Autumn is here and I am here for it! Autumn is my favourite season for multiple reasons. It's perfect sweater weather, the leaves changing colour make everything more vibrant and colourful, I get to go apple picking and pumpkin picking with friends, and squash and sweet potato are in abundance. This week's vegan pot pie … Continue reading Vegetable Pot Pie (Vegan)
Food Focus: Tofu (& other soy products)
What is tofu? Tofu is the common name for soybean curd, which is produced from the aqueous extract of the soya bean. It originated in China and has since become an increasingly popular source of plant-based protein.1 Tofu Nutritional Breakdown4* Nutrient AmountCalories70 kcalCarbohydrate1.7 gFat4.2 gProtein8.2 gDietary Fibre1 gSugar0.6 gCalcium201 mgIron1.6 mgMagnesium37 mgPhosphorus121 mgPotassium148 mgSodium12 mg*per 100g … Continue reading Food Focus: Tofu (& other soy products)
Simple Lentil Pasta Sauce
I'm not sure where the stereotype came from that university students eat a lot of pasta while at school, but I can admit that it is sometimes true. It's just so simple and easy to prepare, and always tastes good. Just because something is easy to make, doesn't mean it has to be unhealthy. My … Continue reading Simple Lentil Pasta Sauce
Food Focus: Lentils
Welcome to Tracy’s Nutrition Tips’ first Food Focus! This is a new feature I’m trialing on my blog for Mondays in combination with my Back to Basics series where I will be focusing on one specific food, what it is and its nutritional benefits. For the very first Food Focus, I thought I’d introduce you … Continue reading Food Focus: Lentils