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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Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Stuck for healthy snack ideas or snack ideas for after school? Snacking doesn’t have to come associated with guilt and you can make snacks cheaply and easily at home. Here’s a delicious moist banana muffin recipe that is easy to make and isn’t packed with too much added sugar. These
Why counting calories is not a good idea
Counting calories may seem like a straight-forward way to lose weight. However, it can miss out on the nuance of nutrition, and impact your relationship with food. It may suprise you but as a dietitian I don’t actually recommend my clients count calories or track their macros. Here is why…
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Calories on menus – necessary or not?
Whilst calories on menus may help some people it isn’t going to be helpful for those suffering from an eating disorder.
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Why 1200 kcal isn’t enough
Many diets prescribe just 1200 kcal as the maximum daily intake, but this really isn’t enough. Read on for how this affects metabolism and more
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The truth about weight loss and why it is so hard.
Weight loss is hard, it is not because of will power, there are actual mechanisms in play that make it harder! But there are things you can do.
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How to not trigger relapse.
Relapse can be a normal part of recovery from an eating disorder, but it is also something to be aware of and to minimise the triggers for. Our language towards those in recovery is crucial. Read some key phrases to avoid using.
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What to avoid this January.
What to avoid this January. Every year the post-Christmas diets roll out. Every year we are made to feel that: – we need to go on another diet -we need to lose weight -our bodies are not good enough as they are -we need to look a certain way It is all total lies. The
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Weight stigma
Weight stigma is the discrimination anad stereotyping of someone based on their weight. This can affect all areas of life. Read on to think about how this affects you and others around you.