Nutrition

Maple, Cinnamon and Toasted Walnut Protein Pancakes

It's the most wonderful day of the year! Yep, Pancake Day is almost upon us once again. Kitchens everywhere will smell of freshly-cooked pancakes and little hands will be sticky with sugar, lemon juice and Nutella! But if you're a little bit health-c...

Rockin’ Raspberries

Nature’s candy in a nutritionally perfect package, raspberries may be only be little, but they boast serious skin-boosting levels of vitamin C and other antioxidants called anthocyanins and quercetin. Together, they help to keep your skin strong, smooth and...

Why You Should Eat More Quinoa

Did you know that quinoa is a complete source of protein? Protein is a crucially important nutrient in your diet, needed for muscle growth and repair and for producing hormones, enzymes and antibodies, to help maintain good health. I always aim to eat a p...

Chickpea Pasta with a Creamy Pine Nut and Basil Pesto

Healthy, warming, nourishing comfort food at its best! Growing up, I loved a big bowl of pasta and easily ate it for dinner 2-3 times a week. It was only when I reached my mid-twenties, that I began to have more trouble digesting wheat foods and discovered ...

Perfect Pineapple

One of the most tasty tropical fruits, I love pineapple for its sweet juiciness and amazing health benefits. Pineapple contains a special proteolytic enzyme called bromelain, meaning that it breaks down protein. Found mainly in the fruit’s stem, it’s importan...

Chocolate Truffle Protein Shake

There are few more delicious, rich and satisfying flavour combos than good quality chocolate with creamy nut butter - in this case smooth, drippy almond butter :) And if it's actually good for you too? Then I think we're onto a winner! With these...

Awesome Oats: From Porridge to Chocolate Chip Brownie Bars

Carbohydrates have been given a lot of bad press in recent years, but they’re not all bad. As one of the three macronutrients along with protein and fat, you need carbs in your diet everyday to power your body cells and keep you alive.  Carbs are the m...

Let’s Go Nuts!

The popularity of nuts has grown hugely in the past few years, as more and more people are realising the nutritional benefits of them, and they’re so easy to find now in almost every shop and supermarket. A wonderful source of plant protein, raw and unsalte...