In April I decided to go refined sugar free. Thirty days of no chocolate, no alcohol, no sweets, no cake. I’ve done stints of no alcohol (usually Dry January after the Christmas indulgence) but never everything all at once. I wasn’t sure how I’d find it, as snacking on chocolate had become an almost daily… Continue reading What happened when I went Sugar Free for a month
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
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
Stop everything! Clean cookies! Keep this one up your sleeve, and prove to the world that eating clean and healthily doesn’t mean missing out on delcious treats. I love these, and they are so easy to make I can genuinely think “ooh, I’d like a biscuit” and have these ready to eat in 30 minutes.… Continue reading Gluten-free clean coconut flour cookies
We had a family meal the other month and I volunteered to cook for everyone to show them what clean eating is like. It was a big hit, I made spelt bread and hummus to start, and healthy “Eton Mess” for dessert (both recipes coming soon), and for mains I made this: Mediterranean fish bake. It’s… Continue reading Baked Mediterranean fish with tomato, olive and red onion
I love curry. It’s really easy to make clean and healthy, and no matter which type you make it is filled with flavour. I could eat curry all day every day. I think it comes from my Mum making the most delicious curries when I was small (although I don’t think her’s were healthy…), and… Continue reading Beef curry
It’s nearly impossible to avoid sugar now-a-days. It’s in nearly everything. One of the hardest things to do when you’re really trying to eat clean is to cut out processed sugar – mainly because if you eat anything “out” it probably contains it. You can drive yourself mad trying to avoid sugar, or, you can… Continue reading Sugar sugar everywhere
If there’s one thing I’ve found really, utterly, totally, awfully hard to stop eating, it’s pizza. Ooh. Mmm. I defy anyone to resist indefinitely, it’s just impossible. Or is it. Ta dah! Enter stage right this healthy homemade pizza. Think brown bread dominos base. It’s amazing and not naughty and wonderful!
Hola! Beat the January blues and keep up with the diet with this dish. All the flavours of the Iberian coast wrapped up in one dish. Totally clean, totally delicious. And what’s more, it’s so easy to make – the perfect post work meal. (and there’s enough for lunches too) Serves 4 3 lean… Continue reading Clean Spanish Chicken Bake
The Clean Menu 