Snack Attack – The Art to Mindful Munching… Part 1

A few days ago, I got home from work, later than expected and hungrier than usual, to an almost empty fridge. I opened her up, snacked on anything and everything I could find – a few pieces of cheese, some left overs, a slice of bread, some grapes; basically anything I could get my hands…

Stress and Anxiety – is it the new norm?

I know this may seem a bit off topic, but wellness is not just eating everything organic and drinking green juice. You can drink all the green juice in the world but if you’re stressed and anxious and feeling overwhelmed, it won’t do your body as much good as it should. It is in fact…

Soothing Turmeric Tea

While I’m looking forward to the cooler months ahead, this time of year can be miserable to those of us subject to seasonal allergies or who catch a cold. This tea is something I’m making daily lately. It only takes a few minutes and it’s so soothing, it tastes really good and it’s very healing….

Creamy Butternut Squash Soup; ingredient prep uses – meal THREE

I recently posted a blog post about ingredient prep; as opposed to full meal prep, I prefer pre-cooking ingredients that are very time consuming and having them ready to use in simple recipes throughout the week. Blog Post here: Meal Prep like a Pro I love butternut squash and it’s so versatile. Today I decided to…

Shrimp and Pesto sauce Zoodles – ingredient prep uses; MEAL TWO

As you may have seen in my latest post, I’ve slowly but surely become a big fan of so called ‘ingredient prep’ as opposed to meal prep; the difference between the two, as the name suggests, is preparing ingredients as opposed to preparing full meals to have on hand throughout a busy week. Here’s my blog…

Meal Prep like a Pro

If you’re like me, you probably don’t like the idea of eating the same meal day after day. However, I find that having something prepared or at least partly prepared when I get home from work is really helpful and really is key for me to stay on track with my nutrition. So instead of…

The Contradictory World of Wellness…

OK so nowadays it seems like you can get nutrition, diet and weight loss advice from pretty much anyone and anywhere, right? There are ads on TV, billboards, tons of ads online and everywhere in between promoting diet supplements, before and after photos, promoting super foods, tips on Facebook from unknown sources, you name it…

Easy Breakfast Oats

Today is pretty much a typical Saturday morning for me. I just got home from the gym and then the supermarket, starving as usual, trying desperately to fit in some time to study and learn more about food and nutrition before I head out again. I decided to get to reading my notes immediately when…