Weight Loss

Do you have a soft spot for scones? Try these wheat and sugar free, high-protein scones for your next high tea. What you'll need The scones 1 cup oat flour (ground quick oats) ½ cup vanilla protein powder  ¼ cup rolled oats ½ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp sea salt 3 tbsp coconut oil 1 egg white ¼ cup strawberry Greek yogurt 2 tbsp almond milk 3 sachets Stevia 3 tbsp dark chocolate chips Mixed berry jam 1 cup frozen mixed berries (thawed) 2 sachets of Stevia 2 tsp chia seeds Natural fat-free whipped 'cream'  ½ cup non-fat dry milk  ½ cup ice water  1 egg white   1 tsp lemon juice  ¼ cup powdered sugar, sifted (you can use Stevia, quarter teaspoon or to taste) ½ tsp vanilla extract What you'll do The scones Preheat the oven to 220ºC. Mix all the dry ingredients together and all the wet ingredients together. Add the wet to the dry and fold together. Stir in chocolate chips. Add heaped tablespoon amounts to a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes. ...

  Do you have a soft spot for scones? Try these wheat and sugar free, high-protein scones for your next high tea. What you'll need The scones 1 cup oat flour (ground quick oats) ½ cup vanilla protein powder  ¼ cup rolled oats ½ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp sea salt 3 tbsp coconut oil 1 egg white ¼ cup strawberry Greek yogurt 2 tbsp almond milk 3 sachets Stevia 3 tbsp dark chocolate chips Mixed berry jam 1 cup frozen mixed berries (thawed) 2 sachets of Stevia 2 tsp chia seeds Natural fat-free whipped 'cream'  ½ cup non-fat dry milk  ½ cup ice water  1 egg white   1 tsp lemon juice  ¼ cup powdered sugar, sifted (you can use Stevia, quarter teaspoon or to taste) ½ tsp vanilla extract What you'll do The scones Preheat the oven to 220ºC. Mix all the dry ingredients together and all the wet ingredients together. Add the wet to the dry and fold together. Stir in chocolate chips. Add heaped tablespoon amounts to a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 mi...

  Do you have a soft spot for scones? Try these wheat and sugar free, high-protein scones for your next high tea. What you'll need The scones 1 cup oat flour (ground quick oats) ½ cup vanilla protein powder  ¼ cup rolled oats ½ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp sea salt 3 tbsp coconut oil 1 egg white ¼ cup strawberry Greek yogurt 2 tbsp almond milk 3 sachets Stevia 3 tbsp dark chocolate chips Mixed berry jam 1 cup frozen mixed berries (thawed) 2 sachets of Stevia 2 tsp chia seeds Natural fat-free whipped 'cream' ½ cup non-fat dry milk  ½ cup ice water  1 egg white   1 tsp lemon juice  ¼ cup powdered sugar, sifted (you can use Stevia, quarter teaspoon or to taste) ½ tsp vanilla extract What you'll do The scones Preheat the oven to 220ºC. Mix all the dry ingredients together and all the wet ingredients together. Add the wet to the dry and fold together. Stir in chocolate chips. Add heaped tablespoon amounts to a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes....

  No more boring lunches! This pumpkin and feta chicken salad will bring the life back into work-day lunches. What you'll need (serves 2) 1 cup pumpkin, diced ¼ cup cold-pressed extra-virgin coconut oil 1 bunch brocollini200 g chicken thigh Sea salt, to taste Pepper, to taste 1 large handful spinach 1 tbsp kim chi or sauerkraut(fermented vegetables) 30 g goat's feta1 small handful walnuts, chopped 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar Preheat oven to 180°C Method Peel and dice pumpkin, coat in coconut oil and bake in oven until soft. Boil a small saucepan of water and steam broccoli. Set aside to cool. In a pan with 1 tbsp of coconut oil, add chicken, season with salt and pepper and cook over a high heat, flipping halfway. Place the spinach mix as the base in a large bowl or plate. Add fermented vegetables, roasted pumpkin, and diced broccoli. Crumble goat's feta on top, sprinkle walnuts and dress with extra-virgin olive oil and apple cider vinegar. Top w...

    They say the last two kilograms are the hardest to lose, but we’ve found a loophole. STEP 1.   Calculate your baseline Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the number of calories you’d burn per day if you were to lie in bed 24/7. It’s based on various factors including your height, age and body composition (a higher muscle to fat ratio will burn more calories even at rest). To calculate your BMR, plug your deets into this equation (known as the Harris-Benedict equation):  BMR = 655 + (9.6 x weight in kg) + (1.8 x height in cm) - (4.7 x age in years) e.g. a 30-year-old female measuring 167 cm tall and weighing 54.5 kg would compute 655 + 523 + 302 – 141 to get a maintenance level daily calorie need of 1,339, or 5,624 kJ, per day (multiply calories by 4.2 to convert to kJ lingo). STEP 2.  Body audit If your numbers come in low, don’t panic. In addition to what you burn to maintain basic bodily functions, you need to add your other energy usage. What you want to work ...

  Get your Mexican fix with this fish taco recipe by pro surfer Sally Fitzgibbons .    What you'll need (serves 4) 8 flour tortillas 600g white fish fillets Canola oil spray Flour (for dusting) Butter (for frying) 1⁄2 iceberg lettuce, finely chopped   Guacamole 2 ripe avocados 1⁄2 red onion, finely diced 1⁄2 red chilli, deseeded, pith removed, finely sliced 1⁄2 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped Juice of 1⁄2 lime Juice of 1⁄2 lemon. Tomato salsa 4 fresh tomatoes, diced 1⁄2 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped 1 red chilli, deseeded and pith removed, nely sliced Mango salsa 1 ripe mango, diced 1⁄2 red chilli, deseeded and pith removed, finely sliced Juice of 1 lime 1⁄2 cup mint leaves, finely chopped Method 1. To shape the tortilla bowls, preheat your oven to 180°C. Wrap four of the tortillas in foil and place on oven tray for 10 minutes just to warm them up. 2. Remove tortillas from foil and spray lightly with oil. Place them between the holes of an upside-down muf...

  There's no denying complementary therapies are on the rise. We've taken the guesswork out of discovering what these therapies mean and how they can be of benefit to you.   Osteopathy: Using observation and manipulation, the practitioner addresses any structural difficulties of movement which may affect the body and works towards realignment. May help with back or neck pain. Acupuncture:  Traditional Chinese therapy uses needles on specific meridian points, or ‘energy lines’, to address specific ailments and diseases. Based on the opposing forces of yin and yang. Can be used for a range of conditions including arthritis, allergies, asthma and insomnia. Homoeopathy: Uses extremely diluted organic extracts. Based on the philosophy of ‘like cures like’ (not dissimilar to vaccines), homoeopathy is concerned with the underlying causes rather than the immediate symptoms. Has had good results in the treatment of colds, eczema, nausea and obesity. Iridology: Analysing a perso...