How to make healthier choices when eating out – simple swaps, navigating menus and building a balanced plate. Eating out can be a time to try new dishes, explore new cuisines, and spend time with our family and friends, however, we are often unaware of the calories, fat, sugar and salts we are consuming. Quite…
How to make healthier choices when eating out with children – simple swaps, menu tricks and building a balanced plate. Children’s menus are often limited in choice, with pizzas, chicken nuggets, chips and sugary drinks at the forefront. Whilst there is more emphasis on making children’s menus healthier across the food industry, making healthier choices…
Cooking Oils Which ones should I be using? Cooking oil choice is extensive nowadays, so how are you supposed to know which one is best? Is there even such a thing? This article breaks down some of the key facts to help you in making your choice. Why are so many oils available? The availability…
Food Labelling What do I need to know about food labelling? Knowing how to interpret information on food packaging enables us to make informed decisions about the food we purchase. Empowered with knowledge, we can skim the information quickly to get the important facts, making comparisons much quicker. Not many of us have the time…
Building a Balanced Plate and a Guide on Portion Sizes What should we be eating and how much? We’re often told to “Eat a healthy balanced diet” BUT what does that mean? A healthy diet can be different things to all of us, but from a nutritional perspective we generally need to consider 5 main…
Intermittent Fasting There is an ever growing global demand for weight loss techniques, diet plans and weight maintenance programs. I’ve worked with Registered Associate Nutritionist Hamsa Sharrouf to give you all the evidenced based info on Intermittent Fasting. This blog explains what it is; the different types; health benefits, and the concerns associated with it.…
Sports Nutrition Maximise Your Performance Regular exercise is so good for our physical and mental health, but if you want to maximise your performance it’s good to know what to eat and when to eat it! I’ve worked with Sports Nutritionist Francesca Straniero to give you some top tips. Introduction There is a strong relationship…
