When I was younger I used to love breaded fish, including fish fingers and the whole fillets you could bake straight from the freezer. Whilst it’s not the most unhealthy thing on the planet, the bread crumb coating tends to be both processed and refined. Coating fish yourself, you can make this popular favourite a lot healthier with relative ease.

Here’s a recipe below which uses ground almonds instead of refined breadcrumbs and still gives that nice, tasty breaded fish satisfaction (without the need for any breadcrumbs whatsoever). The ground almond coating also make it slightly sweet tasting and supplies … More about this

A little while back I reviewed Sarah Wilson’s I Quit Sugar Chocolate Cookbook and tested out a sweet potato brownie recipe which had been on my hit list for a while. In my usual fashion, I ended up changing a few ingredients and trying some different variations which I thought I’d share.

The first recipe (non gluten-free) has more of a cake texture and the second (gluten-free) came out more of a fudge-brownie texture. I also added more cacao powder to the second batch to make them more chocolate-like. Both were nice, I still can’t decide which I prefer!

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Recently I gave the lowdown on my thoughts on stevia. I was given a box of PureVia a while ago which I haven’t really used. I probably wouldn’t buy this variety of stevia and would opt for a less processed liquid variety, but I had it to use up so thought I would give it a go in a few recipes to test it out.

I know moving away from porridge and sweet breakfasts can be a bit of a hurdle so this could be a nice bridge if you’re still struggling with full on vegetable breakfasts. It’s … More about this

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I think we’ve all got a bit excited this week in the UK, because the sun finally came out to play. Sunshine straight to my head, I suddenly felt the need for something unusual and refreshing. So when I spotted an avocado and cucumber soup recipe in my Integrative Nutrition book, I had to give it a try. Tasty, quick and super simple, it would be a crime not to share this recipe with you.

Cool avocado and cucumber soup

Recipe slightly adapted from Integrative Nutrition by Joshua Rosenthal

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber
• 1 avocado
• 1 small white onion (or half

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I eat a lot of salads, even when it’s freezing. I just find my own healthy salad recipe is the easiest way to get a perfectly balanced nutritional meal with the least hassle. You can tweak it to perfection, adapt to your own taste, and make it as big (or small) as your appetite requires.

Admittedly however, sometimes I make rather ‘standard’ healthy salad recipes. Plain tuna and pesto chicken I am somewhat over. Those are order of the day when I’m in a rush and I just stick to what I know, or what’s left.

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How often do you eat vegetables as opposed to fruit for breakfast?

Of course while I appreciate fruit is always an option, it’s good to get into the habit of eating savoury breakfasts in equal, if not greater amounts so you keep your fructose tastebuds in check. Whilst spinach, mushrooms and tomatoes are the traditional vegetables we associate for breakfast, I’d thought I’d blog out some more creative options for you to ponder upon…

Courgette

Really love this because it’s light in flavour and watery (I don’t know why that matters!). Sometimes I just like to fry it in a … More about this

I’m quite getting into this video malarky and enjoying myself! The purple cast has been a bit of a blessing.

No merged words this week I’m afraid.

Please comment if you have any thoughts, breakfast ideas or things you’d like me to vlog about next!

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You might have assumed that going low sugar is all doom and gloom on the dessert front. Well fear not my friend, desserts can still be on the cards. Here are three unusual options you can have a play with.

1. Avocado based chocolate mousse

Yep avocado in a dessert, that looks like it’s indulgent and chocolate-like. Perfect for fooling the ultimate chocoholic.

Now you might screw your face up at the thought, but this can turn out OK if you add enough sweetener (preferably stevia or rice malt syrup). If you don’t, it’s a bit weird because it looks … More about this

Wondering what to have for dinner tonight? I have a friend who quite often goes “Lauraaa…tell me what I should have for a healthy dinner tonight pleeeeasse?”. Katie, here you go…why not try these super simple Lemon Lamb Meatballs, a recipe that is now firmly featured in my staple collection for ease and convenience.

I know I’ve predominately blogged on breakfasts and snacks previously, mainly because these are the biggies to overcome with sugar. However, easy healthy homemade meals at anytime of the day, help you avoid any foodstuffs out of a packet that may contain ‘invisible sugar’, … More about this