Health is our greatest wealth
Lucy Hyland combines her unique knowledge of health and nutrition to offer practical food advice to individuals and companies through her Food for Living business.
A qualified nutritional therapist and chef based in Cork, Lucy focuses on each client’s needs during in-depth clinical or Skype consultations before creating meal plans based on each set of requirements.
Looking for a balanced weight loss plan? Do you need to avoid gluten, lower your cholesterol or do you suffer from symptoms like chronic fatigue or indigestion? Lucy can help.
Are you a food producer or business owner in need of a food consultant? Lucy can create exclusive health messages for your brand and develop health-based recipes and menus for your outlet.
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“Working with Lucy was not a regimented diet plan, it was about becoming aware of how foods affect our body and being held accountable for what I eat. I would highly recommend Lucy to anyone who wishes to get healthier through better eating.â€
Benjamin, Cork
"URRU was looking for a good communicator with a passion for food and a knowledge of nutrition and who could translate nutritional informational into meaningful, appealing messages for our shoppers. We found the perfect match with Lucy"
Ruth Healy, URRU Culinary Store
The Importance of Protein
Thursday 9th December
Check out my article in today’s Cork Independent about what protein is and why its so important. Here is a simple recipe which has protein added to make it a perfect healthy eating lunch:
http://www.corkindependent.com/lifestyle/lifestyle/the-importance-of-protein/
I was doing a cooking demonstration recently for a national school, where I taught a group of parents how to feed their kids a varied and nutritious diet. It not only allowed parents to share some of their experiences but also ask a range of questions on what nutrients were important for children. Protein came up.
Protein is one of the most important nutrients for our bodies – every enzyme, cell, muscle and tissue contains protein and it’s needed for the growth, maintenance and repair of these. This is why protein is considered so important for children. Protein is made up of 22 amino acids – 14 amino acids are non essential, meaning that the body can make them, and there are 8 that are essential, meaning that the body must take from food in order to make them.
There are some foods that contain all of the 8 essential amino acids and are called “complete” proteins, animal sources such as meat, dairy products, eggs, fish, shellfish and poultry. However, eating only animal sources of protein can be dangerous due to their levels of saturated fat and low fibre levels.
“Incomplete” proteins are found in vegetable products like fruits, vegetables, beans and lentils, grains and nuts, and have the added bonus of being high in fibre and some essential fatty acids. You can also mix these in the same meal to make the meal complete.
Variety is the most important thing. This recipe below shows how easy it is to add beans (and therefore protein) to your favourite soup. I’m serving with some brown bread to make it a complete protein meal.
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