Posts in “Diet”
The Scoop On Gluten Free
GLUTEN FREE! Now I’ve got your attention, do you ‘do’ gluten free? Have you tried going gluten free before? Are you thinking about going gluten free? What are your reasons for going/trying/thinking about it? Have you been diagnosed with coeliac disease, did you think it would help you to lose weight, or did you just […]
Read articleHealthy Protein Balls
I made this healthy protein balls recipe last night, they are super easy to make and taste AMAZING!! Don’t let the fact that the recipe contains avocado put you off! You can’t taste it, instead they just taste really chocolate-y! I’ve tried to make chocolate avocado mousse before and failed! It tasted terrible so I […]
Read articleMy Vegan Christmas – Part 1
This blog may seem a little premature, but it’s the annual friend Christmas get together this weekend so I need to start planning! In the past I’ve blogged about Quinoa Stuffed Butternut Squash, Christmas Curry, Ratatouille Tarts, Shallots with Sherry and Sprout Pakoras (see the recipe links below). But this year it’s going to be […]
Read article8 Facts About Bones Them Bones Them Dry Bones!
“Them bones them bones them dry bones, Them bones them bones them dry bones, Them bones them bones them dry bones, Now shake them skeleton bones” I’m sure most of you will remember this song from your childhood! Well it got stuck in my head this weekend as I was tutoring about the skeletal system […]
Read article1 pot meal- Jambalaya Recipe
Following on from Alex’s winter warming lamb stew, I thought I’d bring you another tasty 1 pot meal; my spicy Jambalaya recipe! Unfortunately, this isn’t a vegetarian friendly dish as one of the basic staples in the recipe which gives it it’s flavour is smoked sausage, typically Andouille or chorizo. The jambalaya is a Louisiana […]
Read articleTop 6 Tips To Staying Healthy When Eating Out
It’s that time of year isn’t it, the time when our diaries start filling up with invites to ‘Christmas dos’. You’ve worked hard all year, and you don’t want to undo all that hard work with lots of eating out and boozing. Here are motive8’s top 6 tips to staying healthy when eating out. Tip […]
Read articleWinter Warming Spicy Lamb Stew
I think it may be time to ditch the shorts, it is officially cold! Just got inside from the lunch time class and my hands are like ice cubes – it has taken me 20 minutes to type this first sentence out! When it comes to weather like this there is only one type of […]
Read articleMy Fodmap Journey So Far
If I was to write a diary on how my fodmap journey is going, it would literally read as: why am I not the size of my arm based on what I’m eating, if I see another bowl of aubergine stew I’m going to scream, I’m soooooooooo bored with my food, I JUST WANT HOUMOUS…….you […]
Read articleAubergine, Spinach & Lentil Bolognese Recipe
I’ve got to say a massive thank you Jo Stepaniak (low-Fodmap and Vegan) for this lentil bolognese recipe! Whilst I’m currently finding it hard to recognise anything tomato and aubergine based as not being a form of Ratatouille; I had to give this Aubergine, Spinach and Lentil Bolognese recipe a go because it doesn’t contain courgette or […]
Read articleHealthy Nut And Seed Bar Recipe
I made this healthy nut and seed bar recipe for our recent boot camp. They are full of good fats, slow release energy and high in protein. I love using them when I’m on my long 2-3 hour bike rides as they give me the right balance of energy to keep going and protein whilst […]
Read articleTrick Or Treat?
Does this sounds familiar….? It gets to the end of October and you realise it’s nearly Hallowe’en. Once you’ve finished panicking and faffing with costumes, you notice that there is nothing in the house that you can give those pesky kids if they turn up at your door (after all, you don’t have bad food […]
Read articleChicken, Butter Bean, Spinach & Mushroom One Pot Recipe
This is the season of slow cookers, god bless whoever invented slow cookers and how easy they make our lives. This morning I left the house with this chicken dish slowly cooking, ready for tonight’s tea. I don’t even know why I’m getting excited….it’s not even for me (I’m a veggie!) but I do like […]
Read articleCurried Pumpkin And Red Lentil Soup
Last week I wrote a blog about seasonal foods and I promised some seasonal food as part of this months recipes, so here we go with my curried pumpkin and red lentil soup! I’ve never been a massive fan of pumpkin if I’m honest – I’m more of a butternut squash person. But on this […]
Read articleTop 3 Tips for Fodmap Diets
A little while ago I posted a blog about bloating, well I finally have to adhere to a full fodmap diet for a while to sort out my now diagnosed IBS. To find out I need to go without garlic and mushrooms for between 3-8 weeks has sent a surge of panic to my taste buds. […]
Read articleHealthy Fish And Chips Recipe
Before I became a vegetarian, fish and chips on a Friday was a tradition in our house – like many a house in Yorkshire I think! Was it for you? Well here is my healthy fish and chips recipe to take you back to that time of nostalgia but without all the unhealthy saturated fat […]
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