I was recently developing some recipes for an athlete with quite a severe case of iron deficiency anemia. Naturally this meant finding iron rich foods and complimenting them with vitamin C sources to improve iron absorption. I like to advise vitamin C rich foods as opposed to a vitamin C supplement as going too high […]
A weekly target for omega 3 foods should be to consume two servings of oily fish. Many people do not, through habit, choice or lack of great recipes. This remedies the last issue. For a little more background on why we should be including omega 3 rich foods in our diet read here Each fish […]
I recently moved into the world of “nutrition extraction” I will post my thoughts on the Nutribullet in the next post, for now a recipe that packs in nutrition and loads of fiber for relatively few calories. You could follow this with your current blender or smoothie maker but let me tell you, the Nutribullet […]
With the Pronutro African X around the corner, although unfortunately I do not have an entry, I thought it a good time to review an old favourite. A high energy, high fiber and high protein breakfast cereal fortified with 18 added vitamins and minerals. We grew up on this stuff at school but I have […]
Don’t you hate it when a recipe describes your next meal as super-easy, fool-proof and fast and then you spend 2 hours just chopping and peeling. This is not one of those promises. I use this base recipe for meals almost every week, it provides a lower carbohydrate alternative to pasta but packs in flavour, fiber […]
If you get one cookbook this year let it be this one: Yotam Ottolenghi has made preparing and eating more vegetables a delight for the senses and we would be healthier by replicating this a little more often. No matter what your nutrition habits are or what specific diet you are following they should all have […]
The title is a mouthful and so is the dish but it is pretty damn easy to whip up so never fear…The ingredient list may seem daunting but most of the items are things that we usually have lying around the pantry. I used them all to pack in some flavour but you can get […]
This is essentially a much better quality version of egg mayo. It is mayo free and a great source of protein, fat and some fiber. Plus you get a dose of probiotics if you are (and you should be by now) buying yoghurt with live cultures. You can spruce it up and flavour it as […]
The breakfast series continues… And this time without egg or coconut. This is my cocoa, coffee and avo smoothie. In this recipe we provide quality protein from both the milk and yoghurt (or from the addition of whey if necessary), we will get decent fats from the avo, yoghurt and nuts too. The yoghurt will also […]
MY BREAKFAST SERIES CONTINUES… Protein. Fat. Fiber. The coconut walnut porridge received some great feedback and I am now moving on to a little more cooking time. This recipe took me 22 minutes from first chop of the onion to letting the last water out of the sink after washing up. No excuse. Coconut and […]
