Just read the label I recently found a great website on how to 'read the label' from the NHS: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/food-labelling.aspx Learning how to read the label of the...
Reading a food label
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Self Care Ideas
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Cereal Bars uncovered: Are cereal bars healthy?
Are cereal bars healthy? I was just down in my local supermarket doing research for a school tomorrow. I was looking specifically at sugar in cereal and snack bars. I often get asked the question...
Nutrition and Chemo
I've been doing some great work at the moment with Jim Fisher, from www.cookinfrance.com around cooking and eating while undergoing chemotherapy. I often see patients who are trying to manage eating...
Pimp up your salad
Pimp up your salad: Carrot, chickpea and toasted cashew salad I recently talked about a healthy salad dressing and just how easy it was to create a different dressing every day, if you wanted to!...
Enjoying your BBQ with tomato salsa salad
Giant tomato salsa salad with lentils It’s that time of year. Come hail or shine, we naturally start thinking about dusting off the barbeques for summer and firing them up for some seriously tasty...
Reading labels from Food Packets
Often get confused when reading labels? How do you know if the amount on the label is high or low? Here are so general guides: How do I know if a food is high in fat, saturated fat, sugar or salt?...
Calcium levels in food
Just thought I would share this chart with you. We tend to be a little bit dairy obsessed in this country when it comes to calcium, but I believe a healthy diet is a varied diet, where we get all...
Sugar levels in cereals
I found this on a recent article on-line. It shows just how much sugar is in cereals, especially children’s cereal. Is cereal the healthiest way to start the day? With many breakfast cereals...
Top 10 Healthy Eating tips for the Year
Check out my Top ten Healthy Eating Tips for the Year: Get your ‘five a day’ Eating at least 5 fruit and vegetables a day is up there at the top! Reduce your saturated fat intake Saturated fats are...
Taking care of your liver at Christmas
With the Christmas social season in full swing, this is the time of year that people tend to be a little excessive! There are numerous Christmas catch ups and the usual Monday to Friday routine of...
Healthy Eating Tips for Christmas
Christmas time is a time for celebration and enjoyment and certainly about food. Eat well and cook well over the Christmas period and remember a few basic tips: 1) Firstly, watch those portion...
Keeping healthy at Christmas
Below is an article that I was interviewed on for a "Healthy Christmas" in the National Media How to Beat the Bulge this Christmas by Deirdre Reynolds Ireland's calorie-counters are being given an...
