Many moons ago when I first started this blog and had my first toddler, we baked quite a lot and made cute videos. You can still see them way back on my youtube/blog and they bring me joy everytime I stumble over them. Now, almost 10 years on and with families needing easy recipe for […]
Woman’s Hour and Lockdown Cooking
This week I had the pleasure of being asked to speak on the iconic Woman’s Hour as part of a programme with Mary Berry, talking about cooking in lockdown. Some of the items we talk about include food shopping as a single mum, the food parcels being sent out, how to make the most of […]
Satsuma Polenta Cake
Lockdown cooking for us is not that different to normal life, but it does mean I’m even more focused on making the food go further and am having to be more flexible with ingredients when I don’t have my usual options available. This cake came about as there were some satsumas looking sad, on route […]
The Power of Social Media
Sharing here an article that I wrote recently on the Power of social media, which I think is even more relevant right now! As health care professionals I think it is really important that we have a voice on social media and are sharing evidenced based messages but also connecting with each other and looking […]
Periods and Gut Issues
Most of us know that the average length of a menstrual cycle is 28 days. Day 1 is the start of the cycle when bleeding starts, day 14 is when we ovulate. The main hormones at play are oestrogen and progesterone. Oestrogen builds up the lining of the womb and increases from day 1-14. Progesterone […]
It’s ok to eat differently right now. A Covid-19 post.
I uploaded this to instagram yesterday and it seemed to hit home with people. So I’ve expanded my thoughts below… As a dietitian who works with people suffering from eating disorders and disordered eating my thoughts often leap to thinking how people in those situations may feel. I think this applies to so many more […]
Meals to make from your store cupboard.
With Coronovirus leading to a lot of people having to self isolate, be in lockdown or be thinking that this is coming up for them soon I wanted to share some meals that are easy to make from tinned, frozen and store cupboard foods. Panic buying food is really not the answer here. Instead of […]
Binge Eating Disorder
Many people talk about having a binge but binge eating disorder (BED) is something that us not well-known about. Almost the black sheep of the eating disorder tribe. Struggling with this disorder can be debilitating, embarrassing and very hard to manage socially, hence I wanted to highlight it on Eating Disorders Awareness Week. First what […]
Choline – What does it do and why do we need it?
Choline, one of those lesser known nutrients that is potentially overlooked. It performs lots of roles in the body with extra importance in pregnancy. It is used to make up the lining of cells. It is used to make acetylcholine, which acts as a messenger, affecting mood and memory, focus, motivation and arousal. Choline is […]
Intermittent Fasting for weight loss?
Thanks to Naomi Leppitt for her help with this post. Intermittent Fasting is a form of dieting where you restrict your intake of food for a period of time and then eat in an unrestricted fashion the rest of the time. There are so many varitions on how to do this, here are a couple […]