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Nutrition

Tips and some of my favourite recipes. Some healthy, some not quite so…

  • Recipe – Spicy sweet potato, carrot & lentil soup

    So we are mid-October and I feel it’s soup weather already! This is the first soup of this season I’ve made. More will follow I’m sure. Recipes are my own ie. not an exact science! Ingredients: A dollop of coconut oil Half an onion – chopped 1 large sweet potato – peeled & diced 3…

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  • Japanese 17-a-day

    I recently learnt that the Japanese RDA of fruits and vegetables is 17 different portions. Here, ours is just 5 portions. Pretty different eh? I thought I’d do a quick tally and work out what I’ve had today: apple ginger lemon banana pineapple onion red pepper yellow pepper cucumber grapes celery carrot tomato 12 different…

  • Roast broccoli

    I keep going on to my friends about how important it is to eat your vegetables. Not just any vegetables, but proper green vegetables like spinach, kale, cabbage, sprouts, beans etc.. I tried this recipe recently for roast broccoli and loved it. I don’t think I’d had roast broccoli until then. 1 head of broccoli…

  • Sweet potato and lentil curry

    I’m currently trying to eat healthier, eat clean and shed the few lbs I gained on holiday last week. I made this the other night, tweaked from a recipe in my GoodFood magazine and wanted to share: 1 red onion, chopped 1 tsp cumin 1 tbsp medium curry powder 100g red lentils 2 sweet potatoes,…

  • My tips to help with fat loss…

    I know New Year is all about changing your life, and making and sticking to resolutions, but I believe you can’t do everything at once. By making small changes every week, you have more chance of long-term, life changing success. Here are my top tips for this week, focusing on what we drink: 1. Drink at least 2…