As far as fruits are concerned, pears are low in sugar and therefore a great way to satiate your sweet tooth without terrorising your blood sugar. Click here:
What it does… turmeric
Apart from being a key ingredient of any curry and widely used throughout Indian and Asian cuisine, turmeric is known to have many health benefits. See here:
21 Energy-Boosting Snacks You Can Take Anywhere
There seems to be a time around 3 p.m. most weekdays when the energy tank falls dangerously close to empty, and the only feasible options are downing a carafe of coffee or face-planting on the keyboard. There’s a third option, though—and it’s quite tasty: Nosh on some strategic snacks to bring back that alert, energized state of mind. Click here:
Buckwheat & Poppy Seed Pancakes With Coconut & Cherry Yogurt – Jennifer Medhurst
I can’t begin to tell you how happy I was when I finally developed a buckwheat crepe recipe that worked. Buckwheat flour has a tendency to make quite a dense pancake, but these are wonderfully light and delicate. Why did I choose buckwheat you may ask? Well buckwheat flour is a great substitute for people with wheat or gluten sensitivities, and despite what the name suggests it is not related to wheat, nor is it even a true grain. Buckwheat has a high protein content, and contains all the essential amino acids, making it an excellent choice for vegans and vegetarians. So if you can get it into your diet tasting this good that’s a definite win. Click here:
Here’s When Going Gluten-Free Is Actually Helpful
Just a decade ago, few people knew what gluten was. Today the wheat protein is having a moment (OK, more like a few years of fame) amidst a sea of grains. The gluten-free diet is one of the trendiest food restrictions in the U.S., with celebrities including Lady Gaga and Zooey Deschanel touting it as their secret to perfect health. Some claim it to be an ideal weight-loss tool, while others say it has given them more energy and helped abate stomach pains and improve digestion. Click here:
10 new ways to eat clean for Spring
Simple new ways to give your bod a #HealthySpringClean for a lighter, brighter season
We’re always hungry – especially for the newest, tastiest ways to help you feed your body the good stuff. Click here:
More than H2O: The new waters you need to start drinking
Whether you’re still chugging H2O straight from the tap or have spent enough on coconut water to put down a first instalment on a house (or at least a really big TV) we’ve got some news – there are some new waters in town. See here:
Vegetarian recipes: Roasted aubergine and caper salad
Bulk out the classic Greek salad with some melt-in-you-mouth roasted aubergine. Click here:
Perfect 10: healthy breakfast pots
If You Only Do One Thing This Week…Sleep Better With Our Top, Snooze-Worthy Foods!
If you start most days exhausted after another broken night’s sleep, then consider yourself in good, if a little bleary-eyed, company – a recent NHS study has shown that a third of the population have suffered from insomnia and disrupted sleeping patterns. With technology, stress and busy city lives all common factors in us losing our valuable eight hours a night, it seems simply counting sheep is no longer enough to have us nodding off into dreamland, and it’s affecting our day-to-day lives in more ways than we realise. See here: