by sujata@optimum-nutrition.org | Jun 13, 2021 | Health Tip, Services
Do you know that it is important to maintain a healthy weight, not just to look good, but also because it matters to your health? The World Health Organisation (1) reported that worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. 39% of adults aged 18 and over were...
by sujata@optimum-nutrition.org | May 30, 2021 | Breakfast, Health Tip, Services
If there is one thing that I do enjoy, it’s smoothies. And it’s having a variety of smoothies, especially during the summer, made with my favourite fruits. They are refreshing, cooling and packed with nutrients. Smoothies have become popular and are often marketed as...
by sujata@optimum-nutrition.org | May 22, 2021 | Breakfast recipe, Recipes, Snacks, Sweet snack
Refreshing, healthy and with so many options to tailor the recipe, smoothie bowls have become a huge trend in recent years. Smoothie bowls are a smoothie drink equivalent, except that they are a lot more thicker and filling, because of all the extra toppings they...
by sujata@optimum-nutrition.org | May 16, 2021 | Recipes, Services, Sweet snack, Vegetarian
Today’s recipe is a pineapple and beetroot smoothie. Beetroots are a good source of plant iron. And in order to help our body to absorb iron we also need vitamin C, which is available in the smoothie, as beets are also a source of vitamin C, and so are pineapple and...
by sujata@optimum-nutrition.org | May 1, 2021 | Snacks, Vegetarian
When our bodies crave a certain food, it often isn’t that specific food that we are craving. Instead, we are actually craving for the combination of flavours and textures that we experience when eating it. This means that even if you crave foods that aren’t the...