Healthy drinks

We hear and read so much about how the antioxidants in green tea are nutritionally and healthily beneficial. Then of course there are the claims as how they are a superfood and can help you lose weight when following a low fat or...

When summer comes it’s good to know a few recipes for thirst quenching drinks. Whether it’s for a daytime refresher or a barbecue party it’s nice to have a healthy low fat/low calorie alternate to sodas and fizzy pop. If you’ve...

What better on a hot summer’s day than a long cool drink of something refreshing? So many of us reach for the fizzy drink but even diet sodas aren’t the best for us. Low calorie drinks may be low in sugar but the rest of the...

Long before we all started becoming nutrition savvy if it’s one thing that everyone knew, ift was that oranges are good for you. For centuries they have been prized for their juice and flesh which is packed with vitamin C....

All citrus fruits are packed full of vitamin C but whilst we enjoy orange juice and grapefruit juice as drinks we only use lemon and lime juices in cooking or in small amounts. Here are some healthy low fat ways of taking...

Blueberries are one of nature’s superfoods and as well as being fantastically nutritious they taste really good. They can be eaten fresh or in puddings but they are also good with other fruit and vegetables in smoothies and juice...

If you fancy something different for breakfast or lunch or even a snack a great idea is smoothies shakes and juice blends and they are easy to make as long as you have a blender and/or a smoothie maker. An electric juicer is also...

A great inclusion in any low fat diet or healthy eating plan, smoothies, shakes and juice blends are good to drink at any time of day and easy to make. As they use fruit and vegetables in the raw form you are usually getting the...

Shakes, smoothies and juice blends are quick to make, easy to drink at any time of the day and are a great way of injecting a nutrient boost to your system. They should be a regular feature of a low calorie or low-fat diet and...

You need a blender or smoothie maker for these healthy drinks so if you don’t have one, now is the time to invest. A cost efficient stick blender and a deep jug will do the job just as well as the more expensive jug blender or...