Healthy Eating For Healthy Living Tips

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Sometimes people think that a healthy diet needs to be complicated, but it’s not necessarily so.

Check out these straightforward nutrition guidelines in the Iowa Newton Daily News.

It really stands alone as an interesting article, but noteworthy because it packs so much common-sense into such a few words. Healthy eating needn’t be complicated or expensive when you stick with the basic principles of this article.

For a themed recipe, on Pancake Day, here’s a different way to serve your family with pancakes, by adding some yogurt and tasty red berries – which will turn them into a much healthier snack, instead of adding sugar. But if anyone in the family insists on something sweet, remember to use honey instead of sugar.

And for a completely different approach to pancakes, check out this recipe I found for Potato Pancakes. Be sure to read as far down as the healthy … Continue Reading

With Pancake Day on the horizon, a couple of people have contacted me to ask about alternatives to wheat for making their pancakes. Try these Soy Flour Pancakes.

I recently came across a great recipe, below, for an Avodaco smoothie.  Chance mention by the chef of magnesium reminded me to check out the health benefits of magnesium in your diet.

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Don’t forget to watch the video below, and enjoy making an Avocado Smoothie.

You can find more great information from Anton Leyland at: … Continue Reading

When you need something warming yet nutritious, turn to soup – and here’s a great recipe to get you started.

RECIPE FOR WATERCRESS SOUP

Serves: 4
Prep: 5 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes

15ml/1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 small stick celery
350g/12oz potato, peeled and diced
600ml/1pt chicken or vegetable stock
3 (85g) bags watercress
150ml/1/4pt milk
pinch of nutmeg
squeeze of lemon juice
salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and celery and sauté over a medium heat for 5 mins until pale golden. Stir in … Continue Reading

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As I’ve been running a series of articles on vegetarianism I have had one or two people asking if there are any disadvantages to the vegetarian diet. A “bad” vegetarian diet is no more healthy than a complete junk food diet. Chips and cakes 24/7 could technically be called “vegetarian”, but no-one in their right mind would call it “healthy”. Even ignoring such extremes, there are a few risks in switching to a vegetarian diet.

Although meat can contain unhealthy saturated fats, it is such an … Continue Reading

Well, to be honest it’s a bit too late,  unless you were for-sighted enough to freeze your turkey, but here’s a great site about home-made chicken noodle soup.  Which, of course, still isn’t turkey. But it doesn’t take a great leap of imagination to substitute turkey for the chicken in the recipe.

I’m not going to spoil this lady’s thunder by saying too much, just do yourself a favour and head … Continue Reading

First of all, may I wish you a very Happy New Year and I hope you all had a great Christmas.

At this time of year most of us, myself included, start thinking about ways to make the new year better than the last, and this often includes improving your diet and losing weight – if only to shed the Christmas pounds.

Most people have experienced the yo-yo diet phenomenon where they lose a few pounds on a diet regime, only to see them return (and more) once the diet is over.

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Well, Christmas is over, and I hope you had a great time.

By now you may be feeling sated with rich food, and hopefully looking forward to something nutritious yet tasty. Here’s a recipe that fits the bill:

Recipe: Falafel in Pitta Pockets

Garnished with watercress

Serves 4
Prep: 10 mins
Cooking: 22 mins

225g/8oz dried chickpeas, soaked overnight in water
1 tbsp tahini *
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 garlic clove, crushed
100g bag watercress,  roughly chopped
juice half a lemon
2 tbsp vegetable oil, … Continue Reading