Eating for Health...
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A Low Calorie Sunday Roast
No salads on a Sunday! There are lots of tasty ideas for a low-calorie Sunday roast....
A Mum's Solution to Teenage Food Angst: A Case Study
A mother who picked up early on signs that her daughter was getting into unhealthy eating habits, successfully introduced her to a healthy, low calorie lifestyle....
Best and Worst Choices in Body Shaping Foods
Making the right food choices when you are aiming for a leaner body is important; and opting for low calorie, low fat foods is the smartest route. But don't feel you have to turn your back on treats....
Best Low Calorie Choices at the Deli Counter
We like to serve some special foods when we are entertaining, and that can mean a trip to the deli counter. But we need to take care not to heap calories and fat on to our guests....
Best Shopping Choices for Low Calorie Recipes
Making the right choices when you are doing the weekly food shopping can set you on the way to a healthy eating lifestyle. Just look at the fat and calorie contents of the foods before you buy....
Calorie Counts and Food Comparisons
When we start to compare the calorie values of some of our favourite foods we can be in for something of a shock. It can, however, be the start of a new way of looking at food and choosing a healthie...
Calorie Requirements for Different Age Groups
Calorie needs change as we age. Keeping track of them, from healthy eating for kids, through to requirements in old age, can ensure a lifetime of healthy eating....
Canapés and Nibbles Without the Guilt
Low calorie canapes and nibbles can be packed with taste but not packed with calories. Try some new and delicious ideas to keep your guests happy....
Change Your Attitude to Food: FAQ
People have all kinds of questions in considering a switch to low calorie food. Some want to change their whole attitude to food, others are thinking of their families. Some of the answers are here....
Changing my Stay at Home Lifestyle: A Case Study
It is not difficult to see how a busy mother who rarely sits down to a proper meal would feel she should be losing weight, not piling it on. Yet it took a lifestyle change for one mother to turn thin...
Changing Your Relationship with Food
Too often, eating is seen as an inconvenient necessity in some busy lives, which is an indication of a bad and unhealthy relationship with food. For the sake of our health it needs to change....
Cheese: Clever Ways to Keep Calories Low
Cheese is an important part of our diet but is generally high in fat. Many reduced fat versions are available now, however, giving us the option to keep calories low in our cheese recipes....
Cooking for a Crowd
It is quite possible to cater for lots of diners, with bags of taste and fewer calories. By planning ahead and choosing wisely, cooking for a crowd is as easy as 1,2,3,4,5......
Cooking Methods and Calories
Choosing the right ingredients is not the only way to create healthy, low calorie recipes. It is also important to use clever cooking methods to ensure that the finished dish will be as healthy as po...
Create Your Own Low Calorie Recipes
Once you are into the habit of using low calorie methods of cooking and choosing low fat alternatives as ingredients, you will be able to confidently create your own healthy eating recipes....
Easing the Switch to Healthy Eating
If you know you want to start eating more healthily but find the thought of making the change too daunting, perhaps you just need some hints on seeking out support....
Easy Low Calorie Starters
Starters are not always part of our home-cooked meals, although people enjoy them when eating out. They are a useful addition to low calorie recipes, however, and kept simple, they are easy to prepar...
Easy Ways to Control Food Portions
It's not only what you eat but how much you eat that counts. Stay on track with these tips to help you learn effective portion control....
Eat for Your Age
We all need some kind of guide on the do's and don'ts of a healthy diet as we go through life. It is very important to realise just how much our needs change, at every different stage....
Eating Low Calorie Meals Improved My Health: Case Study
How one foodie cut calories in her weekly family meals to loose weight and improve her health....
Eggs Are Nutritious, Wholesome and Diet Friendly
Eggs are the simplest fast food ever and they are diet-friendly too. If you have an egg you have a meal!...
Encouraging a Low Calorie Lifestyle for the Family
Children who grow up enjoying a wide variety of good, low calorie foods usually retain their healthy eating lifestyles as they become adults. Encouraging them down that route starts when they are bab...
Exercise and the Low Calorie Lifestyle
Once people begin to feel the benefits of eating a low calorie diet, the usual next step is to want to look fit too. The additional energy they feel can now be used to tone and strengthen their bodies...
