Tag: food
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The Next Chapter of My Fitness Journey
Now that I’m done with bodybuilding competitions… What’s next? Well as discussed in one of my earlier posts, fitness is made up of several components: Body composition Cardiovascular endurance Muscular strength Muscular endurance Flexibility I have learned a lot about one of them – body composition. Now it’s time to explore some of the other aspects…
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Beginners’ guide part 5: What about food? How to start a gym-friendly diet
By Kim Barnard Starting a gym friendly diet doesn’t need to be daunting – you just need to understand the basics and be prepared to do some food preparation. Firstly, you need to get back to eating real food: in other words the stuff that grew out of the earth or on a tree, swam…
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Recipe: Banana Protein Pancakes
By Adrianna McDonald Simple, quick and easy to make. With just 3 ingredients, these pancakes are healthy and sweet with no sugar added. They come together in a few minutes and make the perfect breakfast or sweet – tooth satisfying dessert. The flavour will vary, depending on the flavour of your protein powder. I used organic…
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Recipe: Tuna Fish Patties
By Adrianna McDonald This recipe is one of my favourite as I always have the necessary ingredients. My whole family loves it. The patties are incredibly easy and quick to make, and they’re budget friendly too. More so they taste fantastic! Ingredients 1 tin of tuna 3tbsp of sweetcorn (organic) 1/2 cup oats or breadcrumbs 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 Tbsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley 2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives, green onions, or shallots Salt and freshly ground black pepper or any other seasoning of your liking 1 raw egg 2 Tbsp coconut or olive oil for cooking Cooking method Mix all the ingredients together in the big b0wl. Cover with foil and chill in the fridge for an hour) Divide the mixture into 4 parts or 8 smaller. With each part, form into a ball and then flatten into a patty. Heat the oil in a cast iron or stick‐free skillet on medium high. Gently place the patties in the pan, and cook until nicely browned, 3‐4 minutes on each side. You can cover them in breadcrumbs if you like them crispy and don’t mind the extra carbs 🙂
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Do you suffer from reflux or heartburn? Find out about natural ways to cure it
By Adrianna McDonald In the past few years of my career I came across many people suffering with digestive disorders. Our fast paced lives cause us to reach for convenient foods, which are damaging our gut lining. I decided to look closer for alternatives to drugs and possible diet changes which may help with those problems. The epidemics…
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Recipe: Breakfast Smoothie
By Adrianna McDonald So many of us are in a rush in the morning, having just enough time to grab a coffee and leave the house without breakfast. Numerous studies prove that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Swap your morning coffee for this amazing smoothie and start the day the right…
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Recipe: Chocolate Avocado Mousse
By Adrianna McDonald Cocoa is one of nature’s many miracles. It is in fact a great super-food and to get the full benefit of its goodness it is best eaten raw. Today’s recipe is full of antioxidants, good fats (avocado and coconut oil) and ingredients rich in nutrients (honey and goji berries). What’s even better is that…
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Flexible Dieting or If It Fits Your Macros
This week we hear from trigger point master trainer and level 3 certified PT Alan Bichara about flexible dieting and interval training. “Being professionally certified for the past 5 years and personally practicing different methods of fitness for the last 10years, I have simplified my craft to be very effective and efficient. My job as…
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Holiday Tips Part 2 – Spicing up Your Diet
Being on holiday means… Fighting temptation! It doesn’t have to be all tough and rough though. Going on vacation actually gives you opportunities to reinvent your diet dishes and try new ways of cooking. Being on holiday in the Mediterranean, my protein sources have been predominantly fishy (coming from a person who does not like…
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Top 5 Reasons why we need Vitamin B
This week nutritionist and PT Laura Smith will take us through 5 important reasons to keep an eye out on our vitamin B levels. Firstly, let’s think about what would be the possible reason for us not to ingest the amount of petty little B’s we would need to function and thrive optimally. B vitamins…
English Speaking Nutritionist in Florence, Italy 