Posts in “Diet”
Chunky Bolognese with Courgetti
I like to mix up my meals week on week and add bit of variety but from a child my staple meal for a quick and easy meal has got to be bolognese. My mum taught me to cook this as a child and I could cook it for my family from the age of […]
Read articleHow Did A Vegan Cope In China?
I was a little apprehensive about our Chinese adventure – the last time I went to Beijing, I lived on a diet of Pak Choi and Boiled Rice for 10 days. But it was a long time ago, and I’m not the same timid vegan. Armed with protein shakes for last resort options (very useful […]
Read articleChris’s Chunky Baked Eggs
You may find yourself with a lazy morning one weekend. If you’ve got 30 minutes free try this simple spicy brunch recipe of chunky baked eggs. You can keep these pretty well for a couple of days which is great if you don’t have a lot of time on the mornings and fancy a pre […]
Read articleIeuan’s Spinach Stuffed Chicken & Kale Crepe
Having experimented with this dish over the weekend I found this spinach stuffed chicken dish not only very tasty, but also very filling and nutritious. The whole dish consisted of chicken stuffed with a spinach and ricotta mix served with a creamed kale, low carbohydrate crepe. Ingredients (For 2 People) 2 x Chicken Breast 2 […]
Read articleLucy’s Everything In A Dish Recipe
Let’s face it, many of us don’t have a lot of time so often we need to be able to make our meals as quickly as possible! A quick fix meal does not have to be unhealthy, so here is my ‘everything in a dish’ recipe. It basically consists of any veg in my fridge […]
Read articleValentine’s Sea Bass Recipe
This Valentine’s cook your loved one this great Valentine Sea Bass recipe! A tasty, healthy dish which cooks in 30 minutes and is simple to make. What you will need 2 large sea bass half a orange, zest & juice 2tsp organic honey 1 tsp olive oil 2tsp wholegrain mustard 250g ready to eat lentils […]
Read articleLucy’s Top Tips To Sticking To Healthy Eating
The easiest way to stick to healthy eating is to make healthy eating your day to day routine. Most people find healthy eating difficult when they don’t plan and prepare. To put it bluntly, if you have healthy food options available there is no excuse to not eat it… likewise if you don’t have unhealthy […]
Read articleHealthy Nut Butter Recipe
I have several recipe books at home with healthy nut butter recipe in. I’ve toyed with the idea of making my own before, so this weekend I finally gave it a whirl, and for my first attempt it tasted quite nice. Here’s how I did it…. 200g nuts – I used cashews as they are […]
Read articlePros and Cons of Caffeine
The Independent reported this week that a new study shows that if you consume more than one caffeinated product in a 24 hour period, it does not add extra beats to your heart rate (past studies have shown the opposite). The only problem is it doesn’t say what those caffeinated products were or how many […]
Read articleChris Day On A Plate – Meals In Minutes!
Most people that know me often wonder how I have time to cook, the truth is often I don’t. I’m normally out of the house by 5:45am and not generally home until 8:45pm, this gives me snippits of time to cook nutritious meals. Most of my meals are batch cooked on a Sunday so I […]
Read articleHealthy Weekend – motive8 Healthy Eats in Leeds
Leeds is definitely well know for its fantastic number of restaurants offering a variety of food. All the motive8 gang enjoy eating out I asked them to name one restaurant or cafe which served healthy food in Leeds. So here are our top healthy eats in Leeds. Chris – Filmore & Union Meal Choice – Seared […]
Read articleBorscht aka Beetroot Soup!
I was reading one of my clients food diaries this week and didn’t have the foggiest what she meant when she had written Borscht for one of her meals. At first I thought it was some type of cheese….I was about to give her a telling off for having cheese as a meal! To my […]
Read articleMeasuring Your Weight Loss Journey
When you’re working hard at your new fitness regime and eating clean but don’t see a change on the scales, it’s hard not to be disappointed. We’ve blogged before on why our weight fluctuates on the scales, and as such it can’t be used as the only measurement of your progress. We are also asked […]
Read articleIeuan’s Spicy Mexican Chilli
This spicy Mexican chilli is hugely tasty and surprisingly filling without overloading your plate with carbohydrate. It is a very easy dish to make and can be made into batches leaving you plenty to fill your week’s lunches and dinners. What’s better than a nice spicy chilli on a cold Winter’s night! All you […]
Read articleDo You Know What Is On Your Food Labels?
The question of knowing what is on your food label is the same as asking do you know what is in your food? As we all know eating as many fresh and locally sourced produce as possible is the key to eating a healthy, balanced diet however it is often the case that tins or […]
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