Healthy Recipes – Easy Fish Pie
This is the straightforward way to a healthy Winter dish. Fish contains healthy fats that are linked to improved memory and a lower risk of dementia. It is also a low-fat way of getting those all important proteins which help your muscles repair after the strain of exercise. Ingredients 4 portions of boil in the [...]
Healthy Recipes – Carrot and Parsnip Soup
Use up those seasonal vegetables with a warming soup. Great in a flask on long walks or as a snack after going outside, soup freezes well and can be served for any occassion. Parsnips have more fibre and less calories than potatoes and are a natural source of folic acid (good for pregnant ladies). Ingredients [...]
Superfoods
We have brought together some of the best superfoods for maintaining a balanced diet and getting those all important active ingredients with antioxidants, anti-coagulants and antibiotic properties. Check the list below for easy ways of improving your diet: Beetroot Juice Helps reduce blood pressure, is rich in iron, boron and folic acid and contains those [...]
Healthy Recipes – Chocolate Brownies
Try this healthy version of chocolate brownies, which is much lower in sugar and saturated fat. Dark chocolate has been shown to lower blood pressure and provide a good source of anti-oxidants. Cold extracted honey is rumoured to combat hayfever – but only if you eat the local stuff! Ingredients 75g finely grated butternut squash [...]
Healthy Recipes – Vegetable and Chicken Skewers
A simple healthy barbeque recipe of chicken and vegetables. Chicken provides low-fat protein and the vegetables can go towards making up your 5-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables – full of vitamins and nutrition essential for healthy living. Serve with a green leaf salad and a dressing of your choice or add a new marinade [...]
Healthy Recipes – Berry and Yoghurt Smoothies
Smoothies are great before early morning runs – they get energy and fluids into your body quickly without causing indigestion or stitches on the run itself. These are also great refreshers after summer training because of the ice. Smoothies are a great source of antioxidants, fibre and vitamins. Preparation time: 5 minutes
Healthy Recipes – Sticky Toffee Pudding
This is a low-fat, low-sugar version of the old favourite. Serve with healthy option maple syrup or vanilla-flavour Swedish Glace ice-cream (low fat creamy ice-cream made from soya beans).
Healthy Recipes -Provencal Chargrilled Scallops
A tasty health-kci, seafood is low-fat and a great source of lean protein for muscle building. Pepper contains loads of vitamin C and tomatoes have cancer-beating properties.
Healthy Recipes – Toasted Smoked Salmon Bagels
Bagels are a favourite amongst runners, they are tasty, easy to digest and provide much needed quick calories before and after training. They’re also great because the go well with fruit, veg and proteins such as meat and cheese -everything you need to stay race fit!
Healthy Recipes -Salad Nicoise
Tuna steaks are not only a great source of protein and omega 3, but they also provide lean meat -perfect for any training schedule. The accompanying salad will help those trying to eat their 5-a-day and boost an immune system tired by physical activity. Red peppers are a great source of vitamin C, green beans [...]
