Tag: healthy food

Lentil Curry

As part of our recent discussions into healthy eating and after watching the Forks Over Knives documentary a few weeks ago, we decided we would try to add some vegetarian meals into our diets. About two weeks ago I decided to try a lentil curry because I had lentils, so I stuck it into Google … Continue reading Lentil Curry

Spinach Cannelloni (Slimming World Friendly!)

I've realised that I need to have decent food on hand throughout the day, or else I pick at anything I can find - so I've been making up batches of this spinach cannelloni. Because on Slimming World you eat 1/3 "superfree" (fruit or veg) with everything you eat, I've been trying to beef up … Continue reading Spinach Cannelloni (Slimming World Friendly!)

Grilling Grapefruit

I came across a post somewhere recently saying that grapefruit (among other things) was great for boosting your metabolism and aiding weight loss. Now, I love grapefruit - but the post had some ideas for how to make grapefruit easier to eat - and this was one of the ideas. Very simple. Cut the grapefruit … Continue reading Grilling Grapefruit

Any of you have little bird children?

My children remind me of little birds a lot of the time, and always at the oddest times. I try to cook lovely healthy food for my children, and often when I put it on their plates, I get little moans and "those faces" (the ughh mum faces!) and the "do I have to eat … Continue reading Any of you have little bird children?

Best Brown Bread!

So when when my other half started on the healthy arthritis diet, he was only allowed to eat wholemeal. I have often baked bread over the years, and although I used to have a lovely recipe, I found the results were inconsistent. Sometimes I got lovely brown bread, and sometimes I didn't. It was so disappointing … Continue reading Best Brown Bread!

Harvest Time

So recently it really feels like harvesting time here at the moment. My father has been bringing my 8yr old daughter and 4yr old son out for adventures at the weekend foraging for edible goodies. They have so far brought me home bags and bags of apples, hazelnuts, blackberries, raspberries and courgettes and tomatoes from … Continue reading Harvest Time