Smoothie recipe

1 banana handful of berries such as blackberries 125ml milk 2 tablespoons of yogurt Whizz in a blender.  Pour into a glass.  It’s as quick & easy as that! This is so simple to make and a fun way to get two portions of fruit.  The milk and yogurt provides calcium […]


Sugar Free Scones!

These scones don’t need any added sugar as they taste sweet from the sultanas.  Makes 8. 250g self-raising flour 50g margarine 150ml semi-skimmed milk 75g sultanas Rub the flour and margarine together, stir in the milk and add the raisins.  Divide the mixture into 8.  Make them into evenly shaped […]


Beetroot soup 1

 Recipe for beetroot soup (makes 2 portions) 250g cooked beetroot (not in vinegar) 1 carrot 1 potato ½ onion 500ml vegetable stock pepper to taste 2 tablespoons low fat plain yoghurt Peel & dice the vegetables and add to the vegetable stock in a saucepan, bring to the boil & […]


Does Cider count as a portion of fruit?

No.  The only beverage that can be counted as a portion of fruit is fruit juice.  Apple juice or any other fruit juice can count as a portion – just 150ml is a portion but drinking more than this does not count as more portions.  Even if you drink more, fruit […]


Busting Myths – Aspartame 1

Aspartame has been given a bad name by the media but is it justified?  The studies that reported negatively on aspartame were on rats and these animal studies show a low level of evidence compared to more robust evidence such as systematic reviews (meta-analysis) and randomised controlled trials.  Looking at all the evidence, Aspartame […]