Food
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2018 Diet Trends*
Did you know that back in 2015 58% of women and 68% of men in the UK were overwight? That’s well over half the population. But what is equally as worrying is that two thirds of the public also say they’re on a diet nearly all the time. With the start of a new year, weight loss and healthy eating are very common new year’s resolutions across the UK and according to The Telegraph, 33% of resolve to lose weight, and 32% want to eat more healthily. MaxiMuscle have been investigating what the biggest diet trends could be in 2018, and I have to admit I’ve seen a few of…
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5 Healthy Food and Drink Trends You Need to Know for 2018*
New year, new you, right? It’s not for everyone. In fact, I find January’s far too stressful to try healthy eating with trying to balance money, my tax return and Little Miss’ birthday right at the end! But I want to get into a healthy mind set in February so I’m already researching what I need to know about healthy food and drink trends in 2018. Healthy Drinking And for once I mean alcohol. Usually being more health conscious and calorie counting doesn’t go well with a taste for liquor… However, 2018 is looking at a new trend of healthy drinking. This allows us to drink and be sociable without…
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12 Days of Christmas – Surviving the Festive Season with Hello Fresh
Christmas is such a busy time for everyone! Children have so much on at school, parents have all the prep, it’s not surprising that everyone’s healthy eating goes right out the window. Now I’m not talking diets here, I’m talking about actually having a hearty meal as a family and not just ordering take out or eating from the freezer for easiness every night. My mother and I usually meal plan before going grocery shopping, but I have to admit we haven’t since the start of December because we’ve been so busy, so when Hello Fresh sent me a three meal box, it felt like a complete blessing. I cannot…
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Why I’m Trying to Lose Weight & How I’m Doing It*
If you follow me over on Instagram you’ll know last week I started a diet. Over the years I’ve started many diets such as 5:2, Slimming World, but only one has stuck and that’s calorie counting, so that’s what I’m doing. I’ve had comments from family and friends telling me I’m beautiful and don’t need to do it, but I do. I really do need to loose weight. To put into perspective, when I was full term with LM I didn’t weigh as much as I currently do. I went into my pregnancy with an eating disorder (long long story) but knowing that carrying on how I did would harm…
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What Happens If You Cut Sugar Out Your Diet
The fact that our bodies are not designed to incorporated and digest sugar easily is undeniable. Consuming sugar in large quantities is the worst thing that you can do to your body. A certain study was conducted on a group of people, who were put off sugar for 4 weeks and the results were astonishing. Here is what happens when you stop or limit your sugar intake. Your metabolism gets a kick Very often, we hear people cribbing about how little they eat and yet struggle to lose weight. That is because their metabolism is slow. Cutting off sugar from your diet kicks starts your metabolism and you will see…
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What Is Companion Planting?*
Although Summer is long over, serious gardeners are always thinking about their garden. In Winter the plan what is best to plant in the Spring while the garden is barren. It’s a year round hobby contrary to popular belief, and I’d know, my mother and grandmother are avid gardeners. Gardeners who specialise in growing produce are even more serious about things as timing is essential. As harvesting time ends they’ll already be thinking about the vegetable seeds they’ll be planting as soon as the seasons change again. If you’re considering growing produce next year Suttons have put together an interesting read about companion planting and what it is. It’s a…
