A balanced diet. Those three words that have been banged into our heads since secondary school food and nutrition lessons. The words that are found on most food packaging; "eat as part of a balanced diet". But what is a balanced diet? We think we know foods that are 'good' and 'bad' for us, but ever heard of having too much of a...
It's here. My favourite food time of year. Ok, maybe second favourite after Christmas. The time of year that gives me all sorts of sweet and savoury late night cravings and urges to bake at ridiculous times at night! To those of you that live on Mars and may not know what I'm talking about, The Great British Bake Off is a British baking...
As some of you may know, I have just come back from a month of travelling the East Coast of Australia. It was such an amazing opportunity and has taught me so much, in particular, how to budget a little better. I think naturally women are a little more spendy than men (in my family and friend circle anyway!), which makes it difficult...
Every year when lent approaches, I rack my brains for what I can give up (and not crave enough to cave before the 40 days are up). Although I try and do something different each year, I always come back to chocolate. I think it's the thought that somewhat guilts me into starving myself of the sweet treat until then in order to...
This blogpost has been a long time coming. It's always been a topic that has bugged me how people can be so obsessed by weight and looking how they think they should look, to such extremes that they are willing to practically starve or hurt themselves to do so. All women at some point in their lives are guilty of obsessing over their...
Sorry for the lack of posting over the end part of 2014, christmas was a crazy whirlwind of revision, work and family time so barely had chance to post. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year! I thought I'd kick off the year with the new health kick craze that has taken 2015 by storm as a form of...
Granola has grown in popularity over recent years, both as a breakfast or snack option, however is packed full of sugars which isn't ideal, especially when eaten in the morning. A high sugar intake first thing in the morning will give you a rapid sugar rush, then completely dip in your blood sugar levels. This is when you get a 'sweet tooth' craving...