Huge thanks to Naomi Leppitt, RD for her input in this post. There are so many diets out there and a comparison study of Atkins, Slim-Fast, Weight Watchers and Rosemary Conley showed they all result in weight loss of a similar amount (Truby, 2006). Very low-calorie shake diets (eg Lighter Life, Cambridge, Herbalife etc) result […]
Nutrition Tips for a Plant based Diet
Eating a more plant based diet or switching to a vegan diet is definitely on trend right now and whilst normally I’d not be recommending you jump onto the lastest fad in terms of nutrition, this is one I do agree with. I spoke about this at Womens Health Live so thought it was time […]
Eating for a healthy gut
The way you eat has a huge impact on your gut, read on for foods you can eat to improve your gut bacteria and foods to feed those bacteria.
How to eat for Brain Health
We all want a healthy, functioning brain for as along as possible. How we eat and drink really does impact it. Studies on cognitive function and brain health show that overall a wholefood plant-based diet with a limited intake of animal and high saturated fat foods is the way forward. A big piece of […]
Bacon, Chard and Rosemary Pasta
Swiss chard is such an easy veggie to grow and it gives you back time after time. Plant a few seeds, water and care for a few plants lovingly and you will find you always have bountiful supply. Some interesting chard facts. Swiss chard was discovered by a Swiss botanist – hence it’s name. […]
Gingerbread energy balls
One of the questions I get asked a lot is for healthy snack ideas. Walking around the shops there is a plethora of snack items but so many of them are expensive items that you can make yourself in batches with a little knowhow and patience. Energy balls are one such item. Often sold for […]
Eat Well for Less: Healthier cheesecakes.
Cheesecake. It’s tasty, but it can be pretty high in calories. Now whilst I totally do not advocate calorie counting regularly, I do like having healthier alternatives to foods like this that mean I can make them without it being an extravagance. So here is the much asked for recipe for those cheesecakes we made […]
Easy Peasy Paella
With parents who reside in Spain, paella is something my whole family loves, my mum has been taught how to cook it by the locals. This weekend with my mum in the UK at my home I decided to cook her my version. It’s probably not a true paella but hey, it’s tasty family food […]
Childrens Yoghurts – how to choose a good one
Yoghurt is one of those confusing foods. You want your children to be eating it and getting in their calcium, but so often yoghurts can be laden with sugar. Personally I encourage my children to eat yoghurt daily, it is our go-to dessert after our evening meal. To help you, I’ve come up with a […]
Food trends 2018 I’d be pleased to see.
January always brings the weird, the wonderful and the wahey of food. I’ve highlighted a few trends that I predict are on the rise for 2018 and ones that I would be happy to see more of. You can check out my 2017 trends post here and see how I did! Plant Power I think […]