A Wonderful Vegetarian Diet - Part 2
Fruit and vegetables
Many of us don’t eat enough from this food group, but whether you’re a vegetarian or not, the health benefits gained from eating fruit and vegetables have been extremely well documented.
It is often true however, that a well-planned vegetarian diet, tends to be higher in fiber and phytonutrients, and lower in saturated [...]
A Wonderful Vegetarian Diet - Part 1
Bread, potatoes, breakfast and other cereals
Included in this group are all types of bread (muffins, crumpets, scones, soda, pitta, naans and chapattis), also crispbreads, water biscuits, crackers, and all cereals (wheat, oats, barley, rice, millet and rye), pasta, rice and flours.
If you’ve been following my recent articles you’ll know we’ve already discussed the Eatwell [...]
A Wonderful Vegetarian Diet - An Introduction
Adopting a healthy vegetarian diet isn’t just about refusing to eat meat, and it’s important to make sure that your diet is meeting all of your nutritional requirements. A vegetarian diet focuses primarily on plant-based foods, and is typically lower in fat and higher in fibre, since the emphasis is on non-meat food sources.
Vegetarian eating [...]
Balanced Nutrition Series - A Summary
Having recently finished my series on balanced nutrition, this is a summary post containing all my recent articles for easy reference. A range of topics have been covered, for example - How many servings are required from each of the groups? What nutrients will you benefit from? How can you increase/decrease your intake from [...]
Balanced Nutrition - The Facts Part 5
Foods and Drinks High Fat and, or Sugar
Most of us enjoy a slice of chocolate cake from time to time, and you’ll probably be happy to know that it isn’t necessary to give this up entirely! A small amount of fat is necessary for health, however, we shouldn’t eat these foods too often.
Eating too much [...]
