What’s Eating you Nutrition Blog
Top stress tips on Stress Awareness Day
Today is Stress Awareness Day and the perfect time to look at our stress load. Because high stress affects our health so negatively these are the best top tips to reduce your stress: Reduce stimulants such as caffeine and colas which increase your stress hormones...
Protein content of food
Food Portion Size Protein (g) Kcal Meat and Fish Beef fillet steak , grilled 2 slices 31 197 Chicken breast grilled 1 breast 39 191...
Broccoli, celery, avocado and dill soup
I’m always trying to get people to eat more greens and hadn’t found a nice ‘green’ soup, until this one. If you don’t like dill swap for parsley or coriander. Serves 2 2 tbs coconut oil 1 clove garlic chopped 1 small onion chopped ¼ tsp caraway seeds 3 stocks...
Kids returning to school – how can you protect your family’s immune system?
Some of you may be concerned about what will happen as kids return to school. Prevention is key, so follow these top tips to protect the whole family’s immunity and support Nutrition. 1. Get plenty of quality sleep. This means for parents reducing caffeine and...
Obesity and Covid-19
We all know that the risk of contracting COVID-19 is worse if overweight. Our Western lifestyle makes it really hard to lose weight but there are 3 effective things to help:- 1. Assess your hunger and only eat when hungry 2. Plan all your meals several days ahead and...
Vitamin D Requirements
Mushroom Chestnut and Lentil Loaf
Ingredients 215g red lentils 1 carrot 1 onion 500g of mushrooms 200g of roasted, peeled chestnuts 50g walnuts 2 tsp dried thyme 1 tbp fresh rosemary 1 handful fresh parsley ½ tsp mustard powder 90g of quinoa or rice Salt and pepper to taste Method 1. In a saucepan,...
Sweet Potato Bread Cake
Sweet Potato Bread Cake - sugar free, gluten free, dairy free - bursting with nutrition • 1 large roasted sweet potato flesh (approximately 200 grams cooked weight) • 1 cup of gluten free SR flour • 2 tsp cinnamon • 2 tsp ginger • 1 mashed banana • ¼ cup of shredded...