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Dietitian & Nutritionist

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How To Stock Your Pantry For Super Quick, Healthy Meals

As a dietitian, it’s embarrassing to admit that I’m not at all organised when it comes to meal planning. I break all the rules about efficient shopping and my trips to the supermarket are generally sporadic and poorly planned.

shutterstock_188402957But one thing I am organised about is making sure that there are always a handful of staple items in my pantry. This habit, along with a very handy fruit shop across the road and a few eggs in the fridge, means that I can basically always whip up a pretty decent meal without the need for a highly inconvenient dash to the supermarket. [Read more…]

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My Top 10 Nutrition Hacks

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Nutrition has become such a complicated, controversial and overwhelming topic, I really don’t blame anyone for wanting to just give up on it. Except that we all need to eat, and most of us want to eat well – so unfortunately that’s not really an option. So here are my top 10 tips to help cut through the confusion about nutrition and make eating well a bit easier. [Read more…]

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How To Create A Superfood In 3 Simple Steps

superfood healthy eating shift nutrition Want to know the secret to developing the next overhyped, billion dollar ‘superfood’?

Here’s the age old, proven method as demonstrated by an unlikely marketing genius:

Step 1: Take a fairly ordinary but nutritious food
In Russia in 1774, potatoes were fed to pigs, and even peasants refused to eat them. The Russian Orthodox Church even declared them unfit for human consumption due to the fact that they weren’t mentioned in the Bible. [Read more…]

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How Much Water Do You Really Need To Drink?

 

thirsty-man-937395_1280The ‘drink more water’ message has been drilled into most of us since we were kids, and it’s a widely held belief that you need to drink 2 litres/8 glasses of water per day to prevent you from becoming dehydrated. But is this actually the case?

Actually no, not exactly. Yes, humans need water (it’s essential for basically all of the things our body does including digestion, absorption of nutrients and even keeping us at the right temperature), and it’s true that we need roughly about 2-2.5 litres per day, but there’s a bit more to it than that. [Read more…]