Claire Turnbull's blog

It is a common misconception that healthy food is tasteless and boring. Well, if you’re living on lettuce and plain fish or grilled chicken and broccoli, then yes I would agree – that is plain dull! But that is NOT the way it needs to be, I promise.

Eating good, healthy food should be a celebration of flavour and I can certainly share with you that none of the food I eat is bland or tasteless and it is all extra super healthy and good for me – helping me to be my best and feel amazing every day.

Here are my five favourite things to add ZING and excitement to your food.

I have just sat down to my afternoon tea – delicious chopped veges (not your boring old celery and cucumber though… broccoli, asparagus, tomatoes and carrots, no less!!) with some cottage cheese.

As I was munching away, I thought to myself… wow, how did this become my normal? I don’t even think about it, this is what I do every day!

I have always eaten well, but as the years have gone by I have created healthy habits for myself which are now just my default; it’s super-easy and I feel so good and energetic now, I couldn’t imagine eating any other way.

Let’s not overlook seeds when it comes to health and wellness!

We all know that nuts are healthy – packed with good fats, vitamins and minerals that are all-round fabulous for your body (provided you don’t have tooooo many – they are high in energy, let’s not forget!). Seeds, however, are equally fabulous and often don’t really get much of a mention. So, it is time for me to change that… seeds, it is your time to shine!

When you head round to someone else’s for dinner, you can often end up overdoing things a bit on the eating front and may end up going home feeling uncomfortably over-full – and, as my friends often describe, feel like they have a food baby onboard!!