Salad Days… Do you instantly think of lettuce? Tomato? Cucumber? Simply not inspiring, satisfying mentally or physically! So how do you make your salad tick all the boxes? Consider what could be in your salad to give it extra colour, flavour and textures for example; BeetrootCeleryGrapesApplesNectarines/Strawberries/MelonChopped CorianderFresh Mint/ParsleyRaw Mushrooms/ CauliflowerAvocadoPomegranateRadishRed/White CabbageCarrotsSweetcornOranges/PearRed Onions And that’s justContinueContinue reading “Salad Days……”
Category Archives: Fruit
Savvy Suppers….
What is a supper???? The dictionary definition is ‘A light meal served late in the evening’ and also it comes form he old French word Souper… could be an idea!! One of the reasons we go looking for an evening snack can be that our evening meal wasn’t exciting, filling either mentally or physically soContinueContinue reading “Savvy Suppers….”
Inbetweeners…
Photo by Martinus on Pexels.com We often hear from our members that actually it’s not the 3 main meals that they have problems with, it’s the bits in-between!! When you look at the images above and below there’s a mixture of sweet and savoury, so which do you go to and when? Are you theContinueContinue reading “Inbetweeners…”
Routines
Photo by Stas Knop on Pexels.com When our routines get disrupted and our time isn’t structured, it can be extra challenging to maintain the healthy habits we’ve developed. Understanding the power of routines – and making the most of them when schedules are out of sorts – can help us stay focused. Thinking about whatContinueContinue reading “Routines”
Summer bodies are made in winter….
If these are the only items that fit from last year, now is the time to begin to shape the body you desire as summer bodies are made in winter! Our bodies have been buried under layers of jumpers, trackie’s and warm coats, and come the spring and summer we will all be peeling offContinueContinue reading “Summer bodies are made in winter….”
To Toss…. Or Not To Toss??
So are you a tosser??? ( pancakes of course) Can you include pancakes and still lose weight/eat healthily? Of course the answer has got to be yes!! However if you’re thinking of having 6 -10 pancakes, then maybe a rethink is needed. There a few important things to keep in mind, why do I wantContinueContinue reading “To Toss…. Or Not To Toss??”
Be my Valentine..
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Traditionally Valentine’s Day is the one day of the year when chocolates and flowers are given as a token of love. Why chocolate you may ask?? Well it’s the food of love and of course a well known aphrodisiac, so are oysters which to me just doesn’t somehow haveContinueContinue reading “Be my Valentine..”
Ripple Effect…
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Spend a few minutes considering what are your favourite family friendly meals… How did you discover them, are they passed down from your relatives, or are they from a tried and trusted cookbook? Have you tweaked the recipes slightly to suit everyone’s taste? I know I do all the time!ContinueContinue reading “Ripple Effect…”
Are you getting enough?
Photo by Acharaporn Kamornboonyarush on Pexels.com When it comes to losing weight and getting healthier, sleep plays an important role: Research tells us that when people get seven to nine hours of quality sleep, it’s easier to eat well, move regularly, and be in a better frame of mind The amount of sleep we getContinueContinue reading “Are you getting enough?”
What is SUCCESS…..
Success means different things to us all, for many it’s a direct association with what the scales say, so if its a weight loss – that’s a successful week, but often in the past when we have followed a strict ‘diet’ our expectation of what we should lose often falls short of what we actuallyContinueContinue reading “What is SUCCESS…..”
Success Lies in Mind 