Green smoothie recipe – you have to try this!

Posted by Emily on 6 Feb 2019 at 13:28
We have been enjoying plenty of green smoothies on these hot summer’s days.  I love green smoothies as a way to sneak extra spinach into our diet. Yes, I believe it’s important to eat veg in their whole form too (like salad and cooked veg with meals). But, if you can sneak some greens into a s...

Chicken and Roast Vegetable Salad

Posted by Emily on 25 Oct 2018 at 14:07
I was at the beach with a friend this week, and she whipped out a delicious salad. I caught a whiff of the dressing and saw she had put roasted veg in her salad. Now, I don’t usually bother with dressings on my salad, and I don’t usually put roasted veg in my salad. But, I was inspired and so de...

Couscous and chickpea magic

Posted by Emily on 26 Mar 2018 at 13:34
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...

Healthy, yummy banana pancake recipe

Posted by Emily on 17 Aug 2016 at 13:15
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...

Sizzling summer salad

Posted by Emily on 16 Dec 2015 at 11:43
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...

The best breakfast recipe: Jamie Oliver’s Granola Dust

Posted by Emily on 19 Nov 2015 at 10:50
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...

Blueberry and almond smoothie

Posted by Emily on 22 Sep 2015 at 18:47
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...

Delicious chickpea, brown rice, spinach and feta dish

Posted by Emily on 16 Sep 2015 at 09:31
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...