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1Blackberry Jam. Full of goodness or a ‘devil’s food’?

Blackberry Jam. Full of goodness or a ‘devil’s food’?

Oct 14, 2015

Five years ago I turned up at a nutrition conference with hands died purple from blackberry picking. When asked what I had been doing, I innocently said making jam, not realising the commotion this would cause. For many people jam = refined sugar and anything with a large proportion of refined sugar is seen as BAD. But I […]

2Possible new ergogenic aid – Blackcurrant

Possible new ergogenic aid – Blackcurrant

Jun 27, 2014

Since writing ‘Ergogenic aids – is it possible to boost performance with food?’ in May, I have already added almonds to the list of foods that are thought to give a boost to performance. I can now add another, blackcurrants. The University of Chichester have recently announced some very interesting results, looking at the effect […]

3Ergogenic Aids. Is it possible to boost performance with food?

Ergogenic Aids. Is it possible to boost performance with food?

May 18, 2014

Ergogenic Aids As competition gets tighter and the stakes higher, athletes, coaches and sports scientists are spending more and more time looking for legal ways to improve performance and hasten recovery. Things that are taken or done to improve performance are known as Ergogenic Aids and can act to improve performance by directly influencing physiological […]

4Tournament Nutrition for Children.

Tournament Nutrition for Children.

May 8, 2014

All the hard work has been done, you have trained hard and the team has been chosen. Now the most important thing to focus on is probably diet. What should you eat in the days leading up to a important competition, what you will take with you and how will you best sustain the performance required to win. […]

5Sugar. What you need to know.

Sugar. What you need to know.

Feb 12, 2014

If you believe the headlines sooner or later eating sugar is going to kill you. Is this really true ? Surely we have been eating sugar for generations…… What is sugar? Sugars are the building blocks of all carbohydrates.  Monosaccharide sugars are the simplest of all carbohydrates containing just six carbon atoms, twelve hydrogen atoms […]

6What should we eat? Introducing ‘The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate’

What should we eat? Introducing ‘The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate’

Jan 29, 2014

If you regularly read popular magazines and newspapers or listen to the news, you would be forgiven for thinking that the ‘experts’ are forever changing their minds. Advice about Super-foods and Killer-foods appears to change with the weather and new weight loss plans with amazing health claims are being invented all the time. Doctors advise […]

7Motivation

Motivation

Sep 13, 2013

Five tips for making a lasting and positive change Around 45% of people make at least one new years resolution each year, around a third of which are health related and around half of which last less than two months. Changing our lifestyle is especially challenging as it involves transforming so many things at once. […]

8Snack Anyone?

Snack Anyone?

Aug 27, 2013

The media is full of articles advising us to graze feed, to move away from eating three meals a day and instead have multiple small meals and snacks. The latest surveys now show that weare taking heed with 30% of us now eating five or more times a day (1). Is this a good thing?

9Carrot and Courgette Cakes

Carrot and Courgette Cakes

Aug 25, 2013

Ingredients 225g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp salt 3-4 tbsp honey 25g pine nuts 25g pumpkin seeds 25g raisons, sultanas, dried cherries 2 mashed ripe bananas 3 eggs, beaten 225g mixed grated courgette and carrot 125ml grapeseed oil Frosting – optional 140g cream cheese 110g softened butter […]

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