Nutrition

The following is a useful and informative article from Jen Miller who contacted me about an article she had written on the 'best' ways to lose weight, according to science with tips and advice along with easy to make tasty weight loss recipes. The full article can be found here.

The following are the 11 tips and advice from the blog kindly written and provided by Jen. Thank you Jen.

The following is a concise and informative guide from 'Maxi Nutrition' which covers topics including why is protein in our diet important, how much protein do we need, when should we consume protein and the biological value of different proteins.

Matt Swaz Fitness recently approached the team at Crushed (www.crusheduk.com) about snding me some of their 100% 'Fast Fruit Snacks' for me try. The 2 flavours that I received were:

- Apple & Strawberry (69 calories)

- Apple & Banana (81 calories)

The service and efficiency provided by Crush was fantatsic, as the products arrived within 2 days of ordering, very promt and punctual.

HI-PRO PEANUT BUTTER & FRUIT MUESLI

Making our own Muesli is a healthy and nutritious way to start the day.

Thanks to HI-PRO (http://hipronutrition.co.uk/) for challenging me to devise a nutritious recipe with their new high-protein Peanut Butter which is great tasting.

The following are the ingredients and methods we used:

The following is a concise and informative Infographic on ways to get toned for summer from Fix.com (http://www.fix.com/blog/get-toned-for-summer/) written by Andrea Metcale which explains some simple tips and tricks you can incorporate into your daily routine to help get you beach body ready just in time for summer!

Matt

Recipe from BBC Good Food for Fish Pie including Cod, Haddock, Egg, Leek, Horseradish Cream, Coconut Oil and Almond Milk. Tasty, filling and nutritious.

Could reduce the calories further by reducing the amount of cream and using low fat coconut oil.

High 5,

Matt

Vegetables - Carrots, Mushrooms, Onions, Sweet Potato, Butternut Squash, Courgettes, Broccoli, Asparagus - all cut and cooked, and ready to cook the Diced Chicken too for tea.
Nice Lime and Soya Milk homemade mixed sauce too to add flavour and taste.
High 5,
Matt

LARGE MUSHROOMS STUFFED WITH MINCE & VEGETABLES

- Large Portobello Mushrooms
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Courgettes
- Sweet PotatoES
- Tomatoes
- Butternut Squash
- Quorn meet-free high protein mince

Delicious, nutritious and filling. Great protein source and fibre.

High 5,

Matt

LARGE MUSHROOMS STUFFED WITH MINCE & VEGETABLES

- Large Portobello Mushrooms
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Courgettes
- Sweet PotatoES
- Tomatoes
- Butternut Squash
- Quorn meet-free high protein mince

Delicious, nutritious and filling. Great protein source and fibre.

High 5,

Matt

HOMEMADE CARIBBEAN CHICKEN CURRY

Prep & Cooking time: 45-60 Minutes

- Diced Chicken
- 1 Lime
- Sweet Potato
- Pineapple
- Onion
- Garlic cloves
- Pepper
- Spring Onion
- Root Ginger
- Curry Powder
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Butternut Squash

Delicious, filling and nutritious. Lower in saturated fat and high in protein.

Great tasting food can be made 'healthy' and nutritious with a little planning.

High 5,

Matt