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5 Ways to Detox that Actually Work
Overdone it at Christmas? Drank too much at the work party? Too much wine on the girls’ night out? So much chocolate you feel nauseous? There’s all sorts of reasons you might feel inclined to do a detox. Some of the things you might be feeling are: Tired Nauseous Lethargic Sluggish Poor digestion Weight gain […]
Continue readingChristmas Day Meal Planning – Your Day on a Plate
This post will guide you on how to navigate the food fest that is Christmas Day, if you’re worried that there will be so much food (calories) that you’ll reverse all the progress you’ve been making with your health and weight so far. It’s natural to be a bit concerned, and this may be because […]
Continue readingVegan Recipe Round Up
It’s National Vegan Month each November (when this was first published) so for you vegans, or if you simply want to cut back on meat, fish, dairy and/or eggs, here’s a round up of the top vegan recipes from your Member Portal here. You don’t have to be vegan to be healthy, or even cut […]
Continue readingThe Best Oils & Fats for Cooking
So many oils and fats, so much choice, so much confusion!? The cooking oils isle of any supermarket would overwhelm even confident cooks, so it’s no wonder most people just buy ‘vegetable oil’ and maybe goose fat for Christmas. First off, this is not a post about the different health benefits of various […]
Continue reading7 Day Meal Plan with Shopping List
Click Here to get a printable version to take shopping! All meals and snacks serve 1, so feel free to buy extra and multiply quantities for other household members. Just bear in mind that children need more calorie dense foods as they have small stomachs compared to their energy needs, and most men would […]
Continue readingThe Complete Fit Mum Formula Nutrition Set Up Part 5 – Supplements
In our final part of the ‘Complete Guide’ series we’re going to look at supplements. In part 1 we covered calories, part 2 looked at Macronutrients (carbs, protein & fat), Part 3 was Micronutrients (vitamins & minerals), part 4 Nutrient Timing and now finally supplements. The order of these sections is significant. People turn […]
Continue readingHydration – It Really Works!
The body is about 60% water, give or take. We are always losing water from urine, faeces, sweat, and even breathing and talking. We are told to drink 8 glasses a day, but really this is meaning less as your needs depend on so many factors, and will vary from day to day. […]
Continue readingSugar and Alternatives – The Bad and The Better
Sugar is just a form of carbohydrate and ultimately all carbohydrates are broken down into sugar eventually, just at different speeds. A jacket potato with baked beans is a much, much slower to digest than jelly sweets. I’m still going to refuse to use the words ‘wrong’ or ‘bad’ though. If you were half […]
Continue readingThe Complete Fit Mum Formula Nutrition Set Up Part 4 – Meal Timing
In Part 1 we looked at the most important part of any food plan – calories, and making sure your number intake aligns with your goals and is moving you towards them. Then in Part 2 we divided those calories into protein, carbohydrates and fats, and also took a look at fibre and fluid intake. […]
Continue readingCooking Conversion Charts
LENGTH ___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW____TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW___ Print this out and stick it somewhere in your kitchen to refer to whenever you’re cooking a recipe written with measuring methods you don’t normally use.
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