Barbecues at the ready – don’t forget the all-important lettuce and peppers!
We’re all aware by now of the benefits of eating in season, and with peppers and lettuce now at their peak, Keelings, the 100% Irish family owned company and experts in fresh produce, say that increasing our intake of these scrumptious salads need not be a chore and in fact has the potential to be [...]
Berry Tempting Ideas to Get Your 5 a Day
We are all constantly encouraged to consume our ‘five a day’ but if we realised just how pleasurable it could be, perhaps we would all try just that little bit harder! So if you can’t bring yourself to chop a banana over your cereal or to eat that apple at break-time, the good news is [...]
New FETAC Certification in Nutrition Course in Galway
Do you want to know exactly how food affects your wellbeing?
This and many other questions around the area of food, diet and nutrition will be addressed as part of a new FETAC Certificate in Nutrition course currently being offered by Atlantic College.
The course, which will run for 10 weeks, is designed for those already working [...]
Once again Irish Slow Fooders rediscover that Granny knows best (and always did)
For the second year, members of Slow Food Ireland throughout the 32 counties will be celebrating International Grandmothers’ Day on or close to April 25th with a series of events designed to draw attention to the value of older generations in preserving and passing on precious skills that might otherwise be lost. Grandmothers – not [...]
Rozanne Stephens’ Top 10 Tips for Eat Smart Week
Rozanne Stephens‘ Top 10 Tips for Eat Smart Week
Take time out to plan all your meals and snacks for the week. Make a comprehensive list and stick to it when you go shopping. Keep a small stock of Store cupboard Essentials and Freezer Treasures so you [...]
Shop Smart, Cook Smart, Eat Smart – NHF Eat Smart Week 19th-25th April
In current times, families are faced with reduced disposable income through wages cuts, redundancy and increased taxes. The Nutrition & Health Foundation (NHF) is asking people to use this as an opportunity to shop smart, cook smart and eat smart together in order to establish a healthy diet for life for all the family starting [...]
Donal Skehan creates delicious high-energy pasta dishes exclusively for the Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon
- Ireland’s rising chef star Donal Skehan creates delicious high-energy pasta dishes exclusively for the Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon-
The energy requirements of someone doing a marathon or long work out is about 15 times resting values so food plays a big part of getting fit and healthy and pasta in particular is [...]
Make Childhood Obesity the No.1 Health Priority for 2010
Make Childhood Obesity the No.1 Health Priority for 2010 urges the Nutrition and Health Foundation.
10,000 more Irish kids set to become obese this year
There are plenty of statistics available that prove child obesity in Ireland has reached epidemic levels. Current figures show that 300,000 children are overweight or obese in Ireland with the number set [...]
27% of Irish consumers never read food labels
Get to grips with food labeling and the recommended daily calorie intake with the help of The Nutrition and Health Foundation -
27% of Irish consumers never read food labels
It is further apparent from last night’s episode of Operation Transformation, that Irish people do not understand food labeling and its importance or are aware of the [...]
Super Foods – Super You!
We all know that improving our diet can improve our health, helping us look and feel better. However an abundance of new research is demonstrating that with minimum effort we can make a good diet ‘really’ good simply by munching on specific ‘super foods’ on a daily basis. These foods are packed with nutrients powerful [...]
