by Tracy Griffen | May 3, 2018 | Calories in, Eating ideas
Gluten is headline news. Wheat is in many foods, and it seems more people are becoming intolerant to this innocuous grain. What’s that all about? Gluten is a mixture of two proteins present in some cereal grains, especially wheat. Gluten is Latin for ‘glue’ and is...
by Tracy Griffen | May 3, 2018 | Meals, Recipes
Brown rice could be a superfood – a half cup of brown rice provides loads of nutrients, including 5% of your daily protein requirement, 8% of your daily fibre, slow-burning carbs and good amounts of the minerals iron, manganese, thiamin, niacin and folate. There...
by Tracy Griffen | May 3, 2018 | Breakfast, Calories in, Recipes
This is an idea I picked up in Australia, a tasty treat for breakfast on the go. You can even take it to work and eat it at your desk (although we all know you should make time to eat breakfast without distractions). Bottom (oaty) layer – soak ½ cup jumbo oats...
by Tracy Griffen | Apr 26, 2018 | Calories in, Nutrition information
If you want to know just how many units of alcohol you are taking into your body, do an audit. You may be surprised to find out how many you consume. Working out the units in pub measures is easy, but at home? Gather together your glasses used for various drinks and...
by Tracy Griffen | Apr 26, 2018 | Calories in, Recipes, Snacks
Make a tray of fabulous flapjacks at the beginning of the week and you’ll have snacks for the rest of the week. They’re excellent for energy on the go instead of those awful energy gels. Wrap them individually in a square of cling film ‘wonton dumpling style’ so they...
by Tracy Griffen | Apr 26, 2018 | Calories in, Recipes, Snacks
A Scientific Exploration of Houmous / Hummus I have eaten houmous since I was a youngster and viewed it as a healthy option to fatty spreads. Imagine my surprise when I examined the nutritional content of supermarket houmous and discovered it was over 25% fat! As a...
by Tracy Griffen | Apr 26, 2018 | Calories in, Meals, Recipes
Red Lentil Soup 1 cup split red lentils 1 litre vegetable stock (or a litre of water and some stock cubes) 1 onion 1 tin chopped tomatoes garlic (optional) This is filling, cheap and easy, with so few ingredients it’s ridiculous! – Chop the onion and...
by Tracy Griffen | Mar 15, 2018 | Calories in, Nutrition information
“The physical and chemical processes by which substances are produced or transformed (broken down) into energy or products for the uses of the body.” In other words, your metabolism is the process where nutrients (food) are broken down into useable energy (for...
by Tracy Griffen | Mar 15, 2018 | Calories in, Recipes, Snacks
1 banana 1 cup of milk big dollop of natural yoghurt spoonful of honey Throw it all in a blender and switch it on! You can add sunflower seeds, flavoured yoghurt, strawberries, basically anything you fancy.
by Tracy Griffen | Mar 15, 2018 | Breakfast, Calories in, Meals, Recipes
Have you ever wondered what to do with tofu? It’s high in protein, just lacking a little in taste, which makes it a perfect base for this recipe. I like this for lunch on the weekends: 1/2 block firm tofu (not silken) 1 carrot, finely julienned 1 small onion,...
