I think I have mentioned before that I am Akela for a cub pack – loads of fun but it is so easy to spend a lot of time doing cub stuff hence the lack of posts despite my promise to be a bit more active. Last night the cubs cooked a simple 2 course…
Summer is over, back to school and juggling everything…
…so start the new term with a post and the intention to be more pro-active. The after school clubs start and this one has something on one night, the other has something on another which clashes with swimming and it is the same night that one of the adults has to work late. It is…
Kids – What makes a good sandwich?
It should taste yummy, it should fill us up to keep us going until our next meal and give us good stuff to keep us healthy. 1 First you need some bread. Do you always have boring white bread? Try something different. Wraps, pitta, rolls, bagels, brown, seeded, wholemeal, ‘best of both’ or added fibre…
10 July – Caroline Walker Trust lecture “Eating Our Way to a Healthy Old Age”
The Caroline Walker Trust held its 25th Anniversary Lecture last week and it was a really positive meeting. We had 3 amazing speakers talking about various aspects of improving the nutritional status of older people. Professor Janice Thompson asked as to consider what constitutes healthy ageing. She prompted us to consider how we engage with…
Eating more fruit and veg
I was asked on the back of the last post – that we should be eating 10 portions of fruit and veg – and as a little person how could she eat more – 5 portions of approx 80g was enough in terms of amount – any more and she felt that she wouldn’t be…
Read what the scientists have to say on the latest fruit and veg study
Yesterday the news went wild over the study from University College London that said that the 5 a day recommendation has been set too low. Read what the scientists have to say via this link: http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-new-study-into-fruit-and-veg-consumption-and-mortality/ This study confirms that fruit and veg is beneficial to health and the message that we all should aim…
Veggie recipes that pass the 8 year old kid test
Eating Well Part II was all about eating more vegetables. An easy way of really adding to your vegetable intake is to eat a couple of main meals in the week that are vegetarian recipes. Basing the whole meal around vegetables and pulses whilst skipping meat does seem strange to many of us – there…
Amazing recipes from Ismaili Nutrition Centre
I was at a Nutritionists in Industry seminar on Thursday – the focus of the day was mainly diabetes. It was a fab day – thanks to the organisers. One group of the British population that are particularly at risk from diabetes is our South Asian community. Azmina Govindji, a renowned dietitian that has appeared…
Eating Well 2 – Fruit and veg
It’s been a while since Eating Well 1. It’s about time I did the next installment. I think most people have heard the 5-a-day mantra yet many of us struggle to get 5 portions. What is so good about fruit and veg? How do they positively affect our health? In reality there is no one…
Muesli Cookies
I know, I know – I have been writing about eating less sugar and then I go and put a recipe on the blog for cookies!!! In fact I notice that my recipes are all sweet recipes. This comes from people tasting my baked goods at coffee mornings or cake sales and then asking for…
Lynn Burns RNutr 
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