such as processed foods get all the salt they need without trying. The Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) recommended daily salt allowance is six grams, and if you have toast and cereal for breakfast, a pasta salad and yoghurt for lunch, and a midday handful of low-fat

of cheese. Select low-fat produce. Also, if you are lactose intolerant, you may find fermented dairy products are easier on your stomach. Course 6: Dairy foods Seasonal fruit smoothie70g seasonal fruit (peaches, berries and mangoes work well) 180g low-fat

.Refuelling pointTo maintain focus and energy levels all afternoon, ideally you'll have a healthy packed lunch. But if you're not going the homemade route, try these fast-food fixes:• Subway's 12-inch low-fat sub with veggies packs around 700 calories and contains

foods get all the salt they need without trying. The Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) recommended daily salt allowance is six grams, and if you have toast and cereal for breakfast, a pasta salad and yoghurt for lunch, and a midday handful of low-fat crisps

of beans and peas grown all over the UK, from broad beans popping up in June to September’s crop of green beans.Why? Naturally low in fat and sodium, beans and peas contain high levels of Vitamin C, which helps the body heal wounds and fractures, and boosts

from low-fat foods such as wheat germ, fortified breakfast cereals (they have 25 to 100 percent of the DV per serving), and black-eyed peas, although the zinc found in beef, poultry, pork, lamb, and seafood is absorbed the best.My recommendation

and there’s no need to get any in food. Problems arise when the liver produces more than the body requires. Cholesterol is transported around the body attached to carriers called lipoproteins. Low density lipoproteins (LDL) carry most of the cholesterol

eating guidelines and you’ll soon see excess weight melt away. Get clued up on what to eat and why by getting to know the basic principles of nutrition. Food Groups: The BasicsJust right for runners: the foods groups you need, and how much you need

in the oven.Use Healthy GarnishesOne secret of weight-loss is making bland foods taste great. Smear the right mustard on a low-fat turkey sandwich and it becomes delicious. Use Worcestershire sauce to spruce up steamed broccoli and other healthy foods. Lightly

you feeling unsatisfied, so you eat twice the amount," says Gina Kerr from the North West Triathlon Club in Londonderry. "After years of trying – and failing – with 'diet' foods, I removed low-fat products from my diet, which were more often than