Nutritionist, Healthy meal plan and healthy diet plan by Lucy Hyland, your online nutritionist

Thursday 10th June

Check out my article in today’s Cork Independent which gives you tips on how to select the right tinned foods:

http://www.corkindependent.com/lifestyle/lifestyle/learning-how-to-choose-the-right-foods./

Homemade baked beans

125 g of dried haricot beans or 1 tin of haricot beans
1 onion
1 clove of garlic
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
½ teaspoon cumin
¼ teaspoon cayenne
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of salt and freshly cracked pepper

Boil a large pan of water and put in the dried haricot beans. Cover and turn off heat. Leave for 4-8 hours. Drain off water and cover with fresh water, bring to boil and simmer for 45 min- 1 hour. Or simply wash tinned haricot beans and drain well.
Meanwhile, add the tomato and all of the flavourings into a saucepan and simmer for 10 mins. Add the cooked beans and cook for a further 10 mins.
Serve on your favourite whole wheat toast with some grilled mushrooms.

Wheat free, gluten free, sugar free and dairy free

If you want to learn more about how to cook a range of simple healthy dishes, enrol for my ‘Get healthy for Summer’ cookery course on the 16^th and 23^rd June. Check out www.foodforliving.ie for more details.

Hope you enjoyed this post. Remember that keeping on top of your health and eating habits takes ongoing support and motivation.

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