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December 20, 2016 By Skye Swaney Leave a Comment

3 Very Simple Christmas Salads

A much as I love Christmas time, the one down side is that there’s always just far too much to do. Aside from all the Christmas parties and catch ups, there’s the shopping, wrapping presents, writing cards –  and on top of all of that then there’s the cooking!

While some very organised people are making their plum puddings a year in advance, if you’re anything like me you’ll be wrapping your presents on Christmas Eve and trying to throw together your contribution to the Christmas spread on Christmas morning.

If you need to pull together a few sides or you’ve been asked to bring a salad or dessert and are wondering how you’re possibly going to find the time, don’t panic! These recipes are incredibly quick to make but look impressive enough to be worthy of Christmas day (and no one needs to know that they’re healthy too!).

Merry Christmas!
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Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: berries, christmas, fruit, nutrition, peach, salad, vegetables

December 17, 2016 By Skye Swaney 1 Comment

My Top Tips For A ‘Healthy’ Christmas

shutterstock_339813524Every year at this time we’re bombarded with endless ‘How to avoid Christmas weight gain’ articles that pop up on the internet and in various magazines and newspapers. While I’m all for healthy eating, this always make me a little bit sad. It seems that instead of focusing on the opportunity to kick back and relax, spend time with our families and enjoy delicious food that we don’t normally eat, Christmas is being portrayed as a battleground of overindulgence, guilt and stress about weight gain.

In my opinion Christmas just isn’t the time for advice about packing your own healthy snacks, going for the salad instead of the roast potatoes and having fruit instead of dessert. Instead, it should be a time to loosen up a bit on our usual restraint and restriction and enjoy a little indulgence.

However, on the other hand, we can fall into the trap of overindulging just because it’s Christmas – and spending the rest of the day groaning on the couch wishing we hadn’t eaten so much.

So how can you enjoy a bit of indulgence at Christmas without going overboard?  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: christmas, healthy

December 9, 2016 By Skye Swaney Leave a Comment

Cashew & Cranberry Truffles

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Christmas should be a time for a little indulgence, but indulgences don’t necessarily have to be bad for you! These truffles are full of oats, nuts and dried fruit and taste so good you’d never know they were healthy. They’re very quick and easy to whip up and make a great gift and a nice change from mince pies and shortbread. [Read more…]

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