I have nephews who love a fluffy pancake! So, I played around with my old recipe from days of yore, to add some more protein and nutrients and they turned out pretty well!
Nutrition
Science and Lifestyle Tips
Oat, Egg & Berry Pancakes
We need to eat protein with every meal, including breakfast, and these pancakes contain 28g of protein. Not only do they contain eggs but also fibre rich oats and berry rich anti-oxidants.
Prebiotics & Probiotics: Essentials for Digestion, Immunity and Wellbeing
Encouraging a healthy microbiome, by consuming prebiotic and probiotic foods, is essential in order for us to maintain good gut health, and so overall health, immunity and wellbeing
Choccy Chia Treat Pot
I love a chia pudding and this recipe was inspired by many that I have seen online. As usual, I made it and tweaked to suit what I have in my store cupboard!
What oil should I use when I’m cooking?…
When it comes to oils, it can be really confusing to know which ones are the healthiest to use. Whether the chat is around smoke points, cholesterol or heart disease, how do we make the best choice. In other words, what oil should I use when I’m cooking?
Quick & Easy Omelette (or Frittata)
We all need to have some quick and easy, but nourishing, go-to recipes for mid-week and this is one of mine. I am not sure if it is strictly speaking an omelette or a frittata so I like to call it an omelettata!
Smoked Salmon Starter
I hesitate to call this a recipe for a smoked salmon starter! It is actually more of an assembly, so really fast convenient and yet….looks so pretty!
Medicinal Mushrooms…
Medicinal Mushrooms possess therapeutic properties which have been harnessed by cultures around the world for millennia
Considering Calcium: Bone Health & much more…
While we know that it plays a fundamental role in the building of our bones, Calcium’s influence goes far beyond bone health. It plays a vital role in other processes including muscle function, nerve transmission, and even blood clotting. In other words, it helps us to maintain a well-functioning body, in addition to preventing bone diseases.
How can we invest in our Bone Health
Our lovely bones support our shape and movement and it would be really great to start to invest in good bone health all through our lives, so that we can remain mobile and strong for as long as possible as we age. Issues with our bones can be a problem for many reasons including poor diet, compromised digestion, or the influence of ageing and declining oestrogen
Benefits of Red or purple cabbage and why your liver loves it!
I love red or purple (ok purplish red!) cabbage so much and will literally eat it any way – raw, cooked or fermented! All cabbage is great but red has even more antioxidants and nutrients than green.
7 Tips to Improve your Immune System by Supporting your Lymph Flow
When it comes to supporting our immune system, people are generally aware that Vitamins C and D are beneficial. You probably know that 70% of your immune system lives in your gut and so you need to take care to balance your microflora (beneficial and harmful bacteria)…
9 Tips to Maintain our Acid/Alkaline Balance and Why it is Important
Our bodies have a natural acid/alkaline balance which should be maintained in order to stay healthy. You might remember from science class at school, that a pH of 0 is completely acidic and a pH of 14 is completely alkaline.
The Importance of Vitamin B12 and Potential Misdiagnosis of Deficiency
Vitamins and minerals must all be broken down in our digestive tract in order to be usable, or bioavailable, to our bodies. This usually entails simply being chewed in our mouth, churned in our stomach (think cement mixer!) and meeting the right enzyme (think...
Why Magnesium is so important for our Overall Health
Magnesium is a naturally occurring mineral found in our blood, bones, tissues and organs (Lipman 2015). It is involved in at least 300 (yes – 300!) biochemical reactions in the human body and it plays a key role in the following functions.
Hydration: Why we should hydrate and 4 Tips to increase your intake of Water
When it comes to Hydration, we all know that we SHOULD drink 6-8 glasses of water a day so why is it so hard for some of us to do? For me, understanding why it is important and what it does for my health, helped me to decide that I needed to focus on embedding the habit of drinking enough water every single day.
The importance of a good night’s sleep
Sleep is extremely important to our health and sense of wellbeing. Getting enough sleep, at the right times, protects and supports our physical health, mental health, emotional health and quality of life.