by Sorcha | Nov 25, 2020 | Nutrition
Over the years there have been many foods labelled as ‘Superfoods’. They come with longs lists of health claims and you find yourself being convinced that if you eat that food, you’ll be cured of everything. Sadly, a lot of the time these claims don’t hold up when...
by Sorcha | Nov 19, 2020 | Nutrition
Protein is what’s referred to as a macronutrient. The other macronutrients are carbohydrate, lipids (fat) and water. Protein is different from carbohydrate and lipids because it contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, whereas carbohydrate and lipids only...
by Sorcha | Nov 10, 2020 | Nutrition
For most people when you think about fibre, you think about constipation. Yes, fibre can help prevent constipation when included in the diet, but it has many more health benefits. It was found that if only 50% of the American adult population increased their dietary...
by Sorcha | Nov 5, 2020 | Nutrition
Fat is often seen in a negative light, when the fact is that we need fats. Fat have many important biological functions such as; Being a source of energy, 1g of fat provides 9Kcal, (although the body must use up more oxygen to burn fat for energy than if it was...
by Sorcha | Oct 29, 2020 | Nutrition
Vitamin C is what’s known as a ‘water soluble vitamin’. This means it is soluble in water, and the body doesn’t store it so you need to consume it regularly. The most well-known source of vitamin C is probably fruit, specifically oranges. However, vitamin C is...
by Sorcha | Oct 27, 2020 | Nutrition
Asian diets vary depending on the region/country. However, there are a few similarities. This includes a large consumption of plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, beans, nuts, seeds, herbs & spices, rice, noodles, seafood and soy...
by Sorcha | Oct 23, 2020 | Nutrition
The Mediterranean diet is based on the traditional diet of Crete, Greece and Southern Italy in 1960, when the rates of chronic diet related diseases were at their lowest and the life expectancy was at its highest despite the absence of modern medicine. It consists of...
by Sorcha | Oct 22, 2020 | Lunch
Ingredients 1 onion, finely chopped2 potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes1 carrot, peeled and chopped¼ head of celery, chopped2 tomatoes peeled (to peel a tomato pierce it with a sharp knife then place it in a cup of boiling water for about 1 minute. When you...
by Sorcha | Oct 22, 2020 | Nutrition
Dietary guidelines are put in place to help promote healthy diet and lifestyle. Different countries tend to have slightly different guidelines when it comes to eating healthy. Guidelines are usually based on staple foods in that country. Religion can also play a role...
by Sorcha | Oct 22, 2020 | Nutrition
With the whole world in the grip of a pandemic, with no available vaccine, people are desperate to find something that will protect them and their loved ones. Right now it’s a bit like the Black plague when people would use crazy ‘cures’ like rubbing onions, herbs or...
