Diets and Nutrition
A healthy diet? Schools have winning solutions
In April, schoolchildren throughout Cologne came face-to-face with Mr Fruitness, the green superhero spearheading the three-year European project “Fruitness enjoy it!”, which is designed to encourage fresh fruit consumption among children in Austria, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland and Sweden.
How to improve your mood with food
You’re over-worked; stressful situations are piling up in your private life; you feel like you are a hamster in an ever-shrinking wheel. What do you do? Reaching for the nearest wine bottle/chocolate bar/bag of crisps/bottle of tranquilisers/packet of cigarettes (tick as appropriate) will only make you feel better short term before you sink back into reality.
UK remains confused over 'Five A Day'
66% believe they know how to achieve “five-a-day”, but with 25% believing orange squash to be one portion of fruit the UK is clearly a nation confused. Contrary to efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle with the ‘five a day’ message, the nation continues to be surprisingly confused and misguided on achieving it.
5 a day – Plus turkey
Want to know how to improve on 5-a-day, the catchy campaign to encourage us all to eat five portions of fruit or veg? Just add some British turkey! Turkey is one of the healthiest of meats, being low in fat and packed with vitamins. Eating a serving of turkey alongside your 5-a-day is the perfect way to keep your body happy, healthy and fit. The key to getting the right balance in life is to plan ahead – and now the people behind British turkey have just made that easier for us.
A simple way to get your vitamins
Vitamin danger – latest studies show some vitamin pills do more harm than good. But there is a safe, simple and delicious way of getting the required nutrition without pills. Quality canned fish provide A and E vitamins as well as protein, vitamin D, Omega 3, Iron and in some cases calcium as well! Fish4Ever products can give a safe and easy supply of your recommended daily dose*.
Swimwear swap shop
Summer is coming, which means its time to start thinking about looking good in the sun. But there’s no need to start worrying about complicated diet plans or odd looking diet shakes because, according to leading nutritionist and author Fiona McDonald Joyce, losing those few extra pounds to fit into your swimwear doesn’t have to mean sacrifice, but rather simple and tasty swaps.
New guide is fish for thought
Efalex and nutritionist Fiona Hunter launch free educational guide to make fish the dish of the day 90% of the population are aware that fish is important for their health, but for 70% of Brits, fish is not the dish of the day* with only 30% eating the government recommended intake**. The survey results revealed that the population’s culinary skills may be to blame for the nation’s aversion to eating fish.
Give your summer diet a Boost
Want to get slim for summer? Why not try the delicious range of healthy juices and smoothies from Boost Juice Bars this spring? Boost Juice sell a range of fresh fruit smoothies and juices that contain no preservatives, artificial flavours or colourings and are at least 98% fat free.
1 in 10 Brits are nutritionally deficient
The health of Brits is on the line because we are not getting all the nutrients we need from our diet. According to the latest figures 1 in 10 Brits are officially nutritionally deficient and four out of five us think we eat well but actually don't.
Drop a dress size in 9 days
If someone said you could drop a dress size and lose inches from around your waist after just nine days, you would ask ‘what’s the gimmick?’. With so many fads, elimination diets and fitness crazes coming – and going – everyday, there’s no wonder skepticism sets in.
A secret ingredient for your detox
The benefits of a wholegrain diet are no secret – eating wholegrain regularly can help keep your heart healthy, regulate your blood sugar levels, keep your digestive system in top condition and also help you maintain a healthy weight. Being naturally low in fat and high in fibre, it can help you to feel full for longer –so you are less likely to reach for unhealthy snacks.
New ways to five a day
According to a report this week by the Food Standards Agency, Brits are still failing to eat enough fruit and vegetables. Just 58% per cent of consumers are eating the recommended five portions a day yet 78% are aware that we should be eating our 5-A-Day. Constantly thinking of how to incorporate vegetables into mealtimes can be difficult but there are lots of delicious ways with veg if you think beyond the obvious.
Will you be hiding under a sarong this season?
So you’ve been pumping iron in the gym, burning calories at the aerobics class or just wishing away that winter weight, but are you ready for your summer wardrobe?
A tempting, healthy alternative to crisps
The new Oat Bakes varieties from nairn’s give you all the crunchy texture and savoury taste of crisps without all the fat and calories. Made from 100% wholegrain oats, nairn’s Oat Bakes snacks are baked, rather than fried. They are just as satisfyingly tasty and crunchy as crisps but are healthier for you.
Terminally desk-bound struggle to strike a healthy balance
High profile campaigns by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jamie Oliver could be encouraging many of us to buy free range chickens and eat organic fruit and veg at home.