City to Surf – What to Eat
There are now less four weeks to the City to Surf. How is your training going? So far we’ve covered how to get started and training for Heartbreak Hill. Another important part of your...
Category: Nutrition
Food For Thought – Morning Tea
There are many foods that you come across everyday which you know taste great but are probably on the “naughty” side. You’ve got the choice to eat it or if your will power...
Vegetarian Diets
People practice a vegetarian lifestyle for various reasons. The four main types of vegetarians are: Strict vegetarian or vegan – excludes all animal products such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, cheese and other dairy...
One Kilogram of Fat
We eat food to fuel our bodies for energy, growth and repair. However, when we regularly eat more energy than our body needs, the excess is stored inside fat cells. There are roughly 37,000 kilojoules (kJ)...
Food Labelling Tricks
Food manufacturing companies spend millions of dollars researching consumer behaviour in order to develop tactics to make you to buy more of their products. Be careful of tricks that food manufacturers use to entice...
The 70-30 Rule
If you’re serious about losing those unwanted kilos, then you need to follow the ’70-30 Rule’, which basically means that 70% of your effort should be spent on nutrition and 30% on exercise....