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Balanced you nutrition
- Dec 2, 2020
- 1 min
Christmas Nutrition Gift Vouchers Available
T Choose from a Dietary Review, Nutrition Consultation, Personalised Meal Plan, Super Nutrition package or simply specify the value of your gift in £. Your loved ones will receive their gift certificate either by post or email – whichever option you prefer - ready to cash in after they’ve enjoyed their Yuletide indulgence. 🥂 Every gift certificate is valid for 1 year. D.M me for more details and to order your certificate. ⭐️🥳 #christmasgiftideas #christmasgifts2020 #christm
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Balanced you nutrition
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Nettle and Camomile Tea - A natural antihistamine
This bright green nettle tea is a natural remedy you may like to try for the relief of hay fever symptoms. I add camomile @teapigs renowned for its soothing and calming qualities and a squeezed lemon to the infusion too. The lemon provides extra vitamin C to help lower histamine levels in the body and dramatically enhances the taste. In fact, nettle and lemon team up surprisingly well as a flavour combination. Ingredients
5 big handfuls of nettles (hard to measure when they s
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Balanced you nutrition
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Colourful Quinoa
This colourful salad makes use of quinoa, one of my top store cupboard ingredients. Quinoa is a pseudo grain which means it’s actually a seed. If your children like cous cous like mine do, then they’ll probably love quinoa. On its own it has a bland slightly nutty taste, but you can easily pimp it up with some colourful additions. Quinoa is a good source of protein containing twice the amount rice does, which means it will keep you fuller for longer and help with blood sugar
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Balanced you nutrition
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Sunshine and hummus
A sunshine inspired simple lunch today of home made hummus, pitta bread and the last of the olives. Humus is a great source of protein, calcium, magnesium, fibre and vitamin C. It’s really quick to make, there’s no cooking involved and it tastes really good - a great lunchtime choice. Recipe
380g tinned chickpeas
1 large clove garlic
1 lemon squeezed
3 tbsp tahini
3 tbsp virgin olive oil
1 tbsp water
1 tsp honey
Salt and pepper to taste Method
Blend all ingredients together a
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Balanced you nutrition
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Healthy Flapjacks
I’m not going to fib, these oaty bars don’t give you the same sugary hit as a standard flapjack, but they are great for filling you up, packing in a load of fibre, B vitamins and protein. If you run out of cereal you could even start your day with a couple of these and some fruit or have them as a snack mid afternoon to boost your energy levels. This is an easy recipe for the children to follow too. Recipe Ingredients
2 mashed bananas
15 dates stoned and chopped
2 dessert spo
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Balanced you nutrition
- Jun 3, 2020
- 1 min
Berry Ice - phytoestrogens for menopause
You wouldn’t know it to look at them, but these delicious fruity ices, don’t just taste good. They have a functional purpose too, ticking three of the nutrition boxes for menopause health: ✔️ Good source of phytoestrogens from the linseeds and soy yoghurt ✔️ Rich in antioxidants ✔️ An excellent source of omega 3 - all down to the linseeds again. These are a great example of how simple and delicious recipes can be adapted to meet your health goals, whilst keeping the rest of y
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Balanced you nutrition
- May 10, 2020
- 1 min
Mint lemon Tea
Lemon and mint tea is a great combination to get you going in the morning. The lemon supports liver and digestive health as well as providing vitamin C for your immune system and skin. The mint helps with indigestion and contains vitamin A. Just boil the kettle and pour the water over the lemon and mint for a refreshing brew. #mint #herbs #digestivehealth #nutritionist #colchester
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Balanced you nutrition
- May 10, 2020
- 1 min
Gluten Free Curried Chickpea Cake
Try this gluten free savoury chickpea cake with a zingy fresh chilli salsa and dollop of mango chutney 🥭 🥭 🥭. It tastes great and is quick to make. With chickpeas as the main ingredient this dish is a good source of magnesium for boosting vitality, packs in plenty of fibre for digestive health and also provides protein for growth and repair and balancing blood sugars. The antioxidant rich salsa adds some crunch and a dollop of mango salsa finishes this off nicely. Enjoy.
