At Home with Nutrition

25/08/2020

Today's creation - lentil pancakes with mango chutney! 🌯🌯
Use lentil flour or ground lentils and mix with water and spices for a vegan omelette.
Lentils are an excellent source of protein and soluble fiber.
Eat with salad, techina, avocado or chutney 😋

24/08/2020

Looking for snack options?
Try these easy, fun, nori seaweed snacks.
Roast Nori strips in the oven with olive oil and salt for 3-4 minutes and you're done!
Eat on their own as a snack or sprinkle over salads or anything really.

20/01/2020

My first attempt at sourdough bread! It took about a week...but was worth the final product 😀
What recipe have you been wanting to try out for a long time but haven't gotten a chance?

22/12/2019

Diet Coke may not be so "diet" friendly after all...

People who choose diet versions of their favourite soft drink over full-sugar varieties may end up gaining weight, say doctors.

20/12/2019

Israeli company provides personalized supplement recommendations based on diet tracking. Read the article to hear my thoughts on the topic :)

Nutricco’s countertop Smart Dispenser. Photo: Courtesy. A new cloud-based countertop smart device developed in Israel will dispense personalized nutrition supplements …

12/11/2019

Pretty surprising!

According to the company's first-ever "State of Snacking" report, convenience and quality ranked as the top factors impacting choices.

01/08/2019

Slow Mornings.. I like the sound of that

Daily walks, quiet rooms, and tech-free mornings. The strategies for achieving better health in the digital age are pretty basic — but…

24/07/2019

How often do you find yourself mindlessly snacking at work just because someone brought in leftover cake? Or maybe you walk past that box of stale cookies that you would never consider eating, but because they're sitting on the table at work and its 3:00 pm it's difficult to say no to taking a handful?
Read more to understand why we find it difficult to say "no" to food at the office...

Those three stale bagel quarters left over from the meeting? Gone in seconds. Picked over Halloween candy someone’s kid didn’t want? Eaten in record time.

15/07/2019

An alternative approach to dealing with eating disorders

It might be the sweetest way to lose weight and manage disordered eating.

12/07/2019

Kind of like "Beyond Meat" for milk...

Since we first heard about Perfect Day, the Silicon Valley startup making dairy without animals, we’ve been eagerly waiting to see what their first product would be. That time has finally com…

02/07/2019

Australian Healthy Guidelines includes recommendations around food waste.

Two of the world's problems – obesity and waste – can be reduced together.

11/06/2019

Very relatable article about weight loss, motivation and matching eating habits to your personality.

Finding this much motivation took me more than 5 years.

29/04/2019

"Life isn't just quinoa - OK!"
Love this quote I spotted on my walk home.
While quinoa is a food that offers a bounty of nutritional benefits, don't force yourself to eat it if you really don't enjoy it. Eating food you love is important especially when making dietary changes that stick!

29/04/2019

A study in the Obesity Journal finds that two short walks have a greater impact on weight loss compared to one long walk. Breaking up a long walk into two mini walks might also be more achievable for some people and easier to fit in during the day.
That being said - if you only have time for one walk during the day - you will still see great benefits!

A study published in the Obesity Journal shows people who split their long walk in two lost more weight than those who stuck with one long walk.

21/03/2019

Ever heard of the term 'N**e' Produce?
It looks like produce in NZ sells better when it isn't pre-packaged. This makes total sense to me since it means being able to select the quantity and quality of the produce you want and not wasting plastic :)

What do you prefer?

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05/03/2019

"Radical diets like keto bring radical change, and I’m not referring to pounds you might shed from depriving your body of an essential macronutrient; I’m talking about changes in your social world, your relationship with food, and your mental health. "

Maybe go back to bread.

01/03/2019

Nutrient dense and delicious version of banana bread from
You can also exchange ingredients to make it vegan/fodmap free/gluten free

✔ healthy fats from the olive oil
✔ full of fiber from the whole wheat flour and bananas
✔ natural sugar from honey and bananas (same effect on body but more nutrients)
✔ tastes amazing!

Recipe here: https://cookieandkate.com/2015/healthy-banana-bread-recipe/ -recipes-23985

24/02/2019

Motivational TED talk on benefits of exercise (and not even that much of it!)...

What's the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of how working out boosts your mood and memory -- and protects your brain against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzhe...