Need some meat-free Monday inspiration? Me too! So I conjured up this dish, and my oh my…it is DELISH!   Ingredients: 1 cup of whole-wheat couscous 1 small pack of baby marrows, chopped into rounds 1 red onion, diced A few handfuls of baby spinach 3 teaspoons of cumin A dash o...

By: Lauren Moore   Biokineticist Jaime Valadao, from Valadao and Fourie Biokineticists, helped me compile the tips below to assist with all round post-race recovery. Remember, it is important to focus on physiological recovery from both a physical and nutritional perspective. Being mindful of nou...

People are very interesting in how they manage fish in their diets. Firstly, fish is something that people very definitively do or do not like...there isn't really a middle ground. Out of those who DO like fish, I find that most of my clients say that while they enjoy fish and would like to include...

Let me start this by saying that I don’t like lentils. There you have it. Well ok…I didn’t like lentils, until I made this red lentil dahl, that is. As a dietitian, I know full well all the fantastic benefits of eating legumes. I love chickpeas and am happy to eat them often. In fact, you can...

I have always wanted to be able to cook a good pot of chicken soup. There is just something so comforting about a warm bowl of chicken soup in the middle of winter.  So, when we went to friends for lunch this past Saturday and I saw that she had a big pot of chicken soup bubbling on the stove for u...

By: Lauren Moore, Registered Dietitian It’s time for school holidays!  Time with family and friends, time to relax, time to squeeze in some extra exercise, and maybe even time to go on an adventure.  As exciting as travelling can be, it can often present a few challenges.  Maintaining a healt...

By: Lauren Moore   I’ve never been a big fan of New Years resolutions.  They seem to come with a lot of pressure attached, and in my mind there is no better way to set yourself up for failure than to put unnecessary pressure on yourself.  I am a fan of aiming to make positive changes thou...

By: Lauren Moore Moving home, be it to another suburb, city or country, can be the catalyst for a rollercoaster of emotions.  Although moving can be extremely exciting and fun, it can often lead to many stresses due to the change in environment and routine.  After spending five years in Durban (a...