Staying Motivated During Winter Workouts Winter can be tough for good habits. Gym attendance goes down as people fall off the wagon during the holiday season. Christmas is built around food and togetherness, while the dark nights mean that motivating yourself to hit the gym for a winter workout is a harder task than it […]
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Jazz up your weekend breakfast with this spicy scramble. These eggs include a combination of red and green peppers which are cooked until they are completely soft before the eggs are added to the pan and scrambled as normal. Ingredients 2 tsp chili oil 1 red pepper, seeds removed and cut into thin strips 1
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A delicious hearty dinner perfect for the upcoming chilly season. The cooking of the vegetables are done in two stages as they have differing cooking times, but the extra effort will be worth it. We have made extra effort to bring the overall calories down and still maximise on flavour and texture. I would normally
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Getting as much flavour as you can into your mushroom filling allows you to do away with the yolks in this omelette – making a low-fat, high-protein breakfast of champions! Ingredients 2 tsp olive oil 100g mushrooms, sliced ¼ tsp dried thyme 3 egg whites, lightly whisked salt and white pepper small handful rocket Method
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Fancy something special? Why not try grilled bok choy and prawns. Served on a bed of quinoa, we added chili, lime and delicious sesame oil to bring all the flavours together. With some fancy plating, you can make a really special night of this. If you choose to skip the quinoa, this will be great
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Running out of chicken salad ideas? We lightly coated our lean chicken breasts in a mild curry powder and grilled them to perfection. The bright, bold flavours of the sweet mango, acidic lime and spicy chili ‘relish’ is an ideal accompaniment. You can serve it over any salad leaves of your choice, but we love
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We love these lettuce cups because you can simply wrap them up and eat the delicious filling much like a traditional wrap. The recipe below will yield enough filling for two people, but the amount of lettuce leaves will depend on the size you have to work with. You may want to do 4 mini
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The Food Pyramid: Why It Might Be Ruining Your Diet The food pyramid is a piece of nutritional guidance that the government put out in the 1970s. It’s been a big player in the way that most people eat over the past few decades, and it’s set the scene for how we talk about the
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A lovely, fresh option just before we bid farewell to summer here in the UK. These summer rolls (which are 0.2g saturated fats per serving!) are dead-easy to make and involve just gathering the ingredients before assembling. If you can source Thai basil, that would be a great addition to the herbs. These also make
An easy Mackerel and Fennel Salad that doesn’t involve the usual ingredients. The anise/liquorice flavour of the raw fennel works well with the smokiness of the mackerel, but the unlikely star of the show has to be the red onion that gets quick-pickled in red wine vinegar for 10 minutes. While our picture looks very
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