For the most part, low-fat dairy products have been recommended as part as a healthy diet for quite some time now. However, it is now becoming popular to eliminate dairy from ones eating regime! What is wrong with dairy? I’ll explore the reasons people are going dairy-free and highlight the supporting research.
This dish was a ‘throw-together-leftovers’ kind of accident I created this morning. Although, I shouldn’t say accident -it was quite tasty! Not only is this tasty, it’s also quick (took about 15 minutes with the time saver tip below) and HEALTHY.
A basic but tasty quinoa salad recipe! I’ve been making this salad for a couple of years now as a lunchtime staple and I thought it was about time to share. Nothing’s easier than this – make some quinoa, chop some vegy’s, sprinkle on some feta and add some dressing! I don’t follow a recipe for this, but I will list one for those uncomfortable not following a recipe when preparing something new (a message to you folks – live a little ;))
I get asked a lot about protein in and outside of the workplace. I’ve done a couple of posts on protein thus far (check them out here and here). In order to avoid repeating myself, I’m going to explore protein in a slightly different light: how to consume protein to maintain muscle mass throughout life and into older adulthood.
Read More “Protein: Recent Research on Maintaining Muscle Mass”
“Sometimes
‘I want a brownie’ means:
I want a break,
I want to talk, or
I want to scream.
And sometimes
it just means
I want a brownie.”
-Michelle May
I have been making an effort to familiarize myself with popular ‘Diet Books’ and am currently reading Micheal Moss’s Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us. I try to look at these books with a some degree of skepticism, as not all are built on good evidence (one of the worst being Wheat Belly…but that is in another post) or they tend to exaggerate the truth to generate publicity.
