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Recipe: Baked chicken with lemony carrots

As promised here’s another recipe for carrots. Enjoy! Baked Chicken with Lemony Carrots, Garlic and Potatoes Serves 4 Per serving: 432 calories, 15.1g fat, 3.6g saturates, 11.1g sugars, 0.88g salt Ingredients 1 kg chicken thighs, chicken breasts on the bone … Continue reading

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Carrots add sunshine to autumn meal times

As the days get shorter and we all start planning some warming comfort food, make sure carrots are on the menu. They’re a classic ingredient in stews, pies and casseroles and are also packed full of vitamins to help ward … Continue reading

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Mushrooms and Green Tea: Research and a Recipe

Research suggests that eating mushrooms and drinking green tea can help prevent breast cancer. Continue reading

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Meal Ideas – Desserts

Continuing my series on healthy meal ideas, here are some ideas for desserts. They may not be very new, but “back to basics” is a good idea! * Gourmet “chocolate mousse” – you’ll find this as a comment by Rafael, … Continue reading

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Meal Ideas – Main Meals

Continuing the theme of “what shall I eat” for a healthy diet, here are some ideas for your main meal. Home-made or Covent Garden soups Mackerel, herring or salmon – new potatoes and salad Whole meal pasta Ratatouille Couscous or … Continue reading

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Meal Ideas – Lunch

Cottage cheese and pineapple Rice salad Avocado with prawns inside Tinned wild salmon in sandwich Salad with avocado mashed with garlic and lemon juice Wholemeal chicken, tuna or turkey sandwiches – add humus instead of mayonnaise A little low fat … Continue reading

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Quick snacks

Oat cake (NOT rice, they can raise your blood sugar too fast) Stick of celery or carrot A few sunflower seeds Five almonds, Brazils or walnuts (NOT peanuts) Piece of fruit – different each time – Sharon fruit, mangoes, kiwi, … Continue reading

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Meal Ideas – Breakfast

Many people are keen to improve their diet, but short on ideas of what to have for their meals. Over the next few posts, I’ll be sharing a few meal ideas, and hope you’ll comment with some of your own … Continue reading

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