You know what it's like…as a mum you are always on the go! Taking the kids to school in the morning, rushing to work and then back to do the pick up followed by an evening filled with getting the dinner ready, helping with children's school homework and lots of other house chores. And whilst we are very good at making sure that our children have the best nutritious food, how often do you find yourself just snacking on leftovers and skipping meals, because you are too busy? Or snacking on a chocolate snack bar, because that's the easiest thing to pick up in the corner shop on the way to work? But running on empty or on the wrong type of 'fuel' is never good in the long run. With a little bit of planning, you can prepare healthy snacks ...
Instant Pot Vegetable Rice Recipe
I love eating rice and cook it often to accompany our main dishes, but I always end up with either boiled over pot, burned bottom of my pot or rice that's quite not done. The only time when I get it just about right is if I stand next to the boiling rice pot, constantly watching it to make sure it's not overboiling or burning! I mentioned this to my friend, who was first staring at me in disbelieve and then suggested to check out 'instant pot', which as she explained it's like a supercharged pressure cooker only much quicker and safer to use. Since watching rice to boil is not exactly a fun way to spend your evenings, I thought I'd give it a try! I borrowed my friend's instant pot, because I wanted to try it before I bought my own. ...
Is processed food really bad for your health?
Quality control for processed foods. Dairy product research A couple of years ago, I became more aware of how processed food was affecting my health. I was always tired, often felt hungry even after I've eaten and I was putting on weight. I started to work with a nutritionist, who pointed out that I was relying on supermarket ready meals a little bit too much. She was right; ever since I started to work for myself, I found I had less and less time to cook properly, and it was just easy to buy ready-made food and stick it in the microwave. She recommended I learn more about food additives and try to eliminate them as much as I can from my diet. I knew that processed food is not particularly good for you, but I didn't realise how ...
12 Healthy Food Favorites & Cooking Tips from Bay Area Personal Chef Lucas Lovelace
Having worked in several Michelin-star restaurants and as a private chef for billionaires, Lucas Lovelace knows his way around the kitchen. In addition to cooking, Lucas has a great passion for people to feel like they’re living their best life. Since diet is such an integral part of health, Lucas strives to customize meal plans in greater measure so people can have greater leverage (and time) to meet those goals. Lucas has shared a dozen of his favorite foods to incorporate into dishes as well as cooking tips to maximize their natural health benefits. Artichokes Artichokes throughout history have been placed in the category of "food as medicine." They have both silymarin and cynarine- compounds both good for one's liver, protecting ...
Simple Waffle Recipe
This is one of the easiest waffle recipes I've tried and one that I use pretty much every time I want to make waffles for breakfast. This is a really simple recipe to follow and once you master the basics, you can start experimenting with the recipe. I like to swap around the flour for wholemeal or spelt flour (just add a little bit more baking powder to counteract the fact that you are not using self-raising flour. Buttermilk makes this recipe totally amazing, but if you are on a budget or you can't find buttermilk in your food shop, just use normal milk. The buttermilk makes these waffles extra buttery, but of course, it also adds calories! Simple Waffle Recipe The easiest waffle recipe that just taste divine! 2 ...
Is liquorice good for you?
Is liquorice good for you? Well, like many children growing in the UK in the 1970’s, I only thought of liquorice (if I thought of it at all) as something to be used to reach into the bottom of my packet of sherbet dip. Once wet, the sherbet stuck to the liquorice, but if you ate the two together, you were liable to run out of liquorice before you ran out of sherbet. At least I did! Naturally (probably, on reflection not the best word) I was after the fizzy sensation of the sherbet, and that tingling feeling on my tongue. However, what I often got instead was a coughing fit as the yellow powder hit the back of my mouth. That’s if it didn’t end up all over my school uniform, first. The jet-black liquorice itself was best left to the ...
