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What is Matcha?
Sometimes I think I must be behind the times! Someone said to me the other day, “ooooo I got hold of some powdered matcha so I’m going to makes some matcha pudding” and I was like, oh that’s nice. I had no idea what Matcha was or why someone would be excited about a pudding […]
Read articleAmazing Avocado Breakfast Recipe
I am not ashamed to admit I have well and truly jump on the avocado band-wagon, I have been eating a lot recently and I am far from getting sick of it. One of the best accompanies for avocado is egg, here is one of my favourite recipes involving the two – so get feasting […]
Read articleTry this Low Carb Alternative!
It seems that these days we’re all looking for a low carb alternative for our meals. Courgetti, butternut squash noodles, cauliflower rice..you name it, we’re trying it! A client of mine put me onto black bean spaghetti – and I’m hooked!! Best of all you can buy it from supermarkets which have good “free from […]
Read articleMy Secret Ingredients For Tasty Food – Part 2
I get excited about cooking because I love food. It means that I get excited about recipes and ingredients! It was when I starting looking for recipes for my Christmas Meal that I found an ingredient that I toyed with sharing with you; but then a generous subscription to a cooking magazine for my birthday contained […]
Read articleHow To Optimise Your Protein Intake To Attain Your Goals
Instead of a recipe packed full of protein, good fats and complex carbohydrates I thought I would dive a little deeper and tell you why we want you to make sure every meal includes these key factors. Let’s start with the macro-nutrient that gets overlooked when it comes to weight loss and over scrutinised when […]
Read articleWhy We Love Slow Cookers!
I know that this might make it look like I need a life – but I actually fist-pumped the air when I saw the BBC News Headline “The slow cooker revolution” followed by “slow cookers are back in fashion“: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38286715 “. Yipppeeeeeee!!! I love it when something comes out in the media which supports what we’re […]
Read articleMy Vegan Christmas
Each year I like to make people jealous by writing about the amazing food I’m going to be making for my vegan Christmas. I also hope that it gives some people inspiration for what to cook for any vegetarian or vegan family members or friends. This year I’m going off script, I fancy something different […]
Read articleJuicing – What’s In The Pulp?
This juice contains 1x beetroot, 4x apples, 4x carrots, 1/2x lemon and a bit of ginger. We’ve written a number of blogs regarding juicing but this one will be a little different. The problems with juice diets is that we are all told so many different things it’s hard to know what to believe. So rather […]
Read articleStuffed Aubergine Recipe
So this was the first time I had stuffed an aubergine but it certainly won’t be the last! This stuffed aubergine recipe is so easy to make and the bonus is you can use anything left laying about in your fridge (healthy of course)! This stuffed aubergine recipe is a great vegetarian recipes, but one which […]
Read articleWeak As I Am…..Overcoming Weakness
(image: https://pixabay.com/en/caricature-man-weak-effort-812270/) As personal trainers we hear this a lot – “my arms are so weak” , “am I the weakest client you’ve ever had?” and so on. As no one person is the same as the next, why would we be comparing ourselves to others – we shouldn’t be! And if you’re worried about your arms […]
Read articleAdding Colour To Your Meals!
Have you ever considered what makes food so good? Why is something your favourite food? Is it purely because of its taste? It can’t be just taste surely! Your food has to LOOK appealing, it has to smell NICE, it has to sound TASTY before you go near it. Meals are so much more than […]
Read articleAubergine And Tomato Soup Recipe – Enjoy Cold or Hot!
This is a story about improvising – and what’s more, improvising successfully!! When I went to make my tea yesterday, I certainly hadn’t planned to make a roast aubergine and tomato soup! Most of all – I hadn’t thought about having cold soup! But have you ever had one of those days where you partner […]
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