Exotic Foods: Low Calorie Ideas
Simple and tasty ways to introduce some exotic recipes to your low calorie repertoire....
Fantastic Fruity Recipe Ideas
Fruit is never boring. A few simple ideas turn it into something really special - all by itself or part of a stunning fruity dessert....
Food and Lifestyle Buddies: A Case Study
Two colleagues decided their unused gym membership was a waste of money, but the underlying need to get fitter and healthier still existed. They decided to get there by becoming food and lifestyle bu...
Give Vegetables a Makeover
Eating lots of vegetables is an important part of keeping healthy and feeding our bodies valuable nutrients. Experiment with different methods of serving them to keep them interesting and tasty....
Healthy Baking Ideas
Three delicious recipes for healthy baking ideas packed with fruit and fibre....
Healthy Breakfast Recipes
Breakfast is important, providing the fuel that is going to see you through a busy morning. Even if you don't feel up to a full breakfast, try to ensure you have some healthy carbohydrates to start y...
Healthy Oriental Cooking Ideas
Oriental food tastes great, cooks quickly and offers plenty of variety and you can keep those calories low too!...
Healthy Recipes for Using Fresh Food in Season
Eating fresh foods, especially vegetables and fruits in season, is a good way of making sure your diet is healthy and low calorie. Keep the recipes simple as the seasons change for nutritious, quick ...
Healthy Recipes to Stop You Feeling Hungry After a Meal
Do you feel hungry not long after a meal? Chances are you have not been eating the proper balance of the foods that keep us feeling full and satisfied until the next meal....
Healthy Recipes with Complex Carbohydrates
Recipes with complex carbohydrates are an important part of a healthy eating regime, supplying valuable vitamins, nutrients and fibre. They also leave you feeling full for longer and can save you cal...
Healthy Seafood Recipes
There is a wealth of variety in the seafood on offer, from succulent, nutritious fillets of white and oily fish to healthy seafood platters of prawns and crab, mussels and clams. It's fast food at its...
Healthy Snack Recipes to Stave Off Hunger Pangs
If you are feeling peckish but don't want to ruin your appetite for your main meal, or are trying to keep your calorie tally in check, there is a variety of simple nutritious snacks to choose from....
Healthy Snack Swaps
Swap diet disasters for sensible snacks- high in the taste stakes and low on calories, all you need is a little planning....
Hidden Calories to Watch Out For
Understanding how calories can be hidden in dishes that you assume are healthy - with tips for what to watch out for!...
High Calorie Foods with Leaner Alternatives
Why is it that some of our favourite meals seem to be high calorie foods? You can still enjoy them, or at least low calorie alternatives, if you are prepared to make a few changes in your recipes....
High Fibre, Low Calorie Food
If you want to lose weight a diet high in fibre can help you. Fibre-rich foods tend to be low calorie and small changes to your diet can make a big difference to your weight....
Homemade Healthy Alternatives to High Calorie Take Aways
Take aways are popular with families, but they are generally high calorie foods which do not fit easily into healthy eating programmes. Taking time to cook alternative recipes at home could be worthw...
How to Avoid Temptation When Food Shopping
Lots of new ideas to help you stay away from the unhealthy products at the supermarket....
How to Cut Calories with Low Calorie Recipes
You can be well on the way to low calorie, healthy meals just by substituting some high calorie ingredients when you cook. Lowering fat content is the best start....
How to Deal With High Calorie Weaknesses
Most people have high calorie foods that they find it difficult to resist. Is it possible to fool the taste buds and satisfy a food craving with a low calorie alternative?...
How to Make a Low Fat Curry
Variety is the spice of life- keep curry on the menu with these tasty ideas....
How to Use Food Seasonings
Learning to include a variety of seasonings and flavourings in your recipes adds flavour and depth to low calorie dishes. Finding the best combinations is often a matter of personal taste....
How to Use Herbs and Spices in Cooking
There is a bewildering choice of herbs and spices but getting to know and use just some of them in your cooking will reward you with low calorie meals full of flavour....
