Healthy eating (whether that’s clean, paleo, IIFYM, whatever floats your boat…) really doesn’t have to be that difficult. Eating right (especially if you’re trying to lose a few extra pounds) isn’t just having plain salads and dry chicken. As I’ve taught myself the clean way of eating (mantra: “It’s a lifestyle, not a diet”) it’s just been a case… Continue reading Keeping it clean – 8 rules of healthy eating
It’s April at the end of the week and I cannot believe where the year is going. 2020 (a.k.a The far and distant future where we’ll all have hoverboards) seems not so far away, and that is terrifying. I’ve found since Christmas that I’ve just not quite been on the ‘no sugar’ lifestyle as I was… Continue reading Going Sugar Free
I make these and keep them in the fridge for the week – so easy to grab when you’re on the go. I tend to go to the gym before work which means a horrid start of 5.50am, and there is no way I want to eat at that time of the morning! These are… Continue reading Gym power: ‘Ferrero Rocher’ energy balls
Oh oh oh oh omega-3! This is PACKED with goodness, super quick to make AND if you’re prepared it lasts overnight in a lunchbox for a work-time lunch. Huzzah! Serves 2 2 fillets smoked mackerel, sliced 70g rocket 4 x beetroots, chopped into chunks 50g feta Handful pumpkin seeds Dressing: 3 tsp x olive oil… Continue reading Beetroot, feta & mackerel salad
Weekday, workday breakfasts. If I’m being good that morning, I’ve got up at 6am for the gym. If I’m not going to the gym, I’ve usually not got up with enough time to sit down for breakfast at home. Either way, I need something I can grab and go. My ‘breakfast d’jour’ at the moment… Continue reading Apple & Coconut bircher museli
If I could eat one thing every single day for the rest of my life, chilli would probably be it. It ticks every single box for me: spicy, warm, filling, and really darn easy to make. Recently we’ve been eating vegetable chilli quite often, it’s a really easy way to get extra vegetables into your… Continue reading Vegetable and bean spicy chilli
I’ve wanted to buy an activity tracker for a while. I love all that stuff: quantifying exactly what you’re eating (MyFitnessPal addict), doing, and achieving. There’s no doubt in my mind that the gamification of exercise and setting yourself clear targets and competitions gets you moving that little bit more, that little bit further and… Continue reading What wearable activity tracker should I buy?
I could eat ramen every single day quite happily. Takes no time to make, it’s so incredibly healthy, and you feel full and warm and happy afterwards. The best bit is you can add any vegetables or protein that you like. I’m pretty boring and I make it or order it the same way every… Continue reading Chilli chicken ramen
I love a new cookery book. Even better when the cover is a bright happy blue. Jamie Oliver is one of my favourite chefs, I’m obsessed with 15 minute meals (easy and delicious, amiright?) so I’ve been so excited by his latest book Everyday Super Food. After it was released I had my knee operation… Continue reading Jamie’s Everyday Super Food: Green Tea Soaked Salmon
January. If you’re like me you indulged over Christmas. Hell, it’s Christmas after all. And for me, it was my thirtieth birthday so by gum I wasn’t going to worry about eating that extra bag of chocolates. But now it’s the new year, and time to get back on the straight and narrow. Maybe it’s… Continue reading Lean, Clean and Mean January
The Clean Menu 