Well its nearly time for trick or treating this weekend and in this weeks blog there are a few pumpkin based treats just for you! Check out or scarily spicy version of the classic pumpkin soup and our no nonsense recipe for your very own, make at home, pumpkin spice latte!
You can read the full blog here: Hello Pumpkin!
As we are heading into the UK’s golden, rustic autumn, it’s the season of harvest festivals and from schools and churches up and down the country you’d be forgiven for thinking Octobers seasonal foods came in cans, consisted of fruit salads and soups and that the harvest festivals were to celebrate beans and pasta…. Harvest – and October – is actually the season for reaping and gathering, then cooking up a storm of comfort foods as the chilly air draws in, it’s soups, stews, pies and pickle season. It’s the season for celebrating All Things Bright and Beautiful so this weeks blog focuses on the traditional meaning of harvest with a guide to eating the best of this seasons fruit and veg:
You can red more here: nononsensenita blog – Harvest – Seasonal Eating and the Autumn Lader
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In this weeks Thursday Blog we are rounding up the smoothie recipes we have been enjoying for breakfast this month – there are 5 so far, please go ahead and try them yourself! Bear in mind this is no nonsense, no juicing, no mess, minimal washing up and about a 2-5 min prep to drink time. Also be aware our quantities are estimates – feel free to play around and mix it up as you like, then share your smoothie snaps via our facebook and/or twitter pages!
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Read more here: nononsensenita blog – Smoothie “Recipe” Round Up
Its Thursday blog time again – this week you can see our holiday snaps and get the lowdown on Belgian beer – beer researched and taste tested for your benefit of course!
Read more here: nononsensenita blog – Belgian beer bonanza!
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So far this month, we’ve made the greenest of green smoothies for breakfast followed by a warming chicken and chilli soup in the eve – full details here: Recipes
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After last weeks headline “Diabetes could bankrupt the NHS”, this week we’re trying to do our bit to create awareness.
Diabetes is a serious and growing illness in the UK – so this week we are trying to create a little more awareness of its symptoms and risks and what you can do to help yourself avoid diagnosis. We’ve had over 192,000 views to our blog and page so far, so if that many people see this, then fingers crossed the message will be getting through! Let’s do our bit – read on, like and share:
Read more: nononsensenita blog – diabetes part 2
This week and next (it’s such a large topic) I want to talk about the facts behind the alarming headline that was splashed all over the news and media on Monday. It was reported that Diabetes in the UK had increased by 60% in the last decade, and treating this increase would basically destroy and bankrupt our entire NHS.
Read more on my no nonsense nita blog here.
“We’re going veggie” were the words uttered from the boyfriends lips last week. He watched a video on Facebook and instantly decided this is the way forward and we are to no longer eat meat.
To read why and some of the pros and cons, take a read of our latest blog post here.
“I’m BROKE, skint, penniless, overdrawn, in debt, in the red, owe a lot, rent is overdue”….. you get the picture! no nonsense Nita’s top 5 ideas for staying healthy on a budget. For some great tips, have a read of my blog here.