Davina Smith Nutrition

Davina Smith Nutrition Learning a better way to eat for life –
a recipe for health and wellness Hello, thank you for popping by. Nutritional Therapy is about you! It really does work!!

I'm Davina Smith and a qualified Nutritional Therapist, Patrick Holford's zest4Life & NLP Coach. Plus I'm a quailified Professional Cook..but it's okay not everything I make is made from wheatgrass :). I provide 1:1 consultations and run group Nutrition programmes in the Dublin City area and beyound. I also provide Nutrition & Health Consultancy services to companies, schools, fiitness clubs and commuity groups. Supporting and coaching an individual to develop a healthy daily diet and getting good healthy habits in place from what a person eats to their overall wellbeing. Sounds good doesn't it? My clients are amazed how well they feel and look by making small yet sustainable changes to their diet and lifestyle. I specialise in giving practical advice about food, cooking and supplements that a client can incorporate into their daily lives. My approach is simple: eating real, whole, delicious foods that are exciting. No meal replacements...no fad diets...honest to goodness real wholesome food. Nutritional therapy helps to optimise health,prevent disease and alleviate symptoms caused by various conditions and can be used alongside conventional medication and many alternative therapies. So whether you're looking for increased vitality, trying to manage your weight or have a specific health concern, this is a natural and practical treatment which can benefit you. Specialites:
Weight-loss
Boosting energy
Diabetes
Family Nutrition
Food Allergies and Intolerance
Diabetes
Heart Health incl. High Cholesterol & High Blood Pressure
IBS and Gastrointestinal Issues
Sports Nutrition

Never too early to down a shot.My days kick off with a juice or smoothie and often a shot too for good measure. This mor...
16/11/2020

Never too early to down a shot.

My days kick off with a juice or smoothie and often a shot too for good measure.

This morn my guilty pleasure was ginger, carrot and celery to boost the immune system, keep the nasties away and boost skin health.

If don't have access to a juicer, similarly adding ginger to a cup of hot water can also do wonders plus adding chopped celery to water and leave to steep.

✔️Ginger is bursting with anti inflammatory & antioxidant goodies to help boost our immunity plus linked to improved digestion.

✔️Carrots and Bugs Bunny's favourite because of its high Vitamin A content in the form of beta carotene, a powerful immune boosting nutrient. Plus together with its high Vitamin C content, fibre and more, 🥕are also linked to skin & hair health and applauded for its anti wrinkle properties. Give me carrots NOW.

✔️Celery again has antioxidant properties and known for helping with water retention. Though high water content, celery contains minerals potassium and calcium both fantastic for heart health ♥️ plus vitamins folate and vitamin K which are needed when creating our red blood cells.
Red blood cells carry oxygen from our lungs to our body tissues around the body. Then the red blood cells travel away from the tissues taking carbon dioxide back to our lungs to be exhaled.

Bottoms up & Sláinte.

TV Dinner time!Dinner was a tad late tonight watching . Bringing a taste of Mediterranean to the bowl tonight with a ...
07/11/2020

TV Dinner time!
Dinner was a tad late tonight watching . Bringing a taste of Mediterranean to the bowl tonight with a Mediterranean Kale & Cannellini stew.

🤔Did you know Cannellini Beans, are also known as white kidney beans, fagioli and haricots blancs.

These little beans are so versatile: soups, stews, ragu, salads, dips (switch your chickpeas in your hummus recipe), roasted...yes! Cooked/canned mixed with crushed garlic, sea salt, rosemary, extra virgin/rapeseed oil or spice it up 🌶️

ℹ️ A fantastic source of protein, these little nutrition nuggets pack a punch 👊

✔️ One 1/4 cup serving contains 11 grams of protein. For all you vegans and vegetarians out there, throw these into your shopping basket.

200g of cooked cannellini beans can contribute to approx 50% of our daily recommended intake of dietary fibre ➡️

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/high-fibre-foods-and-diet

✔️Plus many other nutritious goodies including iron, magnesium, fibre and folate.

