One of the most common questions we get asked during our corporate wellness seminars is how to feed families nutritious food while keeping costs low.
Certainly in clients we see at the clinic, food cost is a growing concern. We also see a generally more affluent strata of the population. Either way, many people are seeking to reduce food costs to allow room for leisure activities and lifestyle. It’s a catch 22. You want your health and energy for mountain bike riding and sports. But you can’t spend all disposable income on food or else you can’t do these activities even if you are fit and well.
Here we are going to give some strategies and ideas for reducing your food bill. This figure is based on a family of 5 with three pre-teenage children.
You will be eating the rainbow with this colourful, sweet and crunchy salsa! The perfect side dish for Mexican night, or alongside a BBQ.
Everyone needs a good meatball recipe up their sleeve! Try this meat-reduced version, prepared using a tasty mix of beef and lentils.
Rich in protein and dietary fibre, a bowlful is an awesome way to fuel your morning!
Start your day with this protein-packed breakfast! Protein-rich foods help regulate our appetite, keeping us feeling full for longer.
Just like traditional mayo, this 30-second version requires only simple ingredients - oil, egg, vinegar and salt. Whip up a batch to use countless ways across the week.
Earlier this week Abbie was on Seven Sharp answering a few questions about how Future Foody, a new company that delivers organic baby food to your home compares to the current baby food products available on our supermarket shelves.
Healthy means different things to different people. What an be 'healthy' for one person may not be very...healthy for another. Read our interview with our very own Danijela Unkovich to find out what healthy means to her!
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Healthy means different things to different people. What an be 'healthy' for one person may not be very...healthy for another. Read our interview with our very own Danijela Unkovich to find out what healthy means to her!
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Healthy means different things to different people. What an be 'healthy' for one person may not be very...healthy for another. Read our first interview with Jane from The Yoga Connection to find out what healthy means to her!
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Yes yes, have a laugh at the title, but this is something that we pay special attention too...read on to find out why you should soak your nuts and why they should be stored in the freezer :)
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The latest slew of shows (Spring Summer 2017) had the world’s top designers boasting body parts like upper abdomens at Fendi, obliques at Celine and hips at Louis Vuitton. These are more obscure than the traditional décolletage and legs which traditionally were revealed by women.
Abbie was interviewed by Harper’s Bazaar and asked to share her perspective as a nutritionist who works with all shapes and sizes, what her thoughts were on this evolution by the fashion industry. The article is in the March 2017 Australia Harper’s Bazaar Issue.
Read below for the transcript of the full interview to see where Abbie sits on the topic of fashion, body types and more importantly, how important body confidence is, when working with the women of the world.
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Feel Fresh Nutrition's owner Abbie O'Rourke had the pleasure of judging a competition between The Food Truck's Michael van de Elzen and nzherald.co.nz's Sarah Harris. Who could spend less than $50 at Countdown Supermarkets on two kids' lunches for five days.
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Over the last 12 months you’ve probably heard of gelatine. It’s been hailed loudly - and rightly so - for it’s gut-healing properties. Gelatine is found in nutrient-dense foods like bone broth and more excitingly can be used to make healthy lollies - or gummies.
However, have you heard of it’s equally important and vital brother, collagen?
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So, here we are again. The start of a new year. The base of a mountain we’ve told ourselves to climb and conquer. For some reason we like to set aside January 1st as the day to start all manner of dedication - and possibly torture - to change our lives for the better.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with self improvement, however the point of this blog is to help you frame your desires and resolutions towards what you actually want, while making these changes realistic and sustainable.
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In her book "Move your DNA", Katy Bowman has a powerful message. She states that 'your body is never out of shape, it is always in a shape created by how you have moved up to this very moment”. Our guest author Hazel Boot, tells us what this means to her.
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