20 Effortless Strategies to Greener Kitchen Habits
Are you worried about greenhouse gases, climate change or energy efficiency?
Without a doubt most of us could be much more environmentally aware in the kitchen. I certainly realise that I could be doing more!
Fortunately, there are some aspects of “greener” living that go hand-in-hand with preparing wholesome, healthy meals at home!
Easy ways to help save the environment
#1 Food shop once each week. If you plan your weekly menu effectively you should be able to reduce the amount of trips to the supermarket considerably, saving fuel and your own time to boot.
#2 Bring your own canvas bags. You can eliminate the use of hundreds of bags by bringing your own reusable bags everywhere. But, if you’re like me and you often forget to bring them, try out these colourful compact versions, which fold up into a small pouch and would fit easily into your purse, backpack or pocket.
What Football Players Ought to Know About Nutrition
Did you know that there’s a war which has been going on now for decades? It involves the “World” versus “America and Australia.” Of course, this is a war about football!
In America, football consists of 22 men in ‘ice hockey’ gear. In Australia, football consists of 36 guys and an oval pitch. While for the rest of the world, football consists of 22 highly skilled individuals, no fancy gear, just enjoying the best game in the world!
Ironically both American and Australian ‘football’ players spend more time with the ball in their hands, than at their feet.
[Please note I write with 'tongue in cheek!']
If you’re a professional or amateur football player interested in a healthy diet to improve your game, what foods should you be focusing on?
Importance of good nutrition for footballers
10 Proven Strategies to Avoid Becoming a “Bridezilla!”
Overpriced caterers, fussy photographers, and pushy future in-laws - the bliss of planning the perfect wedding day!
There’s no doubt about it, planning a wedding isn’t always easy, and for many the stress can overcome even the most genteel of women!
For some brides-to-be the desire to drop a few pounds leads into very drastic weight loss methods.
It’s even been suggested that the resulting extreme hunger could be the cause of such rampant bad tempers.
How to successfully reach your wedding day as fab and dignified as ever!
You Can Eat Healthy Despite a Busy or Frugal Lifestyle
Just a quick post to direct you to a couple of guest articles that I’ve written this week.
#1 Dumb Little Man
If you’ve got a busy schedule and experience difficulty finding time to cook healthy meals, check out 10 Strategies to Masterful Food Preparation in Minimal Time.
#2 The Credit Letter
For those on a tight budget, but still concerned about cooking healthy meals for your family, 15 Quick Ways to Eat Healthy on a Budget.
Best wishes!
What Everybody Ought to Know About Artificial Sweeteners
With the growing number of people trying to follow a healthier lifestyle, recent years has witnessed a massive surge in the use of artificial sugar as a plausible alternative to regular sugar.
What are artificial sweeteners?
Artificial sweeteners are chemicals providing the sweetness of sugar without the calories. Generally speaking they are much sweeter than sugar, and therefore it takes a smaller amount to create the same sweetness.
If a product label claims “sugar free” or states “no sugar added,” it’s more than likely to contain artificial sweeteners. A few examples include:
