Low-Calorie Recipes

What to eat to stay healthy and happy Nutritionist Kerry Torrens suggests foods to fend off the blues - packed with the nutrients your body needs to make serotonin, the happy hormone. Get your daily dose of vitamin D... Get a daily shot of sunshine with foods rich in vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin associated with better moods. It's found in eggs, oily fish, and fortified breakfast cereals and spreads. Recipe suggestions: Sardines with chickpeas, lemon & parsley Perfect scrambled eggs Spanish sardines on toast Salmon & spinach with tartare cream Baked eggs with spinach & tomato Lay the foundations... Pack main meals with foods rich in the amino acid tryptophan, a key building block for serotonin. Chicken, venison, oily fish like tuna or salmon, dairy foods, soya, nuts and seeds are good choices. Vitamin B6 - found in brown rice, wholemeal wheat, beans and pulses - will help your body to process it. Recipe suggestions: Miso brown rice & chicken salad Soy tuna with

Top 10 tips for healthy Chinese cooking - Celebrity chef, Ching-He Huang, was taught the basic philosophies of Chinese cuisine at a young age, and champions the importance of using fresh ingredients and healthy cooking techniques. Here, Ching-He shares her passion for nutritious Chinese cooking and passes on her tips for making your own healthy and authentic dishes at home... Top 10 tips for healthy Chinese cooking [toc heading_levels="3,4,5"] 1. Stir-fries This popular cooking technique retains the nutrients of the ingredients due to the quick cooking method. You only need a small amount of oil, lean meat or fish and lots of seasonal veggies for a delicious supper. By eating within the seasons we are eating what is optimally nutritious. Food that has travelled miles will not be as fresh and therefore, may have lost some of its nutrition. Like it hot? Throw in spices too. 2. Use plenty of garlic, ginger and chilli There are massive health benefits to using this tasty trio