Food, exercise, diet, time, body shape, work, family, hobbies, confidence, weight. These are just a few of the things we have to juggle each and every day and it can be a daunting experience. +
Category Archives: Nutrition
Easy Protein Brownies
Over the past couple of years, Mutha Fitness and I have been quite busy in the kitchen. We started off by following recipes, then tweaking them to our own tastes. The first recipe I’d like to share with you today is one of my favourites and it’s for protein brownies! +
Clean Eating
Have you heard the saying about abs being made in the kitchen? Well, it’s partly true. Like most things in life, balance is often the key. Combine good nutritional advice with regular exercise and it could give you the results you desire. +
Convenience Food Can Be Healthy
Whether you’re busy with family life or snowed under with work, spending time preparing and cooking homemade meals every day isn’t always at the top of our to-do list. Fast food restaurants are often the solution to for a quick food fix, but it’s not the most health-conscious choice available. +
How To Fuel a Grand Tour
While searching the net last week, I came across a great little info graphic all about how Team Sky fuel their team. +
Leucine – What Is It And What Foods Contain It?
You may remember amino acids from your time in school – they’re used by the body to create proteins and form an essential part of our diets. You can’t synthesise your essential amino acids, so you’ve got to find natural sources of them in your food. Leucine is also big in sports nutrition right now, touted as an amino acid to be taken post-workout to increase protein synthesis. +
BCAA and Intermittent Fasting
Branch Chain Amino Acids, otherwise known as BCAAs, are purported to have several major benefits for professional athletes and recreational fitness enthusiasts alike. BCAAs are made up of three essential amino acids – leucine, isoleucine and valine. +
Superfoods: Fact or Fiction?
Sometimes it feels like there’s a new item being branded as a ‘superfood’ just about every day, whether it’s in the marketing for a new product, or the latest fad in a magazine. It can be really difficult to understand what it means and if it’s important for your health. Here we’re going to take a quick look at the term, and whether you should trust it at all. +
Quorn Packs A Healthy Punch
We’ve had some great family meals over the past few weeks and I wanted to share a couple of them with you today. A healthy protein source, ingredients and recipes all using Quorn. +