to challenge unhelpful beliefs using the pie chart technique. Sometimes we all have unhelpful thoughts, in eating disorder recovery these can often be related to food.
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How to budget shop for food
Prices are soaring, be it for petrol, gas, food or electricity, so how can you food shop on a budget and keep costs low. So what can you do to make your money stretch as far as possible when it comes to feeding yourself/your family? Nutrition is important for our long term health, so whilst money saving is key you don’t want to cut out key foods and nutrients. If you are working on eating disorder recovery (a key area I specialise in), then this is even more important. Nutrition is vital for health, but there are some tips I can share to help.
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Do I have PCOS and getting help.
This month is PCOS Awareness Month, so here we talk about the symptoms of PCOS, and how to get help. Whilst this can help you think about “Do I have PCOS” this blog is not a substitute for medical advice. PCOS, or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, is a disorder of the reproductive and metabolic systems. It
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Delicious Blackberry Crumble Bar Recipe
A delicious mix between a flapjack and a crumble that is perfect for foraged berries or why not use some frozen berries.
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Do foods cause inflammation? How to eat for your immune system.
Inflammation is our body’s way of protecting us from infections or injury. There is lots of buzz about certain foods being anti-inflammatory, but is this true?
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In defence of carbs
Carbs have been unfairly demonised in the past few years. So, let’s get one thing straight here: carbs are not inherently bad for you and although they can contribute to weight they are not the sole cause of weight gain. You can gain weight gain if you overeat too much of ANY food group. So
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Are frozen foods just as good as fresh?
With the cost of living increasing, including food costs it can feel expensive to buy fresh fruit and veggies all the time, especially if they end up lurking in the bottom of the fridge and not being used up in time. I’m here to tell you today that frozen fruit and vegetables are a cost-effective,
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Green Veg and Garden Pesto Pasta
A delicious and easy pesto pasta using the leaves from your garden.
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Eating Disorders
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theory that we need to meet our basic needs before we can move on to more advanced ones. It was first published in the 1943 paper “A Theory of Human Motivation”. The 5 needs from the original paper are: Maslow’s Hierarchy and eating disorders We can use Maslow’s Hierarchy
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