I Changed How I Thought About Food: A Case Study
How Beverly re-educated herself to stop thinking of food as a comfort and more of a fuel for a healthy body...
I Lost Two Stone Without Dieting: A Case Study
How one woman found the motivation to devise her own healthy eating plan - and lost two stone!...
Low Calorie Barbecues
Don't give up on barbecues just because you are watching the calories- keep it simple, fresh and exciting with tasty barbecue ideas....
Low Calorie Christmas Desserts
A selection of low fat, low calorie desserts especially suitable for Christmas. Low fat low calorie alternatives to Christmas pudding....
Low Calorie Christmas Treats
Treats aren't off-limits at Christmas- keep them on the menu with these simple tricks, tips and ideas....
Low Calorie Comfort Food Recipes
It is a fact that for most of us the comfort foods which cheer us most tend to be high calorie foods that leave us feeling guilty later. With some attention to ingredients, however, we can still indu...
Low Calorie Dessert Recipes
Dessert recipes can be kept low calorie and lose none of their delicious taste, leaving everyone free to round off their meal with a tempting home made treat....
Low Calorie Dinner Party Desserts
Three great recipes for tasty and low calorie dinner party desserts...
Low Calorie Foods to Eat More Of
Make certain of always using healthy,low calorie ingredients for healthy meals by stocking up regularly on the healthiest foods. Making the wisest choices for your waistline will become second nature...
Low Calorie Home Cooking
Apart from the satisfaction you get from producing delicious homemade, low calorie food, you know that you are also looking after your family's health, avoiding additives and unhealthy fats....
Low Calorie Light Lunch Recipes
While a light lunch is ideal as part of a healthy diet, we sometimes appreciate a change from the usual soup and sandwich when the weekend comes around. These low calorie recipes help ring the change...
Low Calorie Meat Dish Recipes
Meat dishes can be delicious and also give us valuable protein. Keep dishes healthy and low calorie by not over-doing portion sizes and filling recipes with nutritious, fresh vegetables....
Low Calorie Packed Lunches
Five great recipes for low calorie lunch box ideas that are easy to make and really healthy....
Low Calorie Party Food Choices
What to pick from the party food table without spoiling your low calorie diet...
Low Calorie Pastry Recipes
Don't say goodbye to pastry if you are watching your calories. Some simple ideas and filo pastry put it firmly back on the menu!...
Low Calorie Potato Ideas
It's time to put potatoes back on the dieter's menu. Healthy and versatile, they have plenty to offer a low-calorie eating plan....
Low Calorie Poultry Recipes
Chicken is one of the most popular meats and being lean and low in calories it is an important part of a healthy diet. Care in the cooking of fattier poultry, like duck, also ensures healthy eating....
Low Calorie Recipes for Side Dishes
The side dishes we prepare to accompany main dishes are an opportunity to use healthy, fresh, low calorie ingredients which complement and intensify the flavour and enjoyment of a meal....
Low Calorie Sauces to Spice up your Meals
You don't need to avoid the sauces that make a meal so tempting, because you dread the calories piling up. Just learn to use low fat ingredients and make a few little changes to your cooking methods....
Low Calorie Smoothie Recipes
Investing in a blender could open the door to a healthier lifestyle, making nutritious, low calorie smoothies part of a varied diet of fresh foods....
Low Calorie Sweet and Savoury Recipes
Whether you prefer sweet or savoury food you can indulge your tastes as often as you choose with low calorie recipes....
Low Calorie Takeaway Options
A guide to enjoying a delicious meal from your favourite takeaway without choosing the dishes that are full of calories...
Low Calorie Weekend Treat Breakfasts
Two delicious ideas for weekend treat breakfasts that won't pile on the pounds...
Low Calorie, High Flavour Ingredients
Great ideas for adding flavour without extra calories, using wasabi, anchovies and ginger....
Low Calories Does Not Mean Dieting
An introduction to the concept of a low calorie diet as a healthy way of eating for people in general and not just for those on a diet and looking to lose weight....
Lower Calorie Christmas Dinners
Don't miss out on Christmas dinner, just miss out on some of the calories with these hints and tips....
