Category: Nutrition

Nutritious Top Tip | Houmous & Veg Sticks

Chop carrots, celery and cucumber into sticks to dip into houmous.  Choose low-fat houmous. This snack counts towards your daily fruit & veg portions.

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HEART OF THE MATTER | Top Tips For A Healthy Heart

A healthy heart is vital for a healthy body.  You can help to protect your heart by doing these things: Eat plenty of fruit & veg Eat plenty of fibre Cut down on salt cut down on fat and go for unsaturated fat instead of saturated fat Eat oily fish Avoid drinking too much alcohol […]

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Nutrition | Getting the Balance Right

Eating well is all about the different types of food that makes up our diet. A Balanced Diet Includes: Plenty of bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods Plenty of Fruit & Vegetables Milk & Dairy products meat, fish, eggs, beans and non-dairy sources of protein A small amount of foods and drinks containing […]

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Latest Lowdown on Food | Part 2

Go easy on these bad boys… Food containing sugar and fat: Chocolate & Sweets Crisps Biscuits & Cakes Processed Foods Pastries & Pies Fizzy Drinks Alcohol Im not saying dont eat these types of foods at all, just to eat in moderation, chose healthier options of food over the above mentioned Over indulging on foods […]

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Latest Low Down on Food

There is no getting away from it! Never before has what you eat been so newsworthy with Diets heavily promoting on TV and in Press, Jamie Oliver continuing with his mission to get school canteens healthy and both in the UK & USA. The problem is that the more the media tell us, the more people […]

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Short Walk Cuts Chocolate Consumption in Half

Research from The University of Exeter has found that a 15-minute walk can cut snacking on chocolate at work by half. The study showed that, even in stressful situations, workers eat only half as much chocolate as they normally would after this short burst of physical activity. Published in the journal Appetite, the research suggests that […]

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HEALTHY ICECREAM | God has Answered my Prayers!

Its true, this icecream really is healthy and even though it has no fat, no added sugar, 100% natural and free from artificial sweeteners.  But I know what you are going to say! It will taste horible, but WRONG – This icecream tastes as good as any top brand in the supermarket, comes in variety […]

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Energy Sweets Field Test | Goody GOOD STUFF

I was contacted by Goody GOOD STUFF back in March 2012 to see if Id like to trial their products and let them know what I thought so here are my thoughts, what I think of their products and a little comparison to a couple of the top selling energy sweets on the market here […]

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40-30-30 | The Ultimate Eating Plan to Lose Weight & Get in Shape

This is no gimmick! This is no Diet! This is the way the human body was designed to fuel itself and the only way multiple world record breaking endurance athlete Mike Buss eats and is the only healthy eating plan endorsed by Mike which he also sets his clients. With a record breaking pedigree and […]

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Peanut Butter and Banana Pancakes

This recipe has been provided by Charlie Shotton-Gale (Personal Trainer & International Power Lifter). Ingredients 1 egg 1 tablespoon of Peanut butter half a large banana 50ml Milk Method Put all ingrediants in a food blender (or a bowl if you only have a handheld blender) Mix them together for 1-2 minutes.  Take care about […]

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