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Ingredients 1 can Chickpeas raised and drained 3 or 4 tbsp Maple syrup 2 tbsp Almond nut butter or peanut butter 1 tsp Vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste 1 ½ tsp Cinnamon Pinch of Salt 40g dark chocolate chip 2 or 3 tbsp Cacao chocolate 1 ½ tbsp. Coconut oil 1 bar...

We all have busy lives and it’s difficult sometimes to stop, to sit down and to take time out to eat our food slowly and focus on the smell, texture, temperature and flavours of the dish, without having distractions like watching TV or having our mobiles on the table....

We are either having beautiful Autumn weather of clear blue skies, sunshine and crisp cold air, or as I am writing this, heavy downpours of rain and dark grey skies. What most of us want and look forward to are hearty stews or warming soups. Seasonal foods like...

Photo by Johannes Plenio Are you like me and hate the dark nights and having to layer up with clothes? Well its now October and sadly between October and March we aren’t going to see the sun to often and will not get enough vitamin D from sunlight. Approximately...

It is mid December already the time of the year when we slip off our wagons.... be it  by food or alcohol. What we have achieved in the previous few months can be wiped away very quickly. Leaving us with that uphill struggle again in January. Five simple steps to help...

Small dietary changes may Improve your sleep. Give you more energy and clarity. Improve your gut health. Help balance your hormones. Help you lose weight. Improve your fitness level. Call Nutritional Therapist Karen today on 07806 611282 for a FREE 15 minute chat and...

Daunted by the task of packing a school lunch each day that gives your child/children the right amount of health benefits that they require? For young children healthy food doesn't just keep them healthy, it also plays a role in how well they concentrate at school and...

Why adding greens into your diet is important Dark green leafy vegetables are a wonderful source of vitamins (B, A, C and K), minerals (iron, zinc, copper, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, and calcium), beta carotenoids, folate, chlorophyll, and fibre....

Life can get pretty frantic at times and when it does, we end up neglecting what is truly important..... Our Health and Wellbeing. Nutritional therapy works by analysing a person’s lifestyle and what they eat to see how that may be affecting their health, in a...

Different names for Artificial Sweeteners :- Aspartame (NutraSweet® and Equal®) Sucralose (Splenda)- found in more than 4,500 products Acesulfame potassium ( ACK, Sweet One®, and Sunett®) Neotame What are artificial sweeteners? They are substances many times sweeter...

Getting started is always hard to do and it is important to focus on getting ready to start as much as actually starting a new healthy way of eating. Most people do at some point or other become overwhelmed with all the information that is freely available in books,...

We all know what a treat is, and how we can use it when we are feeling low to cheer ourselves up, or when we are feeling really happy and we want to celebrate. Most of the time a treat comes in the form of food -something savory more often sweet to indulge us,...