No-oats porridge! A gluten free alternative.

A little bit of back story here, I have celiac disease (I dislike this term, I sound contagious) anyhow, for over a year I have had to abandon my go-to breakfast of porridge. None of this packet throw-in-the-microwave rubbish. No. Real, proper porridge the way my Gran taught me to make it. I literally lived on this for breakfast for years until I found that after breakfast I’d have to go and lie down for 3 hours. Thank you gluten.

Long story short, not even gluten-free oats work for me so I’ve had to say goodbye to flapjacks, granola, and my beloved porridge.

Until today ladies and gents. Oh yes!

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How to survive Christmas, your ultimate guide

The build up to Christmas gets longer and longer each year and it seems that once the big day is over, there can be an anti-climatic feeling surrounding the festive season. It’s no longer Christmas but it’s not New Year. There are left over selection boxes and tubs of pringles, possibly a box of shortbread and some festive cheese. The TV is alright during the day and so the urge to put your feet up, watch the tele and eat the junk food is overwhelming. And why not? It’s the one socially acceptable time of year to just do nothing.

 

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Christmas “Cheating”

So, Christmas is coming, the Geese are getting fat but with a little planning we don’t have to. Lets talk Cheat Meals.

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Whats your BMI?

BMI or body mass index has been used for over 100 years as a measure of how ‘fat’ you are. It is used by doctors up and down the country, it is taught to dieticians and used by many fitness professionals and diet programmes. It is NOT used by me at SavagePT. Here’s why…

 

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Date me chocolate mousse

Amazing recipe for Christmas time, when families get together and big dinners are happening, it’s always handy to have an allergy free recipe to dig out. This is part of my “5 or less ingredients” cruisade, I am determined to find yummy, healthy recipes with less than 5 ingredients, and then share them with you, my loyal Savages :P

This is a recipe for a gluten free, nut free, dairy free, paleo, vegan, raw chocolate mousse. No added sugar. No added anything really. Just real foods.

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Ho ho ho

Being healthy isn’t all about working out the body, to be healthy is to be happy. And what better way to be happy than to laugh?

Laughing is excellent for the body and the mind. There’s a lot of core work involved, it releases endorphins and increases happiness and feelings of wellbeing.

What happens if you’re not feeling happy though? If you’re fed up, having a bad day or are not in the mood?
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Benefits of working your core

I seem to spend my week telling people to brace their core, or telling them which exercises are working the ‘core’. But what IS the ‘core’ and how does working it benefit you?

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Trillionaire Shortbread

Since having to give up gluten, cut out dairy and minimise sugar I was convinced that Christmas time would be a bit boring on the food front. Thankfully, I’m quite good in the kitchen and it’s time to roll out this bad boy and share the allergy friendly recipe that will blow you away.
Sit down for this guys, taste lies ahead.

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Sugar, Sugar

Sugar, the big bad wolf of the food world. Insidious. Sneaking into your food without you noticing. Increasing your risk of health problems and weight gain. The World Health Organisation recommends that we cut our sugar down to just 5% of our calorie intake per day, that’s 6 teaspoons. You might be thinking, well I don’t take sugar in my tea, I don’t buy biscuits or eat chocolate, this doesn’t apply to me. Sadly, sugar is hiding and creeping into your diet, here are some places where you might have forgotten to look…

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Chocolate Cherry Smoothie

While we are hearing more frequently now about the dangers of smoothies, and how the sugar in it will kill us all, it does refer to shop bought smoothies. The ones made at home can be healthy, and satisfying, if made with the right ingredients. Today I give you my Chocolate Cherry smoothie. Perfect for that chocolate craving that drives you to the confectionery aisle.

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