It’s January! Time to turn over a new leaf! Oh wait a minute – children don’t do New Year’s resolutions do they – oh well it looks like we’ll be having the same fun in Jan as we had in December when it comes [...]
When you search for the hashtag #healthyeating on Instagram, there are over 13 million images and I bet you all my Christmas presents that they won’t all depict the same definition. In a world where we know so much, we can’t seem to agree. With [...]
Last week I spent a disproportionate amount of my time hunting for lost shoes – which as it happens I eventually found on the shoe rack. Don’t ask. This week the hunt goes on for the best dietitian approved/ child pleasing after school snack! [...]
The blog has taken a summer holiday of sorts but as the nights draw in I'm looking forward to getting stuck back in to some nutritious writing! Over the last couple of weeks though I have been scribbling pieces for some fantastic blogs and [...]
This afternoon my eldest breaks up from school. I’m excited for the holidays but also a little fearful dare I admit! I’m fortunate enough to be able to take some time off over the summer to take care of the children but with it I [...]
I often see people suffering from ‘hectic life syndrome’… The reality of this poses many challenges – we get caught up in the 9-5 (or maybe 8-8?) and there are so many important, conscious decisions we make every day that the ones about food [...]
A very wise dietitian once said to me – exercise experts and nutrition experts – like dentists and gynaecologists – they’re both brilliant but you wouldn’t want them swapping ends! How true a statement! Social media has got the world talking about nutrition like [...]
Starting tonight (18th May) is a new four part BBC 1 programme called ‘Lose Weight for Love’ – helping couples change their lifestyles and achieve weight loss. Alas I was deemed too gorgeous for front of camera but beavered away behind the scenes assessing [...]
Is snacking better than sex?! According to a recent survey a third of adults would find it easier to give up sex than snacking! Yikes! From nuts to chocolate to crustaceans there are no limits and the food industry are capitalising on this with [...]
Well yes I think I do thanks for asking. ‘Macros’ seem to have undergone a trendy transformation. Back in the day on my lecture notes they were referred to by their full name – macronutrients. Now they are the subject of huge debate with [...]
