I got an interesting press release appear in my email inbox yesterday. It was about a survey, sponsored by Danone, of 120 UK GPs about antibiotic use and it’s impact on gut microbiota. According to the survey over 60%Â of…
One of the things I am doing as an attempt to eat better and less erratically is to make sure I have eaten properly before exercise. There’s a tendency to think of “snacking” as a bad thing, especially if you’re…
Well, I promised to keep a record of what I ate for a week, and come back and share. So here I am! In some ways this was a very atypical week for me. It featured no travel, and a…
I have loads of things I want to write up for this blog at the moment, including some reviews, but time just keeps getting away from me. I’m away for most of next week, so probably won’t have time for…
Risotto is a dish I love to make. It feels luxuriously creamy, but depending on what you put in it and how you cook it it doesn’t have to be ridiculously fattening. This version comes in at under 550 calories…
In the early part of this week the papers were full of a story about Doctors demanding a “tax on soft drinks” to tackle the obesity epidemic The tax idea was a headline grabbing part of a 10 point plan…
Sunday brunch is a meal that needs to feel a bit like a treat. Today I had the luxury of a little lie in, followed by a late breakfast/brunch before getting on with the rest of the day. After a…
One of my main issues with eating healthily is that I travel quite a bit. I’ve written before about the secret art of Hotel room cooking, and how to make the healthiest choices at hotel breakfast buffets. But for those…