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...
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...
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...
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...