Healthy Eating & Exercise Advice
I love cooking and I love the fact that as the seasons change so do our cooking methods and the type of fresh produce that we use. An important part of eating well is having adequate skills in the kitchen to turn whole fruit and vegetables into a meal that is tasty, healthy and something [...]
The summer months of the year always involve one of my favourite meals – Salad. Salads are a great way to ensure you’re eating plenty of fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes and seeds as well as healthy fats, protein and carbohydrate. When you start to be creative and begin trying new combinations, the skies the [...]
Are you getting enough folate in your diet? It’s really important that you do, especially if you are planning on becoming pregnant. Folate intake should be adequate prior to conception to decrease the risk of neural tube defects. For more information on folate and it’s role in the body please see my fact sheet on [...]
Do you want to eat healthy but are worried your food will become to boring? Healthy food doesn’t have to be boring, in fact, it can be the best food you’ve ever tasted! If you are serious about learning how to eat well and lose weight then it’s vital that you master the art of [...]
Snacking can either make or break your diet. Choosing chips, chocolate, biscuits or cakes may satisfy a craving in the moment but will leave you with excess kilojoules, lots of sugar and fat and very little nutrients. Save these types of snacks for treats on special occasions. I reckon they taste better when you don’t [...]
Snacking is a very common pastime of a lot of people and is, in fact, most common in teenagers and young adults. Nutritionally there is nothing wrong with snacking, however we can always learn how to snack better. Here are 7 snack ideas to help keep your hunger in check and your belt loose!
1. Fruit and Milo Smoothie Throw 5 strawberries, 1 banana, 1 cup skim milk, 30g oats and 2 tsp Milo into a blender – blend and serve! Its a 99% fat free breakfast, low in calories, with 6g of fibre, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus. If you use honey instead of Milo its [...]
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