Introducing the Wholesome Seduction Blog: EP Edition
Bringing you the lastest food and nutrition musings from Clare Garcia and Wholesome Seduction. Her blog focuses on observations about current trends and opinions in the world of eating.
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What is Wholesome Seduction?
Wholesome Seduction is a blog that believes food is fuel; it should not only taste good, but do us good. Taking inspiration from abroad and with a little thought and planning, flavour needn’t be compromised.
Clare Garcia has a background in concept development and retail, which she blends with her love of food, nutrition and creative direction.
A Wholesomely Seductive year to come
Here are my highlights from January and February; the months for shedding pounds and lethargy, avoiding Yo-yo dieting and relentless calorie counting, and being seduced by one of life’s greatest pleasures: food.With an über gluttonous ten course tasting masterpiece thrown in. This is the month of love and indulgence after-all. Follow me for restaurant reviews, Seasonal Seducers and Wholesomely Seductive recipes to power you through 2013.Tom’s tasting masterpieceThere are days when I thank the employment Gods for blessing me with a vocation that surrounds me with food, cooking and creativity. This was one of those days. I had the chore of eating my way through ten courses of culinary glee from colleague Tom Gore, Exec Chef at The Brewery. I’ll let the pictures do the talking:
http://www.wholesomeseduction.com/toms-tasting-masterpiece/
Storehouse Seducer of the month: Dark chocolateApart from the effect on our taste buds? Seductive cocoa is packed with anti-oxidants, it contains iron and magnesium to give us energy and balance our moods. It’s even one of nature’s aphrodisiacs. Don’t be fooled by its phony cousin though, the genuine 70%+ has so much more to offer.
http://www.wholesomeseduction.com/storehouse-seducer-of-the-month-dark-chocolate/
The non diet, diet: Carbs v. proteinI once paid exorbitant amounts of cash to see a fit guru who promptly rigged me up to a mask attached to lots of wires, while making me stretch my poor little heart to breaking point on various apparatus. I only learned calories the year before (Goodbye Trifle for One) and have zero comprehension of my weight, so this was a little out of character. It was surprisingly useful however: I learned that eating nothing but kumquats can make you fat.
http://www.wholesomeseduction.com/the-non-diet-diet-carbs-v-protein/
The non diet, diet: Breakfast like a king... and supper like a pauper. This is not an old wives tale. In actual fact, for many of us Brits consumed with work, breakfast is a coffee, and lunch a sandwich that can be eaten On the Go. The evening meal is our chance to blow all those daily-banked calories. You have the entire day to burn off breakfast; supper sleeps with you.
http://www.wholesomeseduction.com/the-non-diet-diet-breakfast-like-a-king/
The non diet, diet: Blah blah moderation blahhh...If you do nothing else, heed this tip. I could fill Santa’s sleigh with the Weight Watchers nemesis foods I sample each year, so it’s largely assumed I must have a chocolate spitting bowl. I don’t. It’s very simple but the vast majority of you won’t like what I’m about to say: I stop eating when I’m full.
http://www.wholesomeseduction.com/the-non-diet-diet-blah-blah-moderation-blahhh/
The non-diet, dietFirstly, Happy New Year! Sitting here, slurping my liquid lunch (of the soup variety) I wonder, could UK eating habits be considered mildly schizophrenic? With Santa duties and Olympic gorging out the way, we Brits need a new goal it would seem. Cue: Beach booty / Alcohol is the enemy / My body is a temple and nothing but raw veggies hand picked by virgin nuns will pass my lips.
http://www.wholesomeseduction.com/the-non-diet-diet/
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