When a lot of people think about carbohydrates they think things like bread, pasta, potatoes and associate them as bad foods and weight gain, unhealthy etc Actually the opposite is true! Most of our energy comes from carbohydrates. Our bodies need carbs to function. Especially our brain! What is important in regard to carbs is […]
Let’s start with the basics. What is food? Food contains energy, or technically, chemical bonds that when broken are used to create fuel for our cellls. Food contains much more than just calories, it contains micronutrients, macronutrients, phytochemicals, zoochemicals, fibre, water and also probably many things that haven’t even been discovered yet! All of these […]
Should you take it? Should you not take it? That is the question that plagues many women getting into a fitness routine. The common perception is that protein powders are for the guys and that they will just make you bulky and bigger (this is also a common perception around weight training as well but […]
I popped up a little post up for my Mini Challenge ladies over the weekend regarding wine. I know a lot of people love a glass or 2 but how many of you actually know how many calories are in your glass? I’ve got a little comparison chart below for you based on calories only. […]
