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How can you cut down on sugar?
We keep being told to cut back on sugar because it’s ‘bad for us’, but just how can you cut down on sugar? Here’s a few key facts do set the record straight: Sugar will only cause weight gain if it contributes to a calorie excess, but it’s still damaging to teeth and […]
Continue reading40 OK Cheat Foods, for Men’s Health (and women too!)
When you’re on a diet cheat foods appeal even more, because they’re the forbidden fruit. Or are they? While I normally work with women, Men’s Health Magazine contacted me for advice on how and why so called ‘cheat foods’ are fine to include in your diet. The reason you can ‘have your cake […]
Continue readingHealthy Ready Meals Guide for Exhausted Busy Mums
Cooking from scratch is overrated. Actually it’s not but then again some days we’re literally non stop going from school runs to jobs to kids’ clubs to running errands and a saucepan just won’t get a look in. Let this healthy ready meals guide help you pick the best you can when you don’t have […]
Continue readingReasons For Comfort Eating
There are many reasons for over eating, the most common being genuine hunger, cravings, and comfort eating. This video will give you some tips on how to stop comfort eating. Feeling genuinely hungry usually involves one or more of: rumbling belly irritability (hangry) feeling weak or tired headache thirsty poor concentration and focus relieved […]
Continue readingHulk Green Vegetable Soup
If there’s one thing virtually everyone can benefit from it’s eating more vegetables. And you can’t get a more veggi packed soup than this Hulk Green Vegetable Soup! Each serving has a whopping 200g of vegetables in it (2 portions), so all you need to turn it into a complete meal is to add […]
Continue readingSausage & Veg Healthy Stew Recipe
While most people think stews and casseroles are stodgy and ‘fattening’ comfort food, this healthy stew recipe will show you how to make a hearty Winter meal that’s both comforting and waistline friendly! Finding meals and recipes that are suitable for hungry teens and men, fussy kids, and Mums who are trying to shift […]
Continue readingHealthy Pumpkin Pie (low sugar)
This healthy pumpkin pie recipe is refined flour and sugar free, very easy to make, and makes good use of the flesh from your Halloween pumpkin! Of course if you’re reading this when Halloween has been and gone then if they’re in season where you are (typically September – November in the UK) then […]
Continue readingWhat’s the Best Cheese for Weight Loss?
If you’re both a cheese lover and trying to lose weight then no doubt you’ll be wondering what is the best cheese for weight loss, or whether you can eat cheese at all! Thankfully you can eat cheese, indeed you can eat any food in the world and still lose weight so long as […]
Continue readingHow to Stop Comfort Eating
You need to stop comfort eating if you are to repair your relationship with food and have the health and body you want. It’s also damaging your emotional well being and self esteem, and confidence in yourself. But you know this, so how can you break the cycle and stop comfort eating once […]
Continue readingHealthy Comfort Food for Winter
We tend to crave rich, stodgy comfort food in Winter. Pies, stews, jacket potatoes and steamed puddings are a belly hug for those cold days when we just want to snuggle up on the sofa with a blanket. But that sort of food isn’t so helpful if your goal is to lose weight, as […]
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