Make Your Own Low Calorie Dressings
Making low calorie dressings at home takes only a few minutes and they have the advantage of being fresh and versatile. Experiment with ingredients for tasty additions to a healthy diet....
Making Sense of Food Labels
When you are rushing round the supermarket you don't have time to decypher the confusing information on the food labels. Arming yourself with just some of the facts can help you make better choices....
Mediterranean Food: Lower Calories Naturally
Mediterranean diets are the last word in natural, healthy eating with meals that are full of flavour not calories....
More Low Calories Dessert Recipes
With a little effort you can produce mouth-watering low calorie desserts that satisfy a longing for a sweet treat, without breaking your healthy eating calorie counts....
My Low Calorie Diet Solution: A Case Study
Coping with cooking separately for herself, for her diabetic husband and her vegetarian daughter was becoming too much for one housewife, who found the solution for everyone in a low calorie lifestyle...
My Low Calorie Dinner Party: Case Study
One keen cook's guide to a delicious low calorie dinner party menu....
My Wining and Dining Lifestyle: A Case Study
In today's competitive business world, the dangers of falling into an unhealthy lifestyle of fast food and over-indulgence are real. One man recognised the warning signs and made essential changes fo...
No Time to Cook? Healthy, Quick and Nutritious Recipes
Preparing nutritious, healthy meals can take time that not everyone has; but with a little organisation even the busiest people can cook healthy food fast....
Popular Food Myths
There are myths surrounding many aspects of our lives and food and diet are no exception. Learn to separate fact from fiction concerning some of the more popular misunderstandings....
Quiz: Foods in Season, How Much Do You Know?
To enjoy seasonal produce at its very best we need to know what to look for and when. Locally sourced fruits and vegetables will be the freshest available, but can you get their seasons right in our q...
Recipes for Healthy Hearts
Having good health and a healthy heart is directly linked to what we eat and how regularly we exercise. Deciding to eat a better, more varied diet, is a good start to achieving the right balance....
Recipes for 'Slow Burning' Food
Slow-burning food is an essential part of healthy eating....
Recipes With Cream Cheese
Why should cream cheese should be off the low-calorie menu? Use the low-fat version for desserts, dressings, sauces and so many favourite recipes....
Reducing Your Carbohydrates Safely
Low carbohydrate diets aren't all bad. With balance and wise choices, they are a healthy way to lose weight....
Risotto: Low in Calories If You Know How
Who could resist a risotto? There's no reason to stop eating it on a low-calorie diet. You just need know-how to start....
Simple Soup Recipes to Make in a Hurry
Soup forms an important part of a balanced diet and needn't always be time consuming to make at home. Quick, easy, low calorie recipes encourage us to make this valuable food more often....
Stock Up on Low Calorie Staples
If you get into the habit of stocking up on low calorie staples, you will be able to rustle up a healthy meal in no time from the good food in your cupboard and fridge....
Swapping Take Away Food for Healthy Versions
Most people enjoy take-aways, but eating fast food too often comes with a hefty calorie count. It could be worthwhile to get acquainted with the count for some dishes as our questionnaire shows....
Take the Drama Out of 'Five a Day' for Children
Starting children off on a healthy diet which includes plenty of fruit and vegetables is the best start we can give them. Starting early is the key, and some well-tried tips can help ease the way forw...
Test Your Knowledge of Calorie Values
Calorie counting can be tedious; but having a rough idea of the values of at least the main foods, lets you put together low calorie meals almost without thinking. Take this fun test to see how you d...
The 'Good' Fats that your Body Needs
Once you accept that there are certain fats that we need to have in our diets, you will have an easier relationship with low fat, low calorie foods. Find out about the 'good' fats that your body need...
The Importance of Food Portion Sizes
We have to keep an eye on food portion sizes, especially if we are trying to improve our diets. Don't fret too much about exact amounts, however, or you are more likely to abandon your healthy eating ...
Uses for Butternut Squash
Looks aren't everything. Butternut squash isn't the prettiest vegetable but it's up the top of the tasty stakes....
Your Alcohol Calorie Count
It's easy to overlook the calories we consume when we have a glass of wine with dinner or a drink at the pub with friends. But if you want a low calorie, healthy diet, you have to monitor your drinkin...