Healthy Lifestyle Habits

  Here’s my menu plan for this week.  I hope it gives you some inspiration. Top Tip: Start including more garlic in your dishes.  It has lots of great health benefits such as:- it reduces cholesterol production in the liver and prevents cells from taking up cholesterol it improves blood flow through the small arteries […]

  This week’s snack is blueberries.  Today is regarded as Blue Monday – the most depressing day of the year!  It’s a perfect storm of conditions – we’re all broke after Christmas, tiring of our New Year resolutions and are fed up with the consistently cold, grey weather. So, here’s some happy facts about beautiful, juicy blueberries. Blueberries are low in calories

  I don’t know about you, but I’m desperately craving some sunshine and warmth.  As I don’t think I will be getting these anytime soon, I thought I would cheer myself up with some Californian Almonds instead. These little power houses provide:- Thiamine which helps support heart function Linoleic acid to help maintain healthy blood cholesterol levels. Unsaturated

So – Dried figs.  Yes, I know, they don’t look that appetising but if you give them a try I think you’ll be surprised.  Just remove the little knobbly stem bit and bite in.  They’re actually very squashy and juicy, with a little bit of texture from the tiny seeds in the middle.  They go surprising well

  As the winter nights draw in there’s something very appealing about the deep, rich purple of plums, making them perfect for My Snack of the Week. So, how are they good for you? They’re low in calories and contain no saturated fats. They contain iron which is good for red blood cell formation.  This is important