Banana pancakes. Need I say more. Who doesn’t love a good banana pancake?! Well, now…how about a HEALTHY banana pancake?! Now we are really talking!   I simply LOVE having this banana pancake as one of my healthy breakfast options. It is so super easy to make. Here we go:   INGREDI...

I am not a fan of tomatoes. Its really sad, I know, to be a dietitian and not eat tomatoes.  I mean they look SOOO stunning in a salad as they add such a beautiful burst of colour. Not to mention how many important nutrients they contain.Being a tomato despiser myself, you may wonder why I’ve pos...

This week I tried Jamie Oliver’s granola dust for the first time…and…oh my word…I thought that I had arrived in foodie heaven! It is truly glorious. I don’t advocate eating processed breakfast cereals, as they are often loaded with refined sugar and other nonsense.  If I am going to...

Ingredients:1 cup of frozen blueberries1/2 - 1 frozen banana A few almonds Almond milk to thin to desired consistency  Method:Blend all ingredients together in a Nutribullet/ blender and enjoy immediately.  Notes: You can use fresh fruit instead of frozen fruit. I've used frozen fruit for thi...

This recipe is great to use to make a vegetarian dinner.  It is also nice to make a big batch of this and then take portions of it to work to enjoy as a quick 'heat and eat' lunch.   Ingredients:Brown rice cooked in some vegetable stock1-2 cans of chickpeas, drainedBaby Spinach1-2 diced onio...

 In my blog post ‘Healthy things I’m looking forward to this winter’ I mentioned that I wanted to make more soups in winter.  Well, I did just that.  In fact, I created my own soup recipe.  I was very chuffed with how it turned out.Seeing as though today is the last day of winter, I th...

I didn't realise that it was World Chocolate Day until late this evening! I know, I know...shocking for a chocolate-lover like myself!  However, I must have intuitively known, because I spent the evening making delicious dark chocolate, date and coconut bites.  So, before World Chocolate Day is o...

Are you surrounded by coughs and sniffles at this time of year? Follow the tips below to make sure that you keep your immune system strong this winter so that you can stay healthy throughout this season.   1. Get that Vitamin C in...and not just from oranges Vitamin C is found in lots of fru...