Holiday celebrations and entertaining always seem to revolve around food! However, just because Christmas comes but once a year, it does not mean that your healthy eating habits need to be sacrificed completely …. especially if your New Year’s resolution is to start eating more healthily! Retaining healthy habits such as a high fibre breakfast and regular exercise helps to retain your shape. Find tips and healthy recipes below! 5 tips
It is a well known fact that breakfast is a very important meal but it remains the meal that is least enjoyed or most often sacrificed. While most breakfast skippers are able to acknowledge this morning meal for its benefit in kick starting the metabolism after a night of fasting, breakfast has far more to offer! Breakfast needs to be merited as a nutritional opportunity and appreciated for its ease.
Salt-less flavouring is a good habit to adopt when preparing family meals and trying out new recipes. Keeping meals low in salt, fat and sugar is important for maintaining optimum health. Avoid adding salt, fat and sugar to meals during cooking or at the table. That said, healthy food need not be bland. Make use of herbs and spices to add flavour to your favourite go to dishes. The table below
Scary stats reveal that obesity is on the rise in South Africa! The 2012 South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES) report reveals that: Overweight and obesity is more prevalent in girls than boys aged 2-14 years The prevalence of overweight has increased from 10.6 to 18.2 % in 9 years Obesity in females increased by 12 % in 9 years And most alarming…. The highest prevalence
The school / work lunch box seems to be a problem for many and a common sabotage area when it comes to health and weight management. Between complaints of a lack of time and inspiration and fussy children, packing a nutritious lunch box seems to be a set back for many. The lunch box is more important that most people give it credit. It can hold 2-3 meals of the
Raising skillful kitchen kids is a good way to equip them with a much needed life skill for survival, meal planning and preparation! Meeting your child’s nutritional needs can seem difficult at times, especially when you are dealing with a picky eater or a busy body who will not sit down long enough to eat two bites of food. Making food more fun can increase your child’s interest in food