The flavour, aroma and colour gives it great drinkability. Er, give me a moment… I guess the cost. £5.00 for a box of tea bags is pretty steep – excuse the pun. ‘The Beautiful Botanist’ tea is not only a delight to drink it is one of the most beautiful teas to look [...]
What does a nutritionist eat for breakfast? Something quick and easy to prepare and yet stuffed full of great nutrition. This is a real favourite of mine. My tastes have really changed over the years. I never naturally acquired the desire for fresh produce; my DNA was made up of tinned varieties of fruit and veg. [...]
These lovely pear shaped fruits are available in most supermarkets but how do you eat a papaya and why should you? My photo is of a papaya cut open down the middle revealing a load of little black shiny seeds. A ripe fruit needs to be soft-ish to the touch, definitely not hard. When ready [...]
Ian has been working within the field of nutrition and healthy eating since the late 90’s. After graduating from the Institute of Optimum Nutrition he founded The Food Doctor consultancy along with fellow nutrition therapist Vicki Edgson. Ian went on to design a best-selling range of healthy foods, which is still available in shops today. In [...]
Contains gut supporting nutrients, omega 3, tastes great, easy to take, meets recommended daily allowances of vitamins, no dairy, no gluten, naturally sweet. Available at some Waitrose stores. Contains some common allergens, unclear regarding sulphites, requires subscription to be affordable for an ongoing basis. The Big Shotz vitamin and mineral supplement drink people [...]
One of my BIG bug bears is the fact there is so much nutrition confusion generated out there. Just take a look at this email update I received (this is no reflection on Nutrition News – whom I respect): from Nutrition News (FNIC Nutrition News fnic@ars.usda.gov) Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Food and Nutrition, Second [...]
It’s funny how when we are away we think holiday foods can be different? Somewhere in the back our brain there’s voice saying “I can eat what I like because I am on holiday. My body will know this and I won’t put on weight, get tired from the extra sugar or sluggish from the [...]
The Porridge Lady (Anna Louise Batchelor) has kindly allowed me to share an unusual porridge recipe that I think is particularly healthy from her selection. I love porridge but tend to come over all monochromatic when thinking about health eating recipes. A quick trawl through Anna’s site filled me with inspiration; why re invent the wheel? I particularly liked the [...]
Today’s real life health tip is about making hot water and lemon your first drink of the day. When you wake in the morning commonly your mouth will feel dry or a little sticky. This is worse if the last drink you had the night before was alcohol. Basically it is understood that several hours [...]
Nearly 1/3rd of daily fibre requirement, low sugar impact, reasonable calorie content, coconut flavour, suitable for veggies and vegans Significant saturated fat levels, not guaranteed wheat free, tastes bland My problem with doing a review of granola is I don’t like it. I find it dry, generally too sweet and frankly, boring. Also [...]