✔️Speaking of fibre, Cannellini Beans contains both soluble and insoluble fibre.

➡️ Insoluble fibre helps boost and speed digestion and helps things to 'keep moving' and great fit overall colon health.

➡️ Soluble fibre linked to lowering of cholesterol, feeding our good gut bacteria and in turn boosting digestion, skin health, immunity and more.

I bought mine canned for din tonight and already precooked & are to be found in most supermarkets/stores and likewise for dried too.

So yes I'm literally full of beans tonight!


2 night deliveries just about to go so they will have them tomorrow for brekkie.
28/07/2020

2 night deliveries just about to go so they will have them tomorrow for brekkie.

Very quick Bulgar Wheat lunch/dins rustled up today for the bro .Bulgar wheat is jam packed with vitamins, minerals and ...
27/07/2020

Very quick Bulgar Wheat lunch/dins rustled up today for the bro .

Bulgar wheat is jam packed with vitamins, minerals and fibre.

✔️ Linked to Heart ♥️ Health,
✔️ Healthy Blood Sugar Control,
✔️ Gut health and digestion and more.

I'm hitting the road in a few days time so just using what veggies/herbs I have at the mo but so many options out there that work so well with Bulgar.
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Bulgar Wheat - cooked separately-- approx half a cup
2x cooked Mediterranean Falafels. I find range a lovely alternative if not making homemade Falafels.
Avocado - 1/2
Fresh parsley/mint - little bunch of each chopped
Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
Squeeze of lemon optional
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Sauteed very lightly in drizzle of rapeseed oil and added to above:
Red Pepper -1/2 small
Carrots - 2 small/1 medium
Spring Onions - 2-3...so in season😋
Baby Spinach - nice big handful
Pine Nuts - tossed a palmful
Chilli Flakes - nice little sprinkle
Splash of Tamari soya sauce when sauteeing.
Paprika - little sprinkle

Didn't add salt to aid ♥️ health .

A lovely social distancing cup of tea, cake and chats in Stoneybatter courtesy of .Chef Geruza Sutanum and crew lost the...
19/07/2020

A lovely social distancing cup of tea, cake and chats in Stoneybatter courtesy of .

Chef Geruza Sutanum and crew lost their roles during Lockdown and have started to sell from their house here in D'Batter where the oven door was open and kettle on this afternoon.

Bring your own mug and indeed felt so jammy with the taster brownie and a bag of gorgeous guava paste biccies bought. 🤔 Ermm the bag was more full when I left...some were 'lost' walking home 😋

If you are in Dublin, you can also pre-order cakes and other treats too on WhatsApp 083 4068998 or email for further info on gesutanum@hotmail.com.


@ Stoneybatter, Dublin 7

❓❓Do you like it smooth or chunkier with a bit of texture?Hummus! Guys what filthy minds ye have 😄.Nothing like a dollop...
19/07/2020

❓❓Do you like it smooth or chunkier with a bit of texture?

Hummus! Guys what filthy minds ye have 😄.

Nothing like a dollop of homemade nutritious hummus.

Though I just made some there now with a food processer, you don't need a food processor at all to make hummus.

💡A pestle and mortar works wonders too and gives the hummus a more chunkier texture. As does a potato hand masher or simply a sturdy fork with some extra elbow grease. Plus adding ingredients to a blender does the trick too.

👩🏼‍🍳Quick recipe ⬇️ but can mix it up.

* 1 x 400 g tin of chickpeas (Can add a tablespoon or more of the can water or plain water if you like and this will help to make it smoother too).

* 1-2 cloves of garlic peeled and crushed.

* 1 tablespoon tahini sesame paste.

* 1 lemon - juice.

* Optional - Pinch of sea salt, Pinch of ground cumin.

* Nice glug of extra virgin olive oil when mixing or mashing.

