by Sorcha | Feb 13, 2021 | Dinners, Lunch
Ingredients 320g tagliatelleX2 tinned chopped tomatoes1 tbsp brown sugar1 tbsp red wine vinegar2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped1 courgette, chopped into cubesOlive oil (for cooking) Method Cook the cubes of courgette in a pan with a tbsp of olive oil,...
by Sorcha | Feb 10, 2021 | Nutrition
Beans are seeds from the flowering plant in the Fabaceae family, and are classified as legumes along with peas, lentils, and peanuts. There are many different types of beans offering many different tastes, textures and uses, so don’t just stick with baked beans! ...
by Sorcha | Feb 10, 2021 | Lunch
Ingredients 1 head of lettuce cut into thin strips1 chopped cucumber250g cherry tomatoes chopped in half1 400g can of chickpeas, drained & rinsed½ red onion finely sliced½ cup of crumbled low-fat feta cheese or ½ of shredded parmesan Dressing ½ tsp black...
by Sorcha | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog, Nutrition
Plant based diets, also known as Vegan or Vegetarian diets, have become very popular over the years. A Vegetarian diet can include animal product, just no meat. So, you can still have dairy, eggs, honey. A Vegan diet is a very strict Vegetarian diet...
by Sorcha | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog, Nutrition
The importance of a healthy gut Your digestive tract, or you ‘gut’ is made up of 9 organs starting with your mouth, oesophagus (throat), stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, colon, and rectum. All these organs are involved in the digestion and...
by Sorcha | Feb 1, 2021 | Dinners
Ingredients A fresh fillet of white fish (cod, haddock or whiting work best, but whatever is available to you). Depending on the size of the fillets have one per person. Stale bread, 1-2 slices per fish fillet Egg yolks beaten Plain flour olive oil Method Preheat an...
by Sorcha | Jan 25, 2021 | Nutrition
Fasting has been used for different reasons over the years, mainly for religious/spiritual purposes, but also for political reasons like the 1981 Irish Hunger Strikes. Intermittent fasting is currently one of the most popular weight loss trends worldwide (Gunnars,...
by Sorcha | Jan 18, 2021 | Pilates
Mairead Mc Goldrick is a Pilates instructor who was kind enough to do an interview on the many benefits of Pilates on both our mental and physical health. With a lot of people having to be at home more, and now with the wintery weather setting in, Pilates is a great...
by Sorcha | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog, Nutrition
The Paleo diet is a diet based on what we might have eaten during the Palaeolithic era, which was about 2.5 million to 10.000 years ago (Mayo Clinic, 2020). The theory behind this diet is that our bodies haven’t evolved to cope with the modern diet, in other words,...
by Sorcha | Jan 13, 2021 | Lunch
Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil1 large onion chopped400g (14oz) tin of mixed beans, drained and rinsed1 tsp dried oregano400g (14oz) tin of chopped tomatoes1 tbsp tomato purée1 tsp ground cuminA few drops of tabasco sauce (optional)4 wholegrain tortillas50g of grated...
