February 2012
58 posts
Healthy Meal Ideas Part 4: Dinner.
Most of our energy demand occurs between 7am and 6pm so you should have consumed 80-85% of your daily intake by then. Dinner should not be heavy or loaded with cooked carbohydrates. Keep it simple with lots of veggies, light protein and healthy fats.
Fish/chicken strips/tofu stir fried with veggies
Grilled Salmon with steamed/baked veggies and seasonings
Quinoa or zucchini pasta with...
“The unconscious mind cannot tell the difference between a real or imagined idea,...”
Healthy Meal Ideas Part 3: Late Morning and...
Vegetable sticks or whole grain crackers with hummus
Apple with nut butter
Whole grain crackers with low fat cheese (e.g. cottage, goats, feta)
Piece of fruit with raw almonds
Greek yoghurt or cottage cheese w/ raw honey and cinnamon
Carrot or other fresh veggie juice
Raw nuts and seeds with dried fruit
Healthy home-made muffins
Hard boiled egg
Edamame beans
Source:...
Healthy Meal Ideas Part 2: Lunch.
Make sure to eat some sort of protein at lunch time. It will help to keep you full and maintain a high energy level for the rest of the afternoon.
Wholegrain pita bread stuffed with slices of fish or chicken, avocado, lettuce, tomato, and low fat dressing
Large salad with protein (tuna/salmon/bean mix/egg/quinoa), chopped veggies, goat feta, and tahini or vinaigrette dressing
Collard...
Healthy Meal Ideas Part 1: Breakfast.
DON’T SKIP BREAKFAST – PLEASE EAT BEFORE NOON!
Always start your day with a green drink. Mixed with water, green superfood powders alkalinise the body and kick start your metabolism. Wait 15-30 minutes before eating a more substantial breakfast, such as:
Superfood/protein shake (have your green superfoods with a breakfast smoothie)
Whole grain or sprouted breads with avocado and/or poached...
Wellness is...
Love, happiness, contentment in your relationships, self-confidence, social life…
Excitement, motivation in your creativity, career, physical movement…
Stability and security in your finances, home environment, daily routine…
And often, it’s about inspiration – tapping into the things that make you smile from the heart, that make you feel connected, or even just grateful! It’s not that...
Skin Food.
One of the side effects of a diet high in starchy carbohydrates, sugary and processed foods is poor quality skin. We have all experienced it at some stage, after a seemingly innocent night of bread, white pasta, followed by a dessert bursting with refined sugar, we wake up the next morning feeling and looking quite unfortunate. Common side effects are red puffy eyes, dry, dull, flaky skin, often...
“Good health starts in your mind, and it has everything to do with your attitude.”
Butter vs Margarine.
Before the days of margarine, people ate butter. They didn’t think twice about it. It was, along with milk and bread, a staple of their diet. When nutrition crept into the limelight, butter was cast aside due to its saturated fat content. It became one of the ‘foods to avoid’ in the quest to ward off heart disease, high cholesterol and blood pressure, and weight gain. We switched to margarine as...
Those legs.
A Few Favourites.
Kale is a dark green leafy vegetable which looks similar to spinach and it is also jam-packed full of essential vitamins and minerals. The other great thing about Kale is that it contains heaps of beneficial fibre. The Vitamin A and C in kale is fantastic for your skin and actually has been known to slow down premature aging. Lutein is a nutrient in Kale which is beneficial for the body and...
Plant-Based Protein.
Even if they do not contain complete protein (except for soy and quinoa) plants bring a lot of proteins to the table. Here are some examples:
Most Popular Plant Based Protein Sources (in grams)
Black beans, boiled (1 cup)
15.2
Broccoli (1 cup)
4.6
Bulgur, cooked (1 cup)
5.6
Chickpeas, boiled (1 cup)
14.5
Lentils, boiled (1 cup)
17.9
Peanut butter (2 tbsp)
8.0
Quinoa, cooked (1...
7 Non-Dairy Sources of Calcium for Healthy Bones.
Bok choy: This Chinese leafy green vegetable would appear to be most similar to lettuce: it’s tender, light, watery, crisp and would seem to be low in nutrition density. But just 1 cup of cooked boy choy equals the same amount of calcium as an 8-ounce glass of milk.
Kale: The beloved “superfood” green vegetable boasts calcium as just one of many minerals found inside its chewy, dense leaves. In...
Salad.
Salad base. Vegetables / mix ins. Toppings. Dressing.
