Down to Earth Nutrition and Lifestyle

18/12/2023

Ready for your lurgies, sniffles and bugs 😁

09/12/2022

Here's an easy and very morish apple dish with only 4 ingredients that can serve as breakfast and as a snack. It's a firm favourite in my house, especially in these dark and cold months. It's very comforting! So why not give this warm apple with almond butter recipe a go? Apples are beneficial for your gut and you can still buy local - or at least UK-grown - apples in the shop....

Here's an easy and very morish apple dish that can serve as breakfast or as a snack. So give this warm apple with almond butter recipe a go!

23/09/2022

I missed coming together as a group to prepare food. So I'm delighted to offer this again!
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The first opportunity will be on Sunday 2 October, and we will make sauerkraut and pickles together in the Sunshine Room, The Park Ecovillage, Findhorn.
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You'll leave with two big jars and I'll make sure you feel confident to make many more jars in the future. This workshop will save you a ton of money!

Learn how to make fermented vegetables and make two jars to take home in this Sauerkraut and Pickles: a hands-on workshop

26/08/2022

The ketogenic diet is popular at the moment for weight loss, diabetes management and mental health. So in my Facebook group, one of the members asked if the ketogenic diet is a good idea for mental health. The diet has fans and also people who consider it a fad diet. I dove into the science of it and will give you my take on the question: Ketogenic diet: good or fad?...

The diet has fans and also people who consider it a fad diet. I will give you my take on the question: Ketogenic diet: good or fad?

04/08/2022

This sweet and sour chicken recipe is a straightforward and quick one to make. It combines well with rice and summer vegetables - like green beans, courgette or a big green salad. What's not to like? Sweet and sour chicken is a popular takeaway option. But this version is much cheaper and much healthier too! It doesn't include deep frying and inflammatory oils....

This sweet and sour chicken recipe is a very easy one to make and it doesn't contain gluten or dairy. Lovely with rice and green beans!

22/07/2022

If you have been diagnosed with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) the first thing you've probably been looking towards is what you eat. Is it the coffee? The onions? The curry? Truth be told, banning certain foods can be very helpful in managing your symptoms. But what if you clean up your diet more and more and are still experiencing symptoms? Or the food seems to be a problem one day and is fine the next?...

If you have been diagnosed with IBS the first thing you've probably been looking towards is what you eat. But is food the only culprit?

21/07/2022

On a warm and sunny day you probably want an easy meal that nourishes and can be wipped up in ten minutes. And that you can eat chilled or heated... Voilá the easiest home-made soup in the world! Just open a few tins, add some stuff and blend! Beans are great White beans like haricot or cannellini beans are wonderful to use in soups and smoothies....

Want a really quick and easy meal? Voilá the easiest home-made soup in the world! Just open a few tins, add some stuff and blend!

14/07/2022

We've had a few warm days here in Scotland and it looks like there will be more! Time for a refreshing summer salad. One you can quickly whip up and take outside to eat in the garden. It might sound a bit strange to add fruit to a green salad but why not? It's perfect for summer. There is a good variety of berries at the moment and they can make a delicious and healthy addition....

Time for a refreshing summer salad. One you can quickly whip up and take outside to eat in the garden. You can download the recipe here.

06/07/2022

Wraps are popular and are a nice way to make yourself a healthy lunch or snack. Now I know you can buy wraps in the supermarket - even gluten free ones - but they can be a bit pricey and cardboard-like. So why not make your own wraps! It's cheap and quick, especially when you make a stack and freeze some for later....

Wraps are popular now and are a nice way to make yourself a healthy lunch or snack. So why not make your own gluten free wraps!

01/07/2022

We sometimes want a nice gravy, right? But then the commercial brands have some questionnable ingredients in them - see below. Well, making some yourself is actually super simple. Here's how to make and easy dairy free, gluten free and vegan gravy! I had a look at the ingredients in the leading brand gravy granules. This is a product so many of use use - it's tasty and so easy....

Making gravy from scratch is actually super simple. Here's how to make ans easy dairy free, gluten free and vegan gravy!

30/06/2022

Here's a practical and time saving tip about labelling your food:

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23/06/2022

You can't quell the fires of inflammation if you keep fuelling them with inflammatory foods! Here's a link to my online programme: https://www.evelinerodenburg.co.uk/anti-inflammatory-diet-lifestyle-course/