The sugar epidemic Did you know that on average, Australians consume approximately 54 kilograms of sugar per year – the equivalent of 37 teaspoons per person, per day! The World Health Organisation recently released its much-anticipated guidelines for sugar consumption, recommending that sugar only contributes to five per cent of the recommended daily energy intake... Continue Reading →
Harvest Box Snack packs – great idea for a healthy post gym snack ! @harvestbox
I've been trying to stop eating rubbish in the last week or so as I have been probably eating more than I should now that baby is on the outside not the inside! I bought myself a protein bar thinking that would be better for me and I couldn't finish it. It's funny I used... Continue Reading →
Exercise Vs Healthy Diet
Hope you had a great weekend. I was talking to a good friend last week and we got to talking about exercise and diet. I know a lot of people who rely on their training to keep them trim and if they weren't training they would be much larger than they are because their diet... Continue Reading →
Go Orange! #GoOrange
Look what turned up on my doorstep yesterday! Yes that's right - 10 oranges! I agreed a while back to be involved in the Citrus Australia Go Orange campaign. Oranges have amazing benefits and so they are promoting it over 10 days and I was asked to eat an orange a day for 10 days... Continue Reading →
Turning a corner – Tips for finding motivation when not being able to train
I posted a while ago that I was frustrated at not being able to run at the moment due to some medical issues. It's really hard when you are used to doing something you love (I have been running for 11+ years) and are told to stop. I have gone through a number of psychological... Continue Reading →
Yummy healthy @bodyscience mixed berry pancakes recipe
How is your week going?My favourite BodyScience protein powder is the summer berry flavour and I gave my ultra healthy personal trainer friend some to try too and she loved it so much she came up with a great recipe to go with it for pancakes and I thought I would share it with you.Ingredients-Two... Continue Reading →
Cookbook Review : LivWise by Olivia Newton John
I love cooking from scratch and cooking healthy food. I like the idea of knowing what's in what i am eating so I have a big range of cookbooks. A lot of them I have only used once but a good number have become my staples in the kitchen. I recently got the LivWise cookbook... Continue Reading →
Great Pea Soup Recipe
I love my food. I love good food, and that doesn't mean unhealthy food. Although I do like some unhealthy food, but I eat a lot less of it these days. Now that it's getting cold and dark in Queensland I have found myself craving soup and there is nothing better than getting in from... Continue Reading →
Low fat recipes tried and tested
I thought it might be an idea to publish some tried and tested low fat recipes every now and again that I come across. As runners and fitness nuts many of us like to keep an eye on what we are eating. I tend to follow an 80/20 rule so that I don't always deny... Continue Reading →