mindful eating – Lynn Burns RNutr

To Snack or not to Snack?

Snacking has a bad reputation and when there are so many snacks available that are not really sustaining or nutritious then it is hardly surprising. What is a snack? It isn’t mindless grazing on cookies and crisps. To me a proper snack is more like a mini-meal that contains some nutritious ingredients – perhaps some…

Winter is most definitely upon us

Cold winter mornings demand warm breakfasts like porridge and warmed overnight oats. I started my day with porridge that was most definitely purple with frozen berries thrown in for a bit of tang and colour. Already one portion of fruit before the day really got started. Winter cries out for comfort food and here is…

Introduction to Mindful Eating

….the on-line course After some lovely feedback on the Let’s Talk Food freebie resources on Mindful Eating, I am happy to share that we have expanded the topic to produce a short on-line course. The course addresses the basics that most people can consider in order to adopt a bit more awareness to eating. We…

Mindful Eating – what is it?

Before Christmas I posted about mindful eating and how it might be useful over the Christmas period. Now that we are in January, the time for new year resolutions and losing weight and eating better has hit. Maybe a bit of mindful eating principles would be more helpful than a new diet? So how can…

Mindful eating and Christmas

For many people, there is a lot of stress about all the food and the indulgence. Christmas comes around once a year and we should all be able to sit down at Christmas and enjoy our Christmas dinner. The dinner itself is generally a pretty balanced roast dinner with lean meat and lots of vegetables….

Food is part of wellness for everyone – little things can make a big difference

Food should be enjoyable, food should be nourishing both for the body and the soul, food is a social thing, it can be art, it can be science. Good food can be quick or slow, simple or fancy, cheap or pricey. Any one can have good food that nourishes them, that contributes to health. Food…

Mindful Eating – what is it?

I am no expert in Mindfulness as a concept. But mindfulness and eating is becoming a very hot topic and it interests me a lot. I have always been a little uncomfortable with ‘diets’ and the restriction and unrealistic eating patterns that they often result in. Then when the diet is over, the tendency is…

Mindful eating could help your waistline

Mindfulness is a big thing at the moment and this concept applied to eating is gaining traction amongst nutritionists and dietitians particularly challenging the clean eating and other eating styles that can upset our relationship with food. There isn’t a whole load of evidence on weight management and mindful eating although there is a lot…

Easter is over….how did the Lent challenge go?

I know – Easter was a while ago but I still think I should just revisit the Lent challenge for completeness. How did I do overall? On the reduce waste front, I thought more carefully about using up the contents of my fridge. I had some good leftover lunches but then as I am based…