Easter time is a time where we get to chill out a little. For most it is the first time we get a little down time after the beginning of the year madness. As we tend to be a little more relaxed… things can get out of hand.. Here are my top three tips to...
Category: <span>Food for Thought</span>
Juicing
Juicing has recently become very popular. Do you juice for health reasons (i.e. adding more nutrients to your daily intake) or are your trying a detox juicing diet for weight loss? Juicing diets which are low in calories and often used for detox and weight loss can be harmful and an unsustainable way of loosing...
Importance of Nourishing Foods
Choosing to eat healthy and nourishing foods for your body is the best gift you can give yourself in terms of health and longevity! As Jim Rohn said: ‘Take care of your body. It is the only place you have to live in.
Workplace Lunch box
Workplace lunch boxes make a difference. Most foods on offer at vending machines, office trolleys, canteens and ‘tuck shops’ are high in saturated (bad fats), total fat, sodium (salt) and/ or sugar. They are also devoid of fiber, vitamins and minerals.
Nutrition in the Workplace
National Nutrition Week took place from 9 to 15 October 2015. The theme was ‘Healthy Eating in the Workplace”.
Healthy eating on campus
Do do you have what it takes to be a top-class student? Healthy eating on campus can be such a mission as healthier options are often hard to come by. This may leave you wondering, is it really worth the effort? Every year from the 9-15th of October, South Africans celebrate National Nutrition Week (NNW).
Quick, easy healthy snacks
In this blog post I am going to share some of my quick, easy and healthy snack options. But first… Why snack between meals?
Healthy Cabbage salad recipes
Ditch the lettuce and rather give your body some well deserved micronutrients which could come from replacing the lettuce in your salad to cabbage!
Food plating
Food plating, is it the “be-all-and-end-all” of a healthy diet? Did you know that plating your food correctly can be the key to living a healthy life? Food plating is not only how the food looks on your plate but also about the type and amount of food that goes onto your plate.
Heart Awareness Month
Heart Awareness Month is celebrated annually in September, this month is dedicated to raising awareness about cardiovascular disease in South Africa.