Spiced Butternut Squash and Coconut Soup

Well, it's officially cold! Everywhere you look, there's umbrellas, scarves, pumpkin spiced everything and a definite outbreak of the sniffles. It's that time of year where everyone settles in and makes the most of being warm and cosy at home - and it's also the time that everyone digs out their slow cookers and starts …

HEALTHY EATING – Is weighing your food healthy or obsessive?

To some people, weighing your food can be seen as totally obsessive and OTT. To others, it’s an important way to track food and get results. After many years working with people to help them reach their weight loss goals, I've seen various positives and negatives that come from tracking your food carefully. I wanted …

The Cost of an Unhealthy Diet

Hey all, happy June! I just wanted to write a little blog to talk about my recent move to London, and a recent realisation that I had around my diet and health. Since moving to London, I've been working a lot - I'm the head chef at the Soup Kitchen on Tottenham Court Road feeding …

Meal Replacements – I mean, why would you want to replace a meal?

I'm curious. When you buy something labelled as a 'meal replacement' what exactly is your decision making process behind it? You see, when you think about it, a 'meal replacement' is a bit of a weird concept really, isn't it? What's so awful about any meal that you'd want to replace it with something else? A …