A beginner’s guide to healthy eating

Pierre Van ZylHealth + Nutrition, healthy eating

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Healthy eating can be a struggle, especially when there are so many diet blogs, fitness experts and nutritionists telling you different things. This makes the entire process complicated and makes a truly healthy lifestyle feel almost unattainable. In reality, healthy eating doesn’t have to be that difficult. So, to help you out, here’s your beginner’s…

My 6 Healthy Carry-on Travel Essentials

Pierre Van Zyleat, Escape, flying, health, healthy eating, meal prep, Move, refined sugar free, relax, Snacks, superfood, tips, top tips, Travel, water, wellbeing

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There’s just something about travel that seems to stop all health plans – it usually involves a lot of sitting around, breathing in other people’s germs, eating bad food and generally feeling like crap. I’d love to know how celebrities look so polished when they land after a 15 hour flight from LA…what is that…

Delicious Christmas Recipes That Won’t Leave You in a Food Coma

Pierre Van Zylchocolate, christmas, cookies, dinner, eat, Health + Nutrition, healthy eating, Holidays, lunch, Recipes, refined sugar free, savoury, Sweets, xmas

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Whether you are a grinch or a Christmas die hard, its hard to argue against some good Christmas recipes. Because ’tis the season for food. Whilst I am all for indulging in your not-so healthy Christmas faves (because Christmas only comes around once a year), the post too much turkey and Christmas cake bloat isn’t…

Cookies for breakfast!? You can on National Cookie Day

Pierre Van Zylcacao, chocolate, cookies, eat, Health + Nutrition, healthy eating, national cookie day, Recipes, refined sugar free, treat yourself

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Full disclosure: I am extremely partial to the humble cookie. To me, there is nothing better than one fresh out of the oven with the chocolate all melted – and nothing worse than being tricked into thinking that a cookie has choc chips but actually has dried fruit. It’s only natural then, that National Cookie…

Cookies for breakfast!? You can on National Cookie Day

Pierre Van Zylcacao, chocolate, cookies, eat, Health + Nutrition, healthy eating, national cookie day, Recipes, refined sugar free, treat yourself

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Full disclosure: I am extremely partial to the humble cookie. To me, there is nothing better than one fresh out of the oven with the chocolate all melted – and nothing worse than being tricked into thinking that a cookie has choc chips but actually has dried fruit. It’s only natural then, that National Cookie…

How to create an Insta-worthy Brekkie Bowl

Pierre Van ZylBlogging + Social Media, Breakfast, chocolate, eat, healthy eating, instagram, photography, photography tips, Photography Tips + Tricks, social media, superfood, top tips

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Did you know nearly half of all Aussies say they choose what goes into their morning brekkie bowl depending on what looks good for social media?! What’s even more amusing to me, is that more than half a million people (including me) post a photo of their breakfast on social media every single day -…

How to beat the 3pm snaccident

Pierre Van Zyleat, Health + Nutrition, healthy eating, love, mindful eating, relax, snacking, Snacks, tips, top tips, wind down

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If losing weight is your goal, hear this: you will not do it through starvation, obsessively counting calories or just wishing that magically a few kilos might fall off. You know the drill: move more, eat well, sleep 8 hours and repeat. While it can be frustrating to look at it as a sustainable lifestyle change…

Our fave plantbased recipes for World Vegan Day

Pierre Van Zylcacao, chocolate, Detox, eat, Health + Nutrition, healthy eating, plant based, Raw, Recipes, refined sugar free, superfood, Superfoods, sustainable, Vegan, world vegan day

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Whether you are vegan or not, it’s hard to argue against adding a little more veg into your diet. We’ve all seen how #meatlessmonday has taken social media by storm and there is plenty of info out there on how having more plantbased meals can help not only your health but the environment too. So…

8 of my Favourite Healthy Food Swaps

Pierre Van Zyleat, Health + Nutrition, healthy eating, top tips

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As someone who has spent a lot of time healthifying recipes I have definitely come across a few good swaps to help up the nutrition of some of my less healthy faves. If you’re reading this, it’s because you have an interest in nutrition, fitness or both. I’m not going to insult you by explaining that…

The Fit Foodie Cookbook #2

Pierre Van Zylbook, Health + Nutrition, healthy, healthy eating, healthy food, meal prep, news, Recipes, refined sugar free

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Guys, I have the most epic news to share. We’re talking E-P-I-C, as far as foodie news goes. Over the last year I have I been working away with commercial food photography clients (yay - www.sallyoneilphotography.com) – photographing and styling food that I LOVE. After the launch of Love Move Eat cookbook here in Australia, which I…

Celebrate World Porridge Day with these delicious recipes

Pierre Van Zylblogging, Breakfast, chocolate, eat, Health + Nutrition, healthy eating, love, oatmeal, porridge, Recipes, refined sugar free, Superfoods, top tips

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So it’s safe to say that oats have come a long way from its humble beginnings as a sloppy breakfast with some honey on top for good measure. Now we have a multitude of creations with turmeric, choc chips and of course toppings galore gracing our Insta feeds every day. It’s only fair that porridge…

My Day on a Plate

Pierre Van Zylactive wear, beauty, day on a plate, eat, Food, health, Health + Nutrition, healthy eating, Recipes, refined sugar free, water, Yoga

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I feel like these blog posts have been done over and over again, but still, I find myself clicking on other people’s regularly. What is up with that? There’s something so intriguing about what other people put into their mouths every day. Let’s be honest, we know they don’t eat the same damn thing everyday,…

Adaptogens 101 + a Warming Mushroom Elixir Recipe

Pierre Van Zyladaptogens, antioxidant, blender, Health + Nutrition, healthy eating, Interview, love, mushrooms, Recipes, refined sugar free, stress relief, superfood, Superfoods, top tips, wind down

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So amongst the turmeric, moringa and various other superfoods, adaptogens have made their way into the spotlight this year (hey we picked it). Bragging rights aside, adaptogens have some pretty cool benefits and also make an amazing hot chocolate (if you haven’t had reishi and cacao powder together yet then get on it). So we asked…