Nutrition

Soft Gingerbread Christmas Cookies

Recipe from our resident foody Krissy (Krisztina Biliczky)
A lovely recipe for a Christmas treat and one of my favourite things to bake with the children. 
Ingredients 

80g plain all purpose flour ( can use oat flour but cookies will be drier) 
40g brown sugar or sweetener replacement 
50g unsweetened apples sauce 
3/4 tsp baking powder
1 […]

By |December 20th, 2022|Article, Nutrition, Recipes|

Pumpkin and Pear Oat Cake Slices

A great recipe for Halloween from our resident foody Krissy. This recipe is Vegan, gluten free and lactose free. What more could you want?

Ingredients

250 g small-grain oats
300 g pumpkin puree ( tinned or make your own) 
450 ml plant based milk
50 g of maple syrup
1 banana
1 pear
1 tsp vanilla […]

By |October 28th, 2022|Article, Recipes|

Simple 3 Minute Summer Fruit Cake

By our resident food Krissy Biliczky

An amazingly quick delicious cake to pack in your picnics or take to the gym for a boost. 

Ingredients 

1 egg 
2 tbsp oat bran 
3 tbsp psyllium husk
25g ( 1 scoop) protein powder of choice ( we used plain)
1tsp baking powder 
cinnamon or mixed spice to taste 
a few […]

By |May 30th, 2022|Article, Recipes|

Pumkin Pie Mug Cake

Quick and easy cake recipe for Halloween. Bake these simple cakes and share them with family and friends.

Ingredients

1 1/2tbsp ground almonds
1 1/2 tbsp coconut flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1tsp mixed spice
2 tbsp powdered stevia (or alternative sweetener)
2 tbsp melted unsalted butter
2 tbsp pumpkin puree
1/2 tsp […]

By |October 28th, 2021|Article, Nutrition, Recipes|

Flourless Lemon Cake

A great recipe from our resident foody Krisztina, a favourite to keep the memories of summer all year around. Try it and let us know what you thought of the recipe. 

Ingredients for the base 
1 cup oatbran
1/ 2 cup shredded coconut
Pinch of salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
2 tbsp of melted coconut oil
2 tbsp of honey 
3 tbsp […]

By |August 30th, 2021|Article, Recipes|

Gut health, the microbiome, and its link to our mental and physical well-being

Article 3 in our series by Andrea Bremner
How we have damaged our microbiome?

In my last two articles I introduced you to your microbiome, your gastrointestinal tract how it links to your immune system and how your microbes, gut and immune system all work closely together to keep you healthy. However, as we will discover, since […]

By |June 18th, 2021|Article, Nutrition|

Crunchy Dark Chocolate Nut Bars

If you love chocolate, you will love these! Make them as a treat for yourself or a gift for someone else. When I was a child we made these with crumbled and broken rich tea biscuits instead of nuts, do that if you have a nut allergy. The cake you cook in the fridge.
Ingredients

1 […]

By |June 17th, 2021|Article, Recipes|

The Apple Fat Journey

by Gill Cummings-Bell BA Hon’s M.Sc. MBA. PGCE. AMCSP

If you have started to store fat around the middle it is the most dangerous place to store the fat rather than on your thighs and bottom as it is more indicative of coronary heart disease, type 11 diabetes or insulin sensitivity.  It is also the hardest fat […]

By |January 17th, 2021|Article, Nutrition|

Flourless Oat & Date Cake

Another great recipe from our resident foody Krissy.
An easy dessert or breakfast cake recipe. Try it over the holidays.  Simple food cupboard ingredients, nothing fancy but still packs a punch and healthy 
Ingredients

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil or any oil you prefer
1 cup tightly packed pitted dates 
2 large or 4 small eggs
[…]

By |December 15th, 2020|Article, News, Recipes|

Gut health, the microbiome, and its link to our mental and physical well-being – Article 2

In my first article on gut health I explained how I discovered the microbiome. In this second article, I will be talking about our gut and our microbes.

Our gut

Our gut is a 9-metre long tube stretching from mouth to anus. A recent piece of scientific research in Sweden stated that if we were to take […]

By |December 14th, 2020|Article, News, Nutrition|