(serves 4 people) This is a delicious healthy salad with a difference. Try it out! Thanks to Tracey for this recipe. Ingredients Rocket leaves – 100g Sweet potato – 500g Chickpeas – 400g Red capsicum – 1 Freshly squeezed orange juice – 2 tbsp...
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(serves 4 people) An old classic green salad. You’re limited by your imagination, but here’s one example of refreshing green salad. Ingredients Fresh salad mix – 180g Tomatoes – 2 medium Carrot – 1 Avocado – 1 small Cucumber – ½ Preparation Place the...
(serves 6 people) This one is an old classic that I’ve pinched from my late Mum. She always used to serve this one as one of the dishes at Christmas dinner. Simple, but delicious! Ingredients Fresh snow peas – 4 cups Pine nuts –...
(serves 8 people) Another great recipe courtesy of Jackie. Light, sweet, tasty and low in calories. A big hit at any barbeque! Ingredients 1 Medium Pear Rocket – 4 cups Parmesan – 4 tbsp Honey – 1 tbsp Cider vinegar – 1 tbsp Olive...
(serves 8 people) This is a fantastic light salad with a difference – this was a huge success at our Client Celebration Party in February 2012. Thanks to Jackie for the recipe! Ingredients Unseeded Watermelon – 500g Reduced fat fetta – 100g Medium Red...
We’re al human and from time to time we need to find ways of reinvigorating ourselves so that we can continue to work towards our fitness goals…or just any goals really. There are many causes of our motivation levels dropping – from not having...
10 Ways To Keep Warm When It’s C-O-L-D Keeping warm when temperatures reach record lows isn’t just about comfort. Low temperatures can result in cold-related illnesses. Here’s a few tips to help keep you warm all winter long. 1. Have at least one hot...
The average Australian consumes around eight or nine times more sodium than they need for good health. The National Health and Medical Research Centre’s (NHMRC) suggested dietary target advises that Australian adults should aim to consume no more than 4g of salt a day...
Here’s me with Principal Sue Nelson, PE Teacher Paula Spierings, the Make-A-Wish Team and all the kids from Officer Primary School In conjunction with Officer Primary School, on 22 September 2011, Pakenham Pushups For Charity reached a new bench mark. We had the entire...
Well I’ve just had an awesome weekend and wanted to share it with you. The heading to this blog will make sense shortly! I’ve always loved cycling. My Dad was a professional cyclist, as kids we always went along to cycling events, I had...
8 Tips to Get Better Zzzzzz’s…. 1. Cut Caffeine. The effects of caffeine can take as long as eight hours to wear off. So if you drink a cup of coffee or soft drink in the afternoon and are still tossing at night, caffeine might...
Skin Cancer…you’ve heard of it, you’ve looked at your moles with suspicion, thinking you’ll see the dermatologist about them when you ’get around to it’….but did you know that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in Australia. 2 in 3...
Having two young girls myself, aged 4 and 6, I’m often concerned with the amount of mis-information and advertising bombardment of “junk” foods out there, which result in our younger generations forming unhealthy habits. Childhood obesity in Victoria is a huge problem, with approximately...
Okay, today, August 12, is my birthday and all day people have been asking me if I’m going to have some cake…and then laugh…they know me too well. It’s prompted me with some inspiration to tell you about my “life-long” philosophy to how I...
6 Ways To Revive Your Dreams & Passions Are you living your dreams? Do you even remember your dreams? Or are you too busy trying to keep up with daily demands to take the time to dream? People who do what they love are...
Preperation time: 30 mins Cooking time: 10 mins Ingredients (serves 4) 500g rump steak black pepper 2 tbspn lime juice 2 tbspn fish sauce 2 tbspn brown sugar 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1/4 chinese cabbage 1 cup fresh corriander sprigs 1 cup fresh mint...
Our eyes are truly an amazing piece of ‘equipment’. Your eyes are your body’s most highly developed sensory organs. In fact, a far larger part of your brain is dedicated to your vision than those of hearing, taste, touch, or smell combined! We tend to take our...
I recently conducted a nutrition seminar and I was asked a number of questions about salads and how to make them less boring, because there’s only so much lettuce you can eat right! Well, here’s some of the ideas that i use to make a...
Create your personal “reasons list’. Take a few minutes (or maybe a couple of days) to jot down EVERY reason you can think of as to why you want to get healthy / get fit / lose weight. If you don’t know why you...
Here’s a few of Studioz’s sure fire ways to help you relax, unwind and reduce stress: 1. A hot bath with bath salts, candles and your favourite music 2. A spa, sauna or steam room visit 3. Get a massage from a reputable therapist...
Per serve this meal contains approx. 400 calories, including 44g of carbohydrates, 36g of protein, 6g of fat, 277mg sodium and 9.6g of fibre. Ingredients: 1 tblspn cornflour 375ml can light evaporated milk 1/2 tsp olivie oil 300g skinless chicken breast 1 large red onion,...
If you love chicken and love salad, but are sick of eating lettuce leaves, give this a try. This is a great chicken salad that is packed with flavour, protein and carbs. It takes 15 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes cooking time. Ingredients:...
This meal is packed full of carbohydrates and is fantastic hot or cold. This is a great meal loaded with energy and you can combine other ingredients to suit your taste, such as prawns, chicken, bean shoots, salt-reduced soy sauce and so forth. I...