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10/11/2025

Optimal Oat bake!
As November has arrived my thoughts are turning to comfort food, porridge is back on the menu, a warming breakfast is ideal during the coming months. This breakfast is great because it can be made the day before, eaten warm or cold and can be frozen too. Its ideal for lunch boxes or mid-morning /afternoon snacks & also makes a great pre workout snack.
224 Cals, 24 g carbs. 11 g protein
Drizzle with nut butter & Greek yoghurt & enjoy!


Ingredients.

160 g Oats
375g water
1 large egg
2 medium bananas
3 tbls maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
350 ml almond milk
2 tbls almond butter
100g blueberries
1 scoop plain or vanilla protein powder (optional)
25 g roughly chopped hazelnuts
4 tbls Greek yoghurt 0% fat

Method.

1. Preheat the oven to 165C.
2. Mash the banana in a medium to large sized bowl.
3. Mix in the egg, maple syrup, vanilla and almond milk.
4. In a separate bowl mix the oats, cinnamon and hazelnuts.
5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry & with a fork mix together gently.
6. Add the blueberries and gently mix in.
7. Pour into a greased 8x10” tray.
8. Bake for 20-25 mins until set.
9. This can be eaten warm or cold with a drizzle of almond butter & Greek yoghurt on top.

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🥪 A Sandwich Worth Celebrating! 🌱✨

It’s National Sandwich Day, and we’re giving major love to one of our all-time favorites — the “No-Tuna” Salad Sandwich! 💚

This vegan twist on the classic tuna sandwich swaps mayo for a creamy mix of tahini + Dijon mustard, and uses chickpeas, pickles, red onion, and capers for that tangy, savory bite. 🥒🧅

Add crunchy celery, sandwich it between whole wheat bread, and you’ve got comfort and flavor in every bite. 🙌

Bonus: It keeps up to 5 days in the fridge — perfect for easy, healthy lunches all week long. 🌿

👉 Who needs tuna when plants taste this good?

30/10/2025

📣 Looking to learn something new and connect with your community?
The Kilkenny Age Friendly Programme in conjunction with Creative Ireland and Kilkenny Carlow ETB are hosting a series of FREE creative workshops throughout Kilkenny in November:
📍Locations: Urlingford, Mullinavat, Thomastown, Paulstown & Kilkenny City
• 📱 Smartphone Workshop
• 🎨 Art Workshop
• 🌸 Flower Arranging Workshop
• 💬 Wellness Talk

Booking is essential – limited places available!
📧 Email: agefriendlykilkenny@kilkennycoco.ie
📞 Call: 056 7794920

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15/10/2025

With just over 10 weeks to Christmas & even less to party season why not set yourself a short term goal to improve your health and losing a few kilos before then.
Sign up for your individual weight loss or healthy eating plan now. You can pay per week or avail of a package.
You receive a meal plan, recipes, hints & tips and can contact me anytime between appointments & weekly weigh ins to check progress. Evening & lunchtime appointments are also available.
Don’t put it off, where do you want to be in ten weeks?
Tel 087-7112046, Jackie

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29/09/2025

🚶‍♀️ Just 30–60 minutes of walking a day can transform your life!

Benefits of walking:
✅ 1 min → Blood flow increases
✅ 5 min → Mood starts to lift
✅ 10 min → Cortisol (stress hormone) decreases
✅ 15 min → Blood sugar begins to balance
✅ 30 min → Fat burning kicks in
✅ 45 min → Mental fatigue & overthinking reduce
✅ 60 min → Dopamine (happiness hormone) rises 🎉

Walking is one of the simplest yet most powerful investments you can make for your body and mind.
Start with small steps today — you’ll feel the benefits right away! 🌿✨

26/09/2025

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Optimal Health started in 2009. The goal was to provide an individual approach to nutrition to individuals because we are!

For the past 11 years I have worked with clients to improve their health & wellness.

As a qualified chef I have a love of real food but I know not everyone wants to spend hours preparing meals. Whatever your goal is I have a range of meal plans available (after having an in depth consultation). I provide recipes that I’ve tried & sometimes created. I have meal plans for plant based & vegetarians too, (one of the most often asked questions). I can tailor make a plan for you, provide shopping lists & recipes to match.

Being accountable is often the best way to achieving your goals that’s why so many of my clients opt to return on a regular basis to stay on track. That’s why I created the 12 week package.

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