What’s Eating you Nutrition Blog
Your poo is a guide to your health
What’s your poo like 💩? If it’s not type 3 or 4, you may want to find out why … All of these abnormal stools could indicate food intolerances; overgrowth of bacteria, parasites or yeasts; stress, lack of fibre, motility problems, lack of minerals or...
Vegan protein – are you getting enough?
Veganuary - are you getting enough protein? You may wish to continue your vegan journey into 2023, but are you meeting your protein requirements? A typical day could start with a pea protein shake (add cocoa powder, banana and df milk). Lunch could be soup with...
Vanilla Energy Bites
INGREDIENTS – makes about 25 3 cups organic dried apple rings (sulphur free) or 1 cup of stoned medjool dates 1 cup organic dried apricots (sulphur free) ¼ tsp vanilla essence 1 lemon, zested, 1 tsp reserved ½ lemon, juiced ¼ cup coconut oil (or less) 1 cup finely...
How much protein do you need? (not as much as you think)
I was very interested to listen to the Director of Nutrition Studies at Stanford University on the Zoe Podcast, talk about protein requirements. Fats and carbs provide most of our fuel. Protein provides our structure and repair, plus it’s needed for all the enzymes in...
Homemade Healthy Coleslaw
All finely sliced: Half fennel (optional) 1 Grated fresh beetroot (optional) Quarter small red cabbage Quarter of small white cabbage or half of Chinese white cabbage (the white bits) 1 Carrot Quarter sweet red or white onion or chives (optional) Few raisins or seeds...
Healthy eating on a budget
With food prices soaring, here are some tips to eat cheaper and healthier for the whole family Make use of cheaper veg such as spring greens, cabbage (red, white and green), carrots and root veg. You can use these to make homemade coleslaw (recipe available),...
Long Covid
Long lasting symptoms (more than 3 months) such as fatigue, breathlessness, anxiety and depression, palpitations, joint or muscle pain and ‘brain fog’ following a viral illness. Chest pains and other lingering symptoms could also be the result of lasting damage caused...
Reduce inflammation and pain
We know about localised inflammation in the body, as we can see redness, a swelling or infection e.g. a splinter or a sprained ankle. But we can also get inflammation in the body that we can’t see, that is systemic. This can cause low energy, lack of vitality, aches...