This is a great meal to prepare when you want something quick and healthy – it’s great in summertime too. Ingredients: Large bowl of mixed salad 1 tomato 6 olives 3 baby beetroot cut in half 2 boiled egg whites 1 cup diced sweet...
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This fresh pasta dish will not only provide a good amount of iron, but also supplies slow release carbohydrates, protein and a good balance of healthy fats including omega 3 fatty acids. Ingredients: 2 cloves crushed garlic 1 diced brown onion 1 tbspn olive...
In today’s world we are such a carbohydrate (carb) and fat heavy society that protein is often forgotten. In my view, we’ve got it all wrong and this is a major contributing factor as to why Victoria was rated one of the most unhealthy...
Enough data now convincingly shows that people who consume high amounts of tomatoes or tomato products are at a substantially decreased risk of numerous cancers, says the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. So, if you needed an excuse to eat them before, add...
When sitting at your desk you’re likely to have a couple of comfortable sitting positions you alternate between. If they include crossing your legs, however, you could be compromising your circulation. When you’re at you’re computer, try using a footrest, or at least cross...
I talk to people on a daily basis about fitness, weight management and goal achievement. Everyone wants to know how you get there in the fastest possible time with the least effort. Over time, society’s level of patience appears to have diminished. People have developed a...
Our Pakenham Boot Camps For Women program kicks off again for the year starting February 8, 2011. Boot Camps are exploding across Australia for three big reasons. They’re fast, they’re fun and they work. If you’re interested, you can click HERE and be taken...
Wow! Stage 6 is the final stage of the TDU and always runs around a 4.5km closed off street circuit. Each of the other years I’ve attended it’s been a non-event due to the winner of the entire Tour being known at the end...
This is my favourite stage of the TDU. Today you see the riders 5 times through the tough circuit of Willunga Hill. Last year Cadel Evans broke away and almost looked like taking the win, only to be caught within the last kilometre from...
What’s great about Stage 4 of the Tour is the Mutual Community Challenge bike ride. The aim of this ride is to raise funds for charity. A number of years ago they were lucky to get 500+ people riding in the event. Since Lance...
Today was the third stage of the TDU racing from Unley to Stirling. This is the third year now that I’ve seen the race go through the great circuit of Stirling – every year it’s at least 35 degrees. The leafy streets and parks...
Well today I thought I was driving through the middle of the desert, but then came to this beautiful oasis called Mannum right on the Murray River – this was the finish for Stage 2 of the Tour Down Under. We spent most of...