Makes 16 270g dried fruit (e.g. apricots, figs, dates, raisins, dried apple and pears) 40g nuts (e.g. cashews) 80g seeds (e.g. pumpkin, sunflower seeds) 1 tsp cinnamon 80ml fruit juice 2 level tbls honey 60g wholemeal flour 120g rolled oats (All ingredients organic) Oven 190c/375f/gas mark 5 Blitz all the dried fruit in a Magimix [...]
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Quinoa, apricot, natural yogurt and almond butter “mousse”
This is one of my favourite “breakfast mousses”. The combination of apricots and almond is wonderful, and using a high-nutrient wholegrain such as quinoa adds to the superb nutritional profile. Serves 1 50g quinoa (dry grain) Coconut milk and water for cooking 3-4 dried apricots (chopped) or 2 large dried figs, chopped 150g natural [...]
Balanced meal solutions…
On a previous post I discussed appetite mechanisms and management. If you’d like to read this again or you missed it, I’ve posted it here on my blog… A key part of having a normal and healthy appetite and metabolism, and avoiding unnecessary (and potentially unhealthy) cravings and preoccupation with food) is… * Effective blood sugar [...]
Feeling unusually hungry after a swim…
Question: I often feel unusually ravenous after swim training. Is there a physiological reason for this, and if so, how can I manage it? Answer: Some recent research at Loughborough measured the appetite hormone ghrelin, and found that during swimming, ghrelin levels and appetite was actually suppressed, which is often the case with prolonged or [...]
Fresh berry Melon and Mint Juice
This delicious juice is a refreshing blend of raspberries and strawberries, with fresh melon and mint – cooling, thirst quenching and full of vitamins and minerals for health and energy! 100g raspberries 100g strawberries 100g honeydew melon 100g watermelon 1 fresh mint leaf Simply blend all the ingredients together, and serve immediately in a tall glass, [...]
About Lucy-Ann Prideaux MSc BSc RNutr
A registered Nutritionist, Lucy-Ann gained an MSc degree in Human Nutrition, from Aberdeen University in 1997, following a first class honours degree in Sport & Exercise Science. As a past competitive runner, triathlete and personal trainer, she has vast experience and knowledge of performance nutrition at elite and recreational level, as well as in-depth knowledge of general health nutrition.
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