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Weekly meal planning can make life really easy and it’s a great form of self care. The meals in this guide will support you in feeling satisfied, nourished, and full of energy. All of the meals are designed to be easy to prepare, budget-friendly, and are ideal whether you live alone or cook for your entire family. These meals are designed to inspire ideas...

Weekly meal planning can make life really easy and it’s a great form of self care. The meals in this guide will support you in feeling satisfied, nourished, and full of energy. All of the meals are designed to be easy to prepare, budget-friendly, and are ideal whether you live alone or cook for your entire family. These meals are designed to inspire ideas...

Easter soul food … I used to love cream eggs!  Today though, I find them a bit too sweet and would rather some fine dark chocolate instead (honestly). There’s nothing morally wrong with cream eggs, if you love them, but if you find them too sweet too, or have some health concerns here’s a recipe that might do the trick: Homemade Cream Easter Eggs Ingredients...

I can vividly remember being a young girl on Weight Watchers happily munching on lollies to my heart’s content because they were fat-free. Times have certainly changed, and while I don’t believe that sugar needs to be our next scapegoat, it’s important that we realise that fat is back, and is super important for healthy bodies. Personally, I think a lot of the fat...

As part of this series on CROWDING IN we’ve learned how a focus on getting more of the good stuff rather than restriction is key, when it comes to sustainable health. We’ve begun by looking at a variety of ways to crowd in more fibre, vitamins and minerals with veggies and fruit , and today I want to talk to you about protein; why...

There’s a lot of debate in the ‘nutrition’ world when it comes to carbs. Everywhere you look carbs are branded as

If you’re like me, the start of the avocado season is a very happy time indeed! Avocados are not only healthy

In case you haven’t heard, fibre is pretty important. And if there is one thing that most health professionals agree on, it’s that we need to make sure we’re getting enough. So what’s with fibre? Why is it so important? And how do we get more of the good stuff? Let’s start by looking at the ‘what’. Basically, there are two main types of...