These foods are all in season, why not boil these beautiful potatoes, chop in some spring onion and radish, then make a light dressing of olive oil and wholegrain mustard and have yourself an easy, tasty little side salad.
Serve with fresh grilled mackerel and not only do you have a balanced meal, but you are [...]
It’s all good advice to increase our grain consumption, but what is the right way of eating grains?
Our ancestors and preindustrialised peoples all soaked or fermented their grains before making them into breads, porridge or casseroles, unlike today where convenience and speed is the order of the day.
These practices accord very well with what modern [...]
I am always surprised with the level of understanding of nutrition in many people and I don’t think anyone should be blamed, (although I can think of a few breakfast cereal companies who have done a good job in convincing parents that coco pops for breakfast and after school is a good idea.) If food [...]
I have also fallen prey to the bright lights and perfectly line shelves of Marks and Spencer’s food hall, however I will smugly admit that I walk past the pre-cooked, microwave meals and straight to the fresh fish and vegetable section. It is all too convenient to grab a lasagne or chicken Kiev after a [...]
As part of the Nutrition Coach we regularly attend corporate health awareness days and Friday the 19th February was a very successful evening indeed.
Burdy organised Friday’s beauty event with her usual passion and boundless energy. I am always impressed with the passion and drive with which Burdy and her colleagues pull out all the stops [...]
Sauteéd purple sprouting broccoli – In season now!
As a light lunch served with grilled mackerel or as side dish
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 inch piece of ginger, grated
1 red chillies, seeded and finely chopped
1 tbsp organic coconut oil (odourless)
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tbs tamari Soya sauce
400g purple sprouting broccoli
Method:
Wash and trim the broccoli, removing an inch [...]
