Amelie Rosseneu

Lately many articles have pop-up about detoxing your body after the holidays. Yes, we might have had a few glasses too much to drink, we probably ate more than we should have and most likely also didn’t eat as healthy as we normally do. But does this really mean our bodies are filled with toxins we need to get rid of? What is a “detox diet” or “cleanse”? There is not just one type of “detox diet” it comes in different varieties. A few examples are: Fasting for 1-3 days, meaning simply not eating at all. Juice cleanse: A diet […]

Fruit yogurt is a typical source of hidden sugar. All the sweetness of fruit yogurt doesn’t really come from the fruit but is most likely to come from added sugar. Therefore an often repeated suggestion is to buy plain unsweetened yogurt eat it either as it is or add some fruit yourself. Doing this you’re 100% sure your fruit yogurt actually contains a decent amount of fruit and it’s free from added sugar. Making a switch from fruit yogurt to unsweetened plain yogurt is often a high hurdle to take, especially for people with a sweet tooth that are not […]

– Guest post by Dylan Foster – Summer is here, and the heat is on for parents looking to provide healthy meals for their kids over the summer break. With so many cookouts and pool parties around the corner, it can be a challenge to make sure your family is eating healthfully. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to ensure that everyone enjoys the season while keeping a healthy diet. Here are six tips for keeping your family happy and healthy during the summer season. Take Advantage of the Summer Harvest Nothing beats the taste of fruits and vegetables that are […]

To know if a certain product is healthy for you, you need to read the food labels. Because reading food labels is a hassle and not everyone knows how to interpret it, some countries started marking products with a star or color code to make it clear to consumers what is healthy and what is not. While those systems may seem like a good idea, it’s much more complicated than this. There are just too many factors that play a role in deciding if a certain product is healthy or not. Nestle is one of the companies that managed to […]

Crispy chickpea’s Chickpeas are a good source of proteins, especially for people that don’t eat meat. A tasty way to eat them in front of the TV is by baking them in the oven. Pour a can of ready-made chickpeas in a bowl together with 1-2 spoons of olive oil, some spices and salt. Cover the bowl and shake it until the oil, spices and salt cover all the chickpeas. Place the chickpeas on a baking plate (preferably with bakery paper) and put it in the oven for 20 minutes. You’re free to choose the spices you like, I usually […]

As a dietitian, I’m almost always the last solution. People come to dietitians only after they tried every possible method in the Internet and failed. They try so hard, they follow the diet to the letter and still do not lose weight, not permanently, and sometimes it comes back with some bonus weight. There are many reasons why diets fail. Here are the main reasons I encounter daily and you should be aware of: Extreme dieting Sometimes people don’t have the patience and want to see immediate results. Unfortunately, in dieting there are no shortcuts. If you try to go […]

When most people think of healthy nutrition, they think about unprocessed food and loads of fruit and vegetables, but nobody is really bothered about what and how much they should drink. Most people figured out by now that soft drink is not the best choice for a healthy drink, but what is? In the Silicon Valley, some people came up with a new idea: bottled raw water. Raw water is unfiltered and untreated water straight from the ground. Maybe it makes sense – after all, this water is unprocessed. However they forgot the reason why water is treated and filtered. […]