Blog Archive - January 2014

Diet Tips: Substitute Courgette For Spaghetti

Posted on 24 January 2014

Tags: Recipe, diet tips, vegetarian, video, healthy eating

A penchant for pasta is not ideal whilst watching your waist, but there’s hope - the perfect spaghetti substitute does exist. Step forward the humble courgette. Low in calories, (approximately 15 calories per 100g), rich in vitamin c and potassium, courgettes can be fashioned into pasta-like ribbons –all you need is a peeler. Not only are you skipping spaghetti, you’re also introducing a portion of fresh veg into your diet. Phew.

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Chilli Scrambled Eggs

Posted on 19 January 2014

Tags: Recipe, video, diet tips, vegetarian

Kick start any day with these fantastic scrambled eggs...

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Low Calorie Lamb Tagine

Posted on 17 January 2014

At the weekend, my culinary goddess of a friend hosted her annual (albeit a few weeks late) Christmas party. There was enough food there to feed the Olympic swimming team for days; cheesy nachos, an array of desserts and a substantial cheese board to contend with… Tensions were high.

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Transform Your Beef Bourguignon

Posted on 17 January 2014

Tags: Recipe, beef, video

Here Lyndsay tells us how to transform our Beef Bourguignon into a delicous one pot low calorie meal with the simple addition of some home made dumplings and kale...scrummy!

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Pimp up your Pea Soup

Posted on 15 January 2014

Tags: Recipe, healthy eating, diet tips, vegetarian

The prettier a dish is, the more appetizing it is, but it's not always easy to make meals with very low calorie contents look as delicous as a currently forbidden carbonara. Here we show you how to pep up pea soup. Healthy eating can be tough sometimes, but these simple tricks really transform this dish. 

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Marvellous Muesli Bars

Posted on 12 January 2014

Tags: Diet Treats

Packed full of goodness, this is a recipe from one of our friends Sally. Perfect for a weekend treat and a great example of how healthy eating doesn't always involve compromise - your family will also love these.

This recipe has been published in LEON's second cookbook with the following foreword:

“Sally is Leon regular who sent us this recipe when we mentioned that we were writing a second cookbook. They are really, really good”

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Oat So Tasty!

Posted on 2 January 2014

Tags: Diet Treats

It's a well known fact that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, yet it's the one we all tend to skip. Throughout January, we will be giving you some delicious recipes for hearty and healthy breakfasts that will set you up for the day. To start with here are two porridge recipes, one from a super Swedish Foodie and another from our friends at Wild at Heart.

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Superfood Smoothie

Posted on 1 January 2014

Tags: Diet Treats, Recipe. Smoothie

Happy New Year!

If, like us, and thousands of others one of your New Years resolutions is to eat more healthily and lose a little of that excess Christmas weight, then you’re in the right place. As well as our fabulous new pots which are all less than 400 calories and 14g of fat, we’re bringing you a little tip a day to help you turn your diet into a treat. Starting with this delicious superfood smoothie from Lyndsay.

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