Sweetroot Nutrition

26/04/2022

chicken mexican bowls 🍲

This is a very easy to prep and make in advance meal.
Whether you want to invite friends over for dinner or meal prep, this is a winner.

Enjoy! 😍🙌🏼

08/04/2022

myths about potatoes:
1. They are empty calories. LIES. They contain a lot of vitamins and minerals.

2. Potatoes are high in carbs which will make you gain weight. FALSE. Unrefined and processed carbs combined with a sedentary lifestyle will make you gain weight.

So enjoy you potato when you feel like it. 🙌🏼🤍

30/03/2022

30 minute Air-fryer dinner for two 🥘

- 1 large sweet potato 🍠
- 2 carrots 🥕
- 2 sweet corns cut from the cob 🌽
- 4 zucchinis 🥒
- 1 can chickpeas
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
- dried basil & rosemary
- ground cumin

Method:
- dice all the veggies into bite sizes and throw into a mixing bowl
- drain and rinse the chickpeas and add to bowl
- add a drizzle of olive oil and season to taste
- 20-25 minutes in the air-fryer at 200 degrees

You can swap the chickpeas for bacon or chicken 🥓🍗

ENJOY!

07/03/2022

I NEED YOUR HELP, PLEASE 🙏🏼🤍

I am looking for healthy individuals that are willing to participate in my master’s study.
It involves blood tests and you will need to be available for 4 different days.

Benefits:
- you will get a free breakfast (porridge) 😉
- you can say that you’ve been part of important research 😏

Thank you and all my love!

11/02/2022

with love in the air our sentiment for food gets stronger

food is a lot more than survival. food is culture. it has history. it has a story. it has relationship.

Enjoy your relationship with food and build more relationships around food.

All my love 🤍

26/01/2022

lemon poppyseed cupcakes 🧁🍋

if you know, you know.
these cupcakes are THE BOMB

Ingredients:

Dough 🍋
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 2 tbsp poppyseeds
- 1 1/3 cup milk of choice
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup coconut/canola oil
- 2 tsp vanilla

Icing 🧁
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp milk of choice
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- 2 tsp poppyseeds

Method:
- preheat oven to 180 degrees
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, zest and poppyseeds
- In separate bowl, mix milk, lemon juice, oil and vanilla
- Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix
- Spoon into donut or muffin pan
- Bake 12-15 minutes
- Wait to cool before icing

10/01/2022

Vitamin B12 is needed for red blood cells and DNA 🧬🩸. It plays an important role brain and nerve cell development and binds the protein in the food we eat.

Foods high in vitamin B12 are:
- animal liver and kidneys
- clams
- sardines
- beef
- tuna
- fortified nutritional yeast and cereals
- trout
- salmon
- fortified non-dairy products
- dairy products
- eggs

09/01/2022

merry christmas and a happy new year! 💫

I know it’s been a while, but here’s an update:
- I am halfway with my master’s 👩🏻‍🎓
- I now have a full-time job as a research and development technologist
- I moved to Randburg

What to except this year:
- a lot of fun recipes
- helpful nutrition tips
- goal setting and hard work

May 2022 be a year full of joy and love, may you achieve all your goals and never forget to shine your light! 💫

Let’s rise and grind!

#2022

17/11/2021

you are what you eat 🍕🥙

Have you ever thought about food as a factor that can influence your productivity?
The food we eat affects us more than we realise.

Your food choices has a direct impact on your cognitive performance. A poor food choice can derail your whole day of work.

Most of us know the difference between a good and bad food choice but yet we tend to go for the faster, more convenient options without thinking about the consequences that it will have.

If you want to achieve more in your day, make better food choices.

28/10/2021

obsessed with watermelon?
Well here’s a nice refreshing summer smoothie bowl for you 😏😍

- 1 cup watermelon (you can add more if you want) 🍉
- 1 small banana 🍌
- 2 cups frozen strawberries 🍓
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Blend the watermelon, banana and protein powder first and then add the berries until you get the consistency you want.

ENJOY! 🍓🍉🍌

03/10/2021

To me, food is as much about the moment, the occasion, the location and the company as it is about the taste.

This is what Sundays are made of - good food prepared with even more love and people dear to my heart. 🤍

26/09/2021

Now that you know a bit more about collagen, which one do you choose?

Both provide powerful health benefits and, with regular use, will help your body stay beautiful and strong.

If your priority is to improve the health of your skin, hair and nails, then you should opt for marine collagen, hands down. If your goal is to support your overall body health and recovery, then grass-fed collagen is a great option.

Side note for choosing marine collagen: read the label and ingredients list to ensure that sustainable fishing was used. Some companies use any ocean source including jellyfish, shellfish and even sharks.

22/09/2021

Collagen is the most abundant protein in out bodies and is very important for bone, skin and ligament health.

As we get older our bodies produce less collagen each year. By the age of 20 your body produces 1-2% less collagen each year.

There are several studies supporting the health benefits of collagen supplementation, however there is room for more human studies.

Most collagen supplements are hydrolysed, meaning that it’s broken up into smaller pieces for easy digestion. These small pieces are called peptides.

21/09/2021

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“Just live life your way.”, are some wise words that I stumbled upon a few years ago while I tried to figure out what I wanted my life to look like. That is the advice I give to people when they want to know what diet works best or what food they should and shouldn’t

20/09/2021

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16/08/2021

Struggling with water retention?

There are several reasons why our bodies retain water and some women experience it during pregnancy or before their monthly period.

Some simple dietary changes may help reduce water retention - you can start by reducing your salt intake and cutting back on processed foods.

27/07/2021

macronutrients - foods that are required in large amounts

They provide calories or energy to maintain body functions and enable you to carry out daily activities.