The Best Choices at a Sushi Bar by Everyday Health

  When I first decided to get healthy and change my diet, I knew that exercise was going to be an important part of that, but I just really didn't enjoy it and I know I am not alone. People seem to think that even now I wake up every morning with this insane drive and desire to kick butt in the gym. No. I still have to push myself to workout a lot of the time, because who doesn't want to spend an hour extra in bed? I think the key to wanting to workout, it to find something that you e ...

  Tomatoes here in the UK are not great at the moment. In fact, it is really hard to get decent tomatoes in a lot of places in the UK, they never seem to be ripe, but at this time of year it is even worse. So, I have to cook them in a way that makes them the best they can possibly be and that means roasted. Usually it would be a roasted tomato soup, but shockingly I was craving Mexican food tonight so I decided to make the tomatoes the main feature of the Mexican dish, rather than j ...

  I haven't updated all weekend, and I wish I could say it is because I had some crazy weekend full of exciting plans, but it was actually pretty relaxed. Not that it's a bad thing of course. I spent my Friday night at the gym. I told you it was a wild and crazy weekend! I didn't get up in time on Friday morning to fit in my workout, so I just made it work by fitting it in later in the day, even if that meant being there on a Friday night. I was actually really surprised at how busy i ...

    As the warm weather approaches, a lot of us will have ice cream on the brain. Whilst I am all for enjoying the things you want in moderation (yes, even ice cream), if you are really trying to keep your diet in check or if you have had a particularly heavy day but still want something sweet, then this is for you. It tastes just like a chocolate ice cream bar and it is hard to tell the difference. The great thing about them is that you can top them with almost anything, but I we ...

  This is the start of a new feature on the website. Every Thursday I will upload a new drink recipe. Some weeks it will be a smoothie, some weeks it will be a mock-tail and some weeks, like this week, it will be an alcoholic drink. I do still drink alcohol, although a lot less than I used to in my student days and I think it can be enjoyed in moderation even if you are trying to lose weight. When I do drink, I try and make the best choices and if I am making cocktails at home, then ...