Well I have been using Lactose Free margarine for a long time, I have cooked with it and baked with it and it has been fine. I realise that the taste is different and after time, you change your taste buds, so you get used to it. But recently I have been trying out differentContinue reading “Alternative to Butter”
Author Archives: Sarah Button
Herbal Benefits Part 2
Some more herbal remedies and uses of the household herbs, fruits and vegetables. ROSEMARY: You can use this in many recipes, but also in homemade soaps, body scrubs are just a few, but you can also have it as tea. Just add a few sprigs into boiling water and leave to steep for 5 minutes.Continue reading “Herbal Benefits Part 2”
Herbal Benefits – Part 1
Some helpful tips on those natural herbs and spices we have at home that can be used for alternative medicine. Some of them are so good and very easy. So much better than turning to tablets. CINNAMON: Place bark in a saucepan of cold water, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes. OrContinue reading “Herbal Benefits – Part 1”
Mindful Eating
Most of us just eat without thinking about what we are eating, the flavours we are tasting or why we are eating. We do a lot of eating just because… because it is there, because we are stressed, because it gives us comfort, not necessarily because we are actually hungry. Changing your eating habits andContinue reading “Mindful Eating”
Snacks…
Ok who doesn’t have the odd bad snack, I don’t know anyone that doesn’t!! But the key to better healthier snacking is planning and portion control. Try to plan your snacks for the week, avoiding the bad snacks, then have a treat every now and then. I tend to have no more than two snacksContinue reading “Snacks…”
Vitamin B
Vitamin B is found mainly in meat, so its quite hard for the vegan and vegetarians ! It is only found as an additive to foods. After being mainly vegetarian for 20 years (I eat some fish), I found that I had no Vitamin B left in my body (you have to test for this!).Continue reading “Vitamin B”
Iron Deficiency
Well I don’t know if you have ever suffered from Iron deficiency, but I certainly have! I had been suffering from it for years, but didn’t actually realise. I just powered on through. Well now I actually recognise when I am becoming anaemic or low on iron, with peeling nails, much harder to train, asContinue reading “Iron Deficiency”
Eating Healthier
It is always hard to change what we have always done and get out of the same old habits, whether your habit is having too many take outs, binge eating at the weekend or not wanting to cook. We all have our own bad habits, i’m a bit of a weekend binge eater, as IContinue reading “Eating Healthier”
What I am up too…
In addition to cooking and baking, I do a lot of exercise, so I like to include protein with the majority of my meals. Not only does it help with training, giving me the slow release energy I need, but it also helps keep me full and stops me eating as many carbs, which IContinue reading “What I am up too…”
Nutritional Interest
Since I have studied Nutrition, I became more interested in what I was eating and therefore started experimenting with different foods and flavours. Working in hospitality has also helped me discover new flavours and try out cooking using different items and increasing my palate. To start working towards a balanced diet, you need to increaseContinue reading “Nutritional Interest”
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