Espresso overnight oats 60g (2/3 cup) oats (use gluten free if preferred)140ml (4.5 fl oz) unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice)60ml (2 fl oz) espresso coffee (use decaffeinated if preferred)25g (1/4 cup) vanilla flavour whey or plant-based protein powder60g (1/4 cup) Greek yoghurt (use dairy free if preferred)½ tsp vanilla extract2 tsps honey…

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Sweet & Spicy Asian Chilli Chicken

Here’s a delicious, healthy ‘fake-away’ meal – perfect for the weekend! Sweet & spicy Asian chilli chicken 🌶 1 tbsp sesame oil 100g (1/3 cup) honey1 tsp dried red chilli flakes125ml (1/2 cup) soy sauce or tamari900g (1 lb 15 oz) skinless boneless chicken thighs2 tsps olive oil1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tbsp cornstarch or rice flour…

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What to Look out for in Commercial Gluten-Free Products

It is becoming a common practice for brands to specify that they are offering gluten-free products. The reason for this is because the fuss for gluten-free diets has been fronted as a game changer in the health sector. Most dieticians are of the view that gluten-rich products have been behind a number of health cases…

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Are You Sure You’re Hungry?

I have worked with many very overweight people and one thing that they all tell me is that they are very rarely, if ever, hungry. Nevertheless, they continue to eat.   It often makes me wonder what triggers other than hunger cause me to eat. So, I thought I would try a little experiment and…

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Eating your way through Christmas

Feeling brave? Go into a supermarket in the run up to Christmas. It would appear that we have been invaded by a population of people who live off a diet of high sugar foods. And somewhere along the line, we have become accustomed to double filling our trollies and forgetting that there are some foods…

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Reading Between the Lines on Research – Part Two

I promised you an explanation of RCTs – here goes (brace yourself).  You are a big pharmaceutical company and you want to know if your (very expensive) drug works.  You get yourself a number of people who are happy to go on a drug trial.  Many people with a disease, such as cancer, willingly take…

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Reading between the lines on Research – Part One

Research can produce some spectacular headlines. I was looking at a newspaper this weekend and read that ‘23% of women hospitalised for anorexia met the diagnostic criteria for autism’. On the surface, this could mean that nearly a quarter of women with severe anorexia are autistic. That is a hefty piece of news. But, because…

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1 litre (4 cups) chicken stock (made with one organic stock cube)300ml (10 fl oz) canned unsweetened coconut milk15g (1 tbsp) fresh ginger, finely chopped3 garlic cloves, minced3 spring (green) onions, sliced diagonally2 shallots, peeled and quartered6 kaffir lime leaves1-2 red chilli peppers, slicedjuice of 1 lime1 tbsp fish sauce2 tsps honey350g (12 oz) chicken…

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Video Recipe of the Week

Chicken is a great source of protein and a versatile ingredient. We thought we would send you this Italian stuffed chicken recipe, which combines simple flavours to transform a plain chicken breast into something delicious. It’s really easy to make and provides a generous serving of protein. Italian stuffed chicken 60g / ¼ cup soft…

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