When serving the hummus, I love to add an extra drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, a sprinkle of ground sumac or paprika, chopped fresh parsley or mint etc.

Btw I like it both smooth and chunkier..and the same with hummus too 😉😉. Ohh Matron!

It's Friday night! The only bars I'm frequenting at the mo are of the granola kind.Making a quick granola batch baked in...
17/07/2020

It's Friday night!

The only bars I'm frequenting at the mo are of the granola kind.

Making a quick granola batch baked in the oven...would you like some?

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Porridge Oats
Quinoa pops
🌰🥜Mixture of nuts
🌻Sunflower seeds
🎃Pumpkin seeds
Linseed and or Chia
🌴Dessicated Coconut
Coconut Oil with honey 🍯 or often use maple syrup 🍁etc. ...but just a little glug of either to reduce sugar content.

Aswell as being extremely tasty, making your own homemade granola it is so much easier to control the amount of added sugar than shop bought varieties and adding your own twist of flavours and experimenting...oh la la. Spice it up e.g. cinnamon, ginger, cardamom
How about orange zest, dried fruit (not too much if you can so helps reduce sugar), coconut flakes, vanilla extract etc.

✔️I personally consume homemade granola regularly to give my daily diet an extra boost of protein.

✔️Packed with nutrients including fibre boosting digestion,gut health and immunity.

✔️Nutrient beta glucan in the oats linked to reducing LDL cholesterol (the one we need to keep low) and improving HDL cholesterol (yes exactly the one we need to keep high).

✔️With all the nuts and seeds, granola can be a very handy way to increase your Vitamin E and your skin will say a very big thank you.

⚠️Warning...homemade granola tastes too good.

Do love bubbles! Over a week I tend to have a myriad of coloured 'moustaches' in the mornings and everytime I open the d...
09/07/2020

Do love bubbles!

Over a week I tend to have a myriad of coloured 'moustaches' in the mornings and everytime I open the door to the postman or anyone delivering or visiting, I take a quick glance in nearby mirror afterwards and go....Dohhhhh....nooooooo...my smoothie 〰️....everytime!

🍍I try my best to have smoothies/juices everyday but I'm definitely no angel but personally have found them to be very or berry beneficial over the years. Some days I can't be bothered making any and that's totally grand out too but my body genuinely misses them if go without for a few days.

🍹This morn whipped up a smoothie with fresh blackberries and blueberries literally bursting with Vitamin C, kale, porridge oats, dollop of natural yoghurt or use non dairy, protein powder and milk.

🍍As a further smoothie base, I juiced beetroots that I picked up from yesterday. Beetroot juice has been linked to improved blood pressure, skin, heart ♥️ and liver health and oodles more health benefits.

🍅My daily diet is vegetarian and some days vegan just coz.
🥒I do need an extra boost of protein and since start of lockdown have being using Plant Force Synergy protein powder made up of pea, h**p & brown rice protein and absolutely loving it plus also use in my baking too 🥞.

〰️Today my moustache was a lovely ruby colour..no knocks at the front door though.

06/06/2020

Hey all, hope you are all well.

I have not been on this page in a long time...oh my gosh years!

Will start to post more over the next while.

What's the weather like where you are in the world? 🌍

Here in Dublin oat flakes have started to fall from the sky 🌨️



Bread is out of the oven..now where is the butter...quick..quick...
18/03/2018

Bread is out of the oven..now where is the butter...quick..quick...

Sneachta means bread. Bringing a sprinkle of home to Dublin with Macroom Stoneground Flour ❤
18/03/2018

Sneachta means bread. Bringing a sprinkle of home to Dublin with Macroom Stoneground Flour ❤

25/02/2018

Steamy Sundays but no Fifty Shades here.
Roasted Veg, Kale,Quinoa, Lentil & Chickpea Hot Pot.. plus 286654 other goodies. Now where is Christian?

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