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Chocolate Quinoa Granola  

After getting a gorgeous puffed quinoa granola (from HomeSpun Foods – I’d highly recommend it) I kept my eyes open for any puffed quinoa, and lo and behold I found some (organic to boot) in Lidl recently. So I went googling and decided to come up with my own recipe. All my ingredients are from either Aldi or Lidl (except the Vanilla essence).

As we are coming into the autumn I'm thinking more of soups for lunch than salads. My friend and colleague very kindly gave me some kale and celery from her garden and suddenly inspiration struck and I came up wiht this soup recipe. I really liked it but the celery is quite strong (it was mainly the leaves) so you may wish to adjust this. 

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It's back - Nutritional Therapy Awareness Week (NTAW), this year it's from the 7th to 13th of November. As part of the awareness week I'm offering clients a 10% discount off all consultations and food intolerance testing if booked during this week (consultations may be arranged at any time before Christmas). 

I am also doing a workshop with osteopath Samatha Sherrington on Post Partum recovery and breasfteeding on the 9th of November at the Snugglebugs Studio, Naas, Co. Kildare. As...

At Gwenright Nutrition we now offer Food Intolerance testing, using Lorisian finger prick test. A range of tests is availble, and in the price for each I include a consultation to go through results and put an action plan in place. Please contact me for a kit, which I can post to you . 

If you'd like to know more about food intolerances, read on (taken from the Lorisian Website): 

An Explanation of Food Intolerance

What is the differenc...

I am running the next LFAM course in Newbridge, starting on the 7th of April at 7pm. This is a 12 week course and costs €297, but you can also pay in three installments of €106 each. The booking link is at the end, feel free to contact me with any questions you may have, on 087 6578307. Below is the information straight from Glenville Nutrition about the course:

At Glenville Nutrition, we set our clients up for success with 12 practical, knowledge-building, sessions...

I'm holding a workshop for healthy nutrition for the whole family, on March 5th 2016 at Snugglebugs Studio in Naas. Tickets are available on an Early Bird offer, https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/healthy-eating-for-the-whole-family-tickets-22072323915" target="_blank">here, or you can pay on the night (€22). 

Included is: 

Learn about what healthy nutrition is, and why it's important.

How can you achieve a healthier diet and lifestyle? Where to...

For the month of January Gwenright Nutrition is showing you what you can eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Each week will focus on one of these, and will include 7 ideas. These are posted on Facebook.

Week 1 - Breakfasts, posted at 7am each day from the 4th of January

Week 2 - Lunches, posted at 12.00 each day from the 11th of January

Week 3 - Dinners, posted at 6pm each day from the 18th of January

Week 4 - Snacks, posted at 10.30am each day from the ...

You can now book in for consultations with Gwen at Nurturing Mamas, which is situated in the Snugglebugs Studio in Naas. Nurturing Mamas is a wonderful business set up by Tricia Nugent, who is a GentleBirth instructor. Nurturing Mamas also offers baby massage, baby yoga, breastfeeding preparation classes (see Better Breastfeeding in my 'Whole Body Approach' section) and of course, sling consultations at Snugglebugs. So for all things baby and pregnancy related, you should have a look at ...

I love chicken curry, but this is definitely the best I've ever made, so I'm delighted to share it with you! I cooked a whole chicken one night, then used the rest for this curry, and made homemade stock of the carcass in my slow cooker - ready to use in soups. Many of the ingredients in this curry are really easy to source, so no trip necessary to an asian market! There are some good anti-inflammatory foods in this dish, such as ginger and turmeric. 

So here's a list of the meal ideas mentioned in the talks I've done in Autumn 2015 on Simple Steps to Healthy Eating. Enjoy! 

Banana pancakes

Ingredients: 

Coconut oil to fry

2 bananas

3/4 cup oats or oat bran

4 eggs

1 tsp cinnamon

Yogurt and fresh fruit to serve, I like them with pineapple, strawberries or blueberries

Method: 

Mix all ingredients together in a food processor (I use my smoothie maker). Heat a pa...