Healthy Recipes
overnight oats but actually decent macros
Right so I kept seeing overnight oats everywhere and honestly I always thought it was just a thing people made to look good on their camera. Tried it…
courgette fritters — dead easy, dead quick
Right so Kirsty bought a load of courgettes at the market and they were just sitting there looking at me. Grated two of them, squeezed the water out w…
egg on toast but make it worth photographing
right so it sounds boring but hear me out — fried egg, sourdough, smashed avo with a tiny bit of chilli flakes, and then I added a handful of microgre…
green smoothie that actually keeps me full
Been making this most mornings this week and honestly it's become a bit of a habit. Takes maybe five minutes and I'm not hungry until well past eleven…
pre-workout timing is the only thing I've actually nailed
Basically I eat about 90 minutes before and it's a small thing but it changed everything for me. Not a big meal. Something with carbs and a bit of pro…
mango and chickpea thing — dead simple
Right so it's finally warm enough that I don't want anything cooked for lunch and I've been messing around trying to find something that isn't just sa…
cucumber and peach salad — sounds weird, works well
Been doing this one on repeat for the past couple of weeks because it genuinely takes about eight minutes and the peaches are actually good right now.…
baked salmon tray thing — proper low effort
Right so I've been making this on rotation for about three weeks now and I keep meaning to write it up properly. Basically it's a sheet pan situation…
food and skin — honestly more connected than I used to think
I say this as someone who spent years separating the two in my head. Skin stuff = skincare. Food = health. But the more I see clients and the more I p…
genuinely never used to bother with warm-ups
Right so for years I just cracked straight into sessions. No warm-up, nothing. Maybe a wee arm circle if I was feeling fancy. And honestly I thought f…
legs are knackered and I'm eating cheese on toast again
Went for a longer walk than planned on Sunday — ended up doing about 8 miles round Ilkley Moor because Dave refused to turn back and I didn't want to…
frozen matcha thing I've been making
Blended frozen banana, a teaspoon of matcha, oat milk, tiny bit of honey. That's it. Comes out like soft serve basically. I've been having it after e…
rice cakes got boring so I did this instead
Been grabbing rice cakes as an after-school thing for the kids and honestly they were barely touching them. Can't blame them, can you. So this week I…
peanut butter banana oats — 5 mins, no excuses
Right so I've been in my porridge era lately but the kind that doesn't take forever. Mash half a banana into your oats while they're cooking, stir in…
yoghurt bowl thing — simpler than it sounds
Right so I've been doing this most mornings this week and it takes about three minutes, which honestly is the main selling point before work. Just Gr…
courgette and sweetcorn fritters — dead easy, proper satisfying
Right so courgettes are absolutely everywhere right now and I panic-bought four of them at the market on Saturday without a plan, classic. Made these…
post-workout eating, I've been getting this wrong for ages
Right so I did a longer run on Saturday — about 45 minutes, which for me is a lot — and I came home and just had a cup of tea and a biscuit (gluten-fr…
roasted tomato and white bean thing
Made this last night basically because the tomatoes from the farmers market were on their last legs and I couldn't bear to waste them. Roasted them wi…
watermelon and feta salad — dead simple but proper lush
Made this on Sunday and honestly it disappeared in about ten minutes. Oli had two bowls. Ingredients (serves 2–3) - 500g watermelon, cubed - 100g fet…
frozen banana + matcha thing, don't knock it
Right so I had half a frozen banana left from the pancake thing earlier this week and basically just blended it with a scoop of oats, a teaspoon of ma…