When we think of sugar, or added sugar we tend to think of desserts and sweets. Unfortunately the sad truth is that sugar is found in foods that you wouldn’t necessarily expect! For example, you will find added sugar in pasta, bread, yoghurts, energy bars, dried fruits, tomato sauce, salad dressing……to sum it up -…
Local vs Organic
Where I grew up there was almost no import of fruits and veggies, so we eat only local and seasonal. So, when I moved to the Western world I really enjoyed the fact that I could get (almost) whatever fruit or veggie I wanted no matter the season. Of course back then my nutrition knowledge…
My experience with TM
For years I have been interested in meditation, but I only started about a year ago. I had read a lot of material on this topic, but I never really felt confident enough in my knowledge to give it a try. When I started, I decided to go with a really simple technique – for…
Vegan Lasagna Recipe
On today’s blog I wanted to share with you another recipe that we love (and probably have made it too often in the last months;) – a Vegan Lasagne. Both my husband and I love lasagne, so we were looking for a healthier version. The biggest difference to “normal” lasagne is that we are substituting…
Active Detox Holiday
Have you ever wanted to go on an active detox holiday? Where you can leave the stressful reality, the never ending problems and negativity of every day life behind you for a few days? Where you can focus solely on yourself, on your wellbeing, healthy nutrition, days filled with different workout activities, and simply recharging…
My experience with Booster Pilates+
Last week I talked about my passion for staying active. Today I want to take a step further to share with you my experience with Booster Pilates+. I have been pilates fan for years now, but I discovered Booster Pilates+ only in the beginning of this year. The first time I didn’t actually take part…
My type of nutritional lifestyle
There are so many terms meanwhile when it comes to nutrition diets – vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian, gluten-free, that at some point it is getting complicated. I personally don’t like putting these kind of labels when it comes to my diet. There are a few reasons for that. One is the fact that I like to…
Just for the love of being active
Everyone that knows me, knows that I love being active, I love working out, and I love being outdoors. I grew up playing tennis, so being active was a very big and natural part of my life since a very young age……and it still is up to this day! Whit so many possibilities out there,…
The three most important messages for your child according to Dr. Shefali
Following my blog yesterday on Health Book of the Month, I want to share the below article by Dr. Shefali Tsabary (www.drshefali.com ) discussing what are the three most important messages you can give your child. I am not an expert, but just based on my experience with my own children I can only confirm…
Recipe of the month
Since the focus this month is on kids, I wanted to talk about a recipe that (my) kids love. Then I realized that with kids it is difficult to pin point what is a recipe that they really like. My experience shows that what is favourite today, will most probably be on the NO GO…