cookery in schools

I just heard that the Government have received letters from various health professionals and celebs, that cookery in schools should be part of the national curriculum. well i definately agree to this, as when i was in school a long time ago, well there was no cookery course for me!!. The only cookery i had was in food tech, and we only did cookery once or twice. One of them i made gingerbread biscuits, which was very very rock hard. so i think it is important, not only to increaase their skills, but also to inspire them to be creative at home, and to make food from scratch, and not to rely on the supermarkets, as we do not know what is going into that meal.

picture courtesy of inspired gourmet (www.inspiredgourmet.co.uk)

Bags bags bags

As well as food and nutrition, my other passion is bags and clothes, oh and make up, and shoes. I really adore this bag here, really cute dont you think?

salt awareness

This week is salt awareness so just wanted to put on my blog the dangers of salt,

 

not only can it do damage to the kidneys, it can also raise blood pressure levels as well.

 

we are all advised to have no more than 6 grams a day, this is equilvilant to a teaspoon!! not very much is it??

 

so please check the labels, on food as 75% of them contains salt anyway, so when we add salt, we are just adding to the volume of it per day

 

 

Enjoy!!

 

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 regards
 
Francesca Uhegbu
Associate Nutritionist
Livelongrocks
francesca@livelongrocks.co.uk
 
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Healthy changes can make a big difference!

While I was typing this I tucked into potato wedges with salad. Wedges tend not to absorb as much fat, in comparison to fries, which is thinner, therefore absorbing more fat. What I am trying to say  is that we can all have a treat, but healthy treats are alot better because we can over indulge without thinking about the calories. Look at this pizza I attached. The problem is that it has a thick crust. If it has a thin crust, it would have been alot healthier. So do bear it in mind.

Breakfast

Wanted to attach a picture to show that breakfast can be as imaginative as it can be. As long you are doing it, that is the most important part

Breakfast

I am sure that we are all aware that breakfast is the most important part of the day, especially when it comes to healthy eating. Studies have proven that people who do not eat breakfast gain more weight, in comparison to people who do have breakfast. So consider this when trying to live a healthier lifestyle.

Walking

What do think when I say exercise? Do you think the gym? Swimming? Football? Or other strenous sport? Do you think of walking? Maybe not, well walking  is categorised as a physical activity. The most important thing is the more walking we do, the better it would be for us, so go on get walking!!