Kebabs, couscous, haloumi, and chilli. Four things I love! An easy recipe with a good amount of protein and flavour which doesn’t keep you in the kitchen for very long. Check it out below. — For the Couscous salad: Method: 1. Bring stock to boil in a saucepan over high heat. Place couscous in a […]
Diets, diets, diets… It’s all the craze lately isn’t it? 30 Day cleanses, celebrity endorsements, sugar free this, paleo that. It’s hard not to be a little curious and question whether one diet is right for you. The question of which one is best for weight loss is certainly something that has been brought up […]
This breakfast/dessert idea is so simple a recipe is hardly needed. Here’s how it was done anyway. Serves 1 1 ripe banana, peeled 1/2 cup Greek yogurt 2 tablespoons fruit jam or preserves 2 tablespoons sliced almonds or other nuts OR granola as is in the photo 1/4 cup fresh berries or other fresh fruit […]
Strict ‘all or nothing’ approaches to food plans for clients are common amongst personal trainers and nutritionists. Often they result in failure due to their lack of flexibility. I’m all for being fit, healthy, and looking the part, but if a diet doesn’t have variety or allow me to indulge in foods I love, […]
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Who doesn’t love pasta? Using wholemeal pasta for extra fibre (more than double fibre content of normal pasta), we combined basil flavoured tuna with a bunch of vegetables to make this. Pasta is more calorie dense than other foods and is often vilified, but eaten in a sensible serving is completely fine. May have included […]
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Keeping with the trend of all things ‘techy’ in this month’s JS-PT newsletter, we’ll be riding the continuing wave that is the health and fitness app rage. Without further ado, here’s our top 5: #1 My Fitness Pal Holds the title for being our favourite, as well as many of our clients. My Fitness […]
“Clean Eating”… hands down the biggest buzz phrase in the health and fitness industry for the last couple of years, but what does it mean exactly? Clean eating is defined by eating only the ‘good’, and healthiest of foods whilst elimnating the ‘bad’ foods, which are also known as the ‘dirty’ foods. So eat your […]
Topped with sweet potato rather than it’s white alternative, this added some extra sweetness and fibre to an already delicious meal. A good source of protein, carbohydrates, fibre, with a variety of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), this pie was a delicious choice for warming the stomach during the cooler evenings of August. — […]
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I’m sure many of you are familiar with, have seen or have heard of the glycemic index (GI). You know, those commercials and food labels that tell you why a particular food is more healthy because it is ‘low GI’. In short, the GI is a measure of how quickly a given food can raise blood sugar. […]
The best diets are the ones that consume all sorts of nutrients, as well as improve the performance, body composition (the amount of lean mass and fat mass present; basically how you look) and health of that individual. To have a diet which contains all types of nutrients, you need to have VARIETY! Eating the […]
