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 –…
Live a life of balance
Changing your lifestyle can be daunting, but it is oh so worth it. I recently watched a nutrition talk and one of the messages really resonated with me: “You have no time to waste to start taking care of your health.” I think a lot of young people think that just because they are young…
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…
Superfoods
What are “Superfoods”? “Superfoods” are nutritionally rich foods with tremendous amounts of vitamins, minerals and extraordinary healing potential. Each superfood has specific qualities and is unique in it’s power. Superfoods have been shown to increase health and well being, beauty, and taste delicious. Living, raw plant foods include fruits, veggies, sprouts, seaweeds, herbs, grasses and fermented foods. …
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…
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…
Nutrition for kids
A healthy nutrition is especially important during childhood. Those years shape healthy eating and drinking habits. Parents, grandparents and caregiver steer the development of food preferences, which usually stay with us for the rest of our life. This includes choices of foods as well as eating behavior. Rational arguments, like „you have to eat fruits,…
Recipe of the month
This month I want to share another one of my favourite recipes from the “The Beauty Detox Foods” book. I love all kinds of vegetables, as well as quinoa. Very often for dinner I will make Kimberly Snyder’s “Quinoa Ten-Veggie Fried Rice”. I love the fact that it is very light meal, easy to make…
Losing weight in a healthy way
With the bikini season approaching quicker then we might realize we are looking to get rid of the few extra kilos that we have stored over the holiday and winter season. There are all kinds of information, tips, diets and alleged remedies on how to lose weight. But all too often we find here short-term…