Summer is an awesome time for breaking out your grill, firing up the coals, and enjoying a barbeque. Most people like to barbeque meat, chicken or fish but some of my friends are vegetarians so I always make sure I have some of these meat-free burgers for them to enjoy. Not only are these veggie-friendly, they also contain superfood powder so they are very healthy! Ingredients – makes four burgers 1 15oz can black beans ½ cup all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour 1 medium onion, finely chopped ¼ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon chili powder 1 egg 1 scoop…
Author: Sarah
I’ve always been fit and active but because of work and just not eating as healthily as I should have done, a while back I noticed I had gained quite a lot of weight. In the winter this didn’t bother me too much because my clothes hid all my extra curves! However, as spring turned into summer, realized I needed to drop a few pounds and didn’t have much time to do it! I’ve dieted in the past with mixed results – sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn’t – and I’ve always been into exercise without being obsessive. I…
Fiber plays an important role on your organism, it’s important to include fiber on our daily diet. Fiber is a natural suppressant and make us feel full for longer. Superfoods and recipes high on fiber.
Nutrition is a big and complex subject but if you care about your health, want to lose fat or just want to maintain your current weight, it really helps to know a little about the food you eat. In my Nutrition Guide I touch on a variety of nutrition subjects but I only really scratch the surface of what food science is all about. I go into a little more depth in other articles such as You Are What You Eat – something many of us have heard before but might not truly understand. In my article Learning the Nutrition…
Your immune system is your first line of defense against illness and disease. When you fall ill, germs, bacteria, microbes or viruses attack your body and make you unwell. Your immune system, like an army of doctors, attack these invaders and fight off the invaders. Too little sleep, stress, and an unhealthy diet can all impair the function of your immune system and as being unwell is no-one’s idea of fun, it makes sense to include immune-boosting superfoods in your diet. Since I have been using superfood powder and eating more whole immune boosting superfoods, I have been ill much…
People are often surprised when I tell them I eat snacks. This is because snacks have a bad reputation in nutrition and are banned by many diets. The thing is, it’s not snacking that’s bad but what most people choose to snack on that’s the actual problem! For example, if you eat a healthy apple with some natural peanut butter you end up with a high fiber snack that’s not just tasty but super-filling too. In contrast, if you snack on a Snickers bar, you are eating nothing more than lots of sugar and trans fats and will feel hungry…
Dieting is something of a national pastime with over 45 million Americans having been on a diet this year alone! There are hundreds of different diets to choose from but over 90% of dieters actually fail to reach their target weight or keep the weight off after their diet is done. This suggests that many diets are simply ineffective. One of the most popular diets in recent years is the meal replacement shake diet. This diet has proven popular with a huge number of people and is even recognized as safe and effective by many doctors and nutritionists. So what…
Pesto is an Italian classic and makes a great addition to sandwiches, pasta, or can even be used as a dip. Store-bought pesto is not especially healthy but this homemade superfood pesto is so tasty and healthy you’ll want to eat it again and again and again. However you eat this pesto, I know you are going to love it. Note: I’ve created a superfood guide, I named it My Superfoods and you can find it here. Ingredients: 2 cups packed fresh basil ½ cup raw, sprouted walnuts 2-3 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons of lemon juice 1 scoop superfood powder,…
Energy – it’s the one thing that most people want more of! Late nights followed by early mornings combined with busy jobs, family commitments and then trying to add exercise into your schedule can leave you exhausted. Some people try and keep themselves charged with coffee or high-sugar snacks but neither of those strategies last for long and often leave you feeling more tired than before. Of course, getting adequate sleep and eating healthily are the answer to this energy crisis but there are some energy-boosting superfoods that can also help. 1. Maca Maca is a Peruvian plant that is…
Your body is under constant attack from something called free radicals. Free radicals are marauding molecules that are missing an electron in their outer shells. This bit of science means that they are unstable and volatile and cause damage wherever they go. Free radicals are responsible for lots of serious health problems because, as they move around your body, they “steal” electrons from other molecules which in turn become free radicalized themselves and go on to steal electrons from other molecules. This chain of reactions can continue for many days at a time. The damage caused by free radicals includes:…