The 90/10 rule, how do you apply it?
Eating out, being social and attending dinner parties is a part of life, one of the nicer parts, right? What tactics should you adapt for these situations? How do you combined social…
Five life-hacks for healthier eating
1. MEAL PLANNING It’s time for dinner and you find yourself staring into the fridge only to find zero inspiration – it’s easy then to fall for take-away and creamy…
How to sneak more vegetables into your food
I often go on about the fact that we ought to eat AT LEAST 500 g vegetables a day (fruit is a bonus). Most of these 500 g should be…
What you should eat if you work nights
By Olga Rönnberg, photo courtesy of iStockphoto If you are a night worker, you need to have different strategies from people who work during the day. Before I go into detail,…
Vegan and vegetarian meat-free options: pros and cons
During the last few years it has become increasingly common to incorporate more vegan and vegetarian options into our diets. As a result, the supply of vegetarian and vegan processed…
Simple ways to make healthy food child friendly
Mealtimes with the family needn’t be stressful and healthy meals to suit everyone can easily be adjusted with small measures. Such as choosing different carbohydrates then the children as they…
Basic nutritional facts that you should be aware of
In order to achieve the desired results from exercise and diet, you need to know the basics when it comes to food. How much should you eat? What are you…
Is your fibre intake under control?
You might already have your intake of carbohydrates, protein and fat under control, but are you aware of fibre and how much you eat of it? Even if fibre does…
Protein – the body’s building blocks
How much protein can you actually absorb from a meal? Just as you can use Lego bricks to build whatever you want – from a house one day to an…