Mexican Bean Burger

This is a great alternative to having to buy quorn to have at a BBQ. It is quick to make and pretty healthy too!               Serves 2 Ingredients: - 1 tin of cannellini beans, drained - 1 egg, whisked - 50g porridge oats - 1 tsp chopped chili - Half a red onion, finely diced - 2 tbsp...

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Chicken Quesadillas

                  Serves 2 – 350 calories each (without salad) Ingredients: - 100g sweetcorn - 1 red pepper, sliced - 200g mushrooms, sliced - 1 onion, diced - 200g spinach - 5 tbsp salsa - 100g extra light philadelphia - 100g cooked chicken - 2 large whole wheat...

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Quinoa salad with feta and avocado

A lot of people have not heard of quinoa before. It is considered a grain, and is used as such, but it is actually from the spinach family. You can find it with the couscous and bulgar wheat in your supermarket and it makes a great alternative to those, as well as rice. It is also very high in...

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20 minute meal: Miso salmon noodle soup

Things are insanely busy for me at the moment, which means I have less time to spend on cooking. I refuse to let my health suffer due to lack of time, so I have been concentrating on creating meals that take less than 20 minutes to prepare and cook. I hear so many people use the excuse of “I don’t have enough...

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Wholewheat Pancakes

Here is a healthier alternative to traditional pancakes. Just be careful with what toppings you put on them, as that is what can make them really unhealthy. Serves 2 – about 4-5 pancakes Ingredients: 125 g wholemeal flour 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp Cinnamon (you can leave this out if...

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Mushroom omelette

Serves 1 Ingredients: 2 eggs Splash of milk Mushrooms (or what ever filling you want to include) Teaspoon of extra light cream cheese 1) First, take the eggs out of the fridge. You shouldn’t cook with really cold eggs 2) If your filling needs to be cooked first, like the mushrooms do, cook them. 3) Next,...

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