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Balanced you nutrition
- May 10, 2020
- 1 min
Menopause Support - Red Clover
I came upon some red clover on my morning walk today. It’s one of the plants nutritional therapists cannily make use of to help clients with menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats and mood changes. Containing isoflavones, red clover is a good source of phytoestrogen or naturally occurring oestrogen and can be taken as a standardised supplement, tea, tincture or added to food just as it is (watch out for bloating if you choose the latter option). Oestrogen is a
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Balanced you nutrition
- Mar 11, 2020
- 1 min
Get your kefir kick
Wondering what’s in the carafe?…well it’s not Diet Coke😉. I prepared water kefir, an amazing probiotic drink, a couple of days ago and left it to ferment until this afternoon when I finally got to taste it and I wasn’t disappointed. 🙌
As well as being filled to the brim with beneficial bacteria (more than 30 strains) it’s also deliciously delicate, fizzy and very cheap to make and will save you spending money on buying supermarket kefir or probiotics.
It tastes similar to
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Balanced you nutrition
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
Vitality Boost
Article from Colchester's Elite Magazine In the winter it’s common to feel low on energy, the sun rarely shines and you are often stuck indoors for much of the day. Good job that spring is on the way. Low energy is one of the most common problems that nutritional therapists are asked for help with, from chronic fatigue at one extreme to managing the notorious mid-morning and afternoon energy slumps. The good news is that you don’t have to wait for the sun to come out to get t
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Balanced you nutrition
- Mar 9, 2020
- 1 min
Nature's multivitamin
Preparing nourishing food can be as simple as boiling an egg. Complicated recipes aren’t a prerequisite nor are expensive ingredients. In fact the humble egg is nature’s version of a multivitamin and mineral. Don’t be put off by scare stories about high cholesterol, instead consider what you are serving eggs with. For example a traditional fry up is high in saturated fat. See eggs as an easy nutritious win packed with an amazing array of nutrients including: ⭐️ All the esse
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Balanced you nutrition
- Mar 1, 2020
- 1 min
Feasting on mezze
Feasting on mezze is a deliciously easy way of getting in your 5 a day (and more). It’s also a classic example of eating the rainbow in one easy go. Tonight’s rustic menu included: Red: tomato paste in kebab marinade Green: cucumber in Greek salad Yellow: roasted pepper Purple: aubergine in baba gahnoush Dishes included:
Baked feta cheese
Oregano and paprika turkey
Greek salad
Tzaziki
Baba ghanoush
Potato and caper salad
Rye sourdough and pita bread Here’s a recipe for homema
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Balanced you nutrition
- Feb 29, 2020
- 1 min
Practical food solutions
Find solutions through nutrition. Night shifts throw your body out of balance and disrupt sleep, appetite and cause weight gain. It only took a few simple changes to help Laura to feel so much better on her busy nursing night shift.
#nurselife #nurse #nursepractitioner #nurses #nutrition #nutritionist #colchester #essex #nightshift #nightshiftnurse #nightshiftproblems
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Balanced you nutrition
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
Gluten free sunny socca flatbread
I love this gluten free mediterranean socca flatbread, it’s both delicious and quick to make, so a real winner. I’m enjoying mine with manchego cheese, sauerkraut and salad for lunch today.
You can make it advance. Just keep it in the fridge and pop it in the toaster for a quick lunch or snack. I like a kick of chili to mine, but you can remove the spices if they aren't to your liking.
Ingredients
1 cup of gram flour
1 cup of water
2 tsp virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp nigella
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Balanced you nutrition
- Feb 20, 2020
- 1 min
Perfect Polenta
I don’t know about you, but on a rainy day like today, I’m in the mood for comfort food and polenta seemed like the perfect choice to base dinner around this evening.
Polenta is a delicious and cheap ingredient that only takes 10 minutes to prepare. It’s made of cornmeal and as a complex carbohydrate will help to keep blood sugars stable. It a source of fibre and protein and also boosts the diversity of plant foods I’ve eaten today to help my good gut bacteria.
Although
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Balanced you nutrition
- Feb 19, 2020
- 2 min
Why eat more fruit and vegetables?
Those of you living in Colchester can look our for my monthly article in the Elite Magazine. This time I'm writing about the benefits of fruit and vegetables. Here it is: Why should you eat more fruit and vegetables? The NHS advise we eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, but did you know this number was chosen on the basis that it would be achievable for most of us? The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) actually recommend we work towar
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