Healthy Recipes Part 17: Healthy Homemade Cajun Chicken Pizza

A quick ,easy to make and healthy thin based alternative pizza Ingredients 1 Byblos Wholemeal Lebanese bread Reduced Salt Tomato paste 150g  Grilled chicken Breast 100g low fat cotttage cheese 1 slice of virginia ham shredded handful kidney beans/white beans cajun seasoning black pepper 1/2 Cup Sliced Onion 1/2 Cup Sliced Green Capsicum 30g shredded parmesan   Directions Spread tomato …

Is alcohol seriously holding you back from reaching your goals?

As a personal trainer one of the biggest hurdles I find when trying to devise a nutrition plan for clients is to get them to understand the importance of eliminating, or at least significantly moderating the amount of alcohol they consume. Apart from the fact that most people are oblivious to how many calories there are in alcohol(7 per gram, …

Fix your Sweet cravings with minimal calories!

One of the biggest challenges i faced personally when i decided to start living the healthy lifestyle i do today was my nutrition. Knowing what to eat, when to eat, portion sizes, choosing the healthier options etc. One of my biggest downfalls was my sweet tooth i inherited from my mum and her side of the family. I could go …

Superfoods Part 1: Quinoa

Quinoa is native to South America. The pre-Columbian Incas saw it as a sacred food, calling it chisaya mama (mother grain). They planted the first seeds of the season in religious ceremonies using golden tools. Depriving the people of quinoa was one of the means the Spanish used to conquer the Incas. In recent years, people who value nutrition have …

Your Healthy Living Shopping List

So you have been starting out on your new fitness regimen. You go running in the morning, you hit the gym in the afternoon and inbetween you snack on everything you have in the cupboard – all them rubbish cereals you bought for the kids,  last nights left over Pizza, Chinese whatever, well STOP!!!!. All this is holding you back …

Cairns Residents – Coles vs Woolworths for Value on Healthy Items!!!!

  To all you heathy concious Cairns folk, unless you had already worked out this for yourselves i just did a price comparison to see which is better value. First of all these prices are based on the Coles in Cairns Central and Woolworths in the City. I doubt they will fluctuate that much in the out of town Supermarkets. …

Healthy Recipes Part 13: Chocolate Mousse

You could make this healthier option for a dinner party dessert and i guarantee your guests will mistake it for the real deal. Perfect for end of day treat to kill any chocolate cravings. Ingredients 1 scoop optimum nutrition Casein( cookies and cream/chocolate/ choc peanut putter) 1 Tbsp 100% Cocoa 200ml water 2 Tsp Stevia 150g Low Fat Cottage Cheese/Ricotta …

Healthy Recipes Part 12: Healthy Banana Bread

Ingredients:(8 servings) 4 tsp Stevia 2 scoops optimum nutrition vanilla whey protein 40g Greek Yoghurt 300g Wholemeal Plain Flour 2 whole eggs 2 egg whites 1 banana ½ cup almond milk 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp Cinnamon 40g Almonds     Directions:   Put all ingredients in a bowl(minus the almonds), and mix together. Place mixture in a non …

Healthy Recipes Part 11: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients (serves 1):   1 scoop optimum nutrition chocolate gold standard whey protein 1 tablespoon 100% Cocoa 1 teaspoon Stevia 1 Tbsp Organic Peanut Butter   Directions:   Mix half of dry mixture with a bit of water till if forms a stiff paste. Put mixture in the bottom of a ovenproof plastic muffin case. Put in freezer for 30 …

Healthy Recipes Part 9: Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Omelette

My girlfriend and I kind of just threw this recipe together one breakfast and it really works, its not too heavy and tastes yummy. Perfect breakfast. Try having it about 1 hour before your morning gym session and power through your workout! Ingredients 200 ml Egg Whites 30g Rolled Oats 30g Low Fat Creamed Cottage Cheese 1 teaspoon Peanut Butter …