With the healthy recipes below, you’ll see why a nutritious diet doesn’t have to be boring or flavourless. If you’d like one-to-one help so you change your lifestyle, speak to me at Awesco Nutrition in Enfield. I also cover Broxbourne, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Cross, Edmonton, Cheshunt, Chingford, Palmers Green, and Winchmore Hill.

Ingredients

• 1 fennel bulb

• Cherry tomatoes

• Olive oil

• Himalayan sea salt

• Black pepper

Instructions

• Trim and cut the fennel bulbs into quarters and lay in a roasting dish, scattered over the tomatoes.

• Season with Himalayan sea salt and black pepper and then drizzle with oil

• Cook for 1 hour or until the fennel is tender

• Serve as part of a main meal

This mouth-watering salad is so easy to prepare – and it’s filling and nourishing as well. The sprouts are so flavourful and add texture to the salad.

Ingredients

• 1 salmon fillet

• 2 handfuls of watercress, thick stems removed

• ¼ cucumber, thinly sliced

• 1 handful of broccoli sprouts

• 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

• ½ fresh lemon

• Pinch of basil

• Pinch of Himalayan sea salt

Instructions

• Season salmon with a pinch of basil and Himalayan sea salt and bake in the oven for 12 minutes.

• Place the cucumber and watercress on a large plate

• Add the broccoli sprouts to the top

• Drizzle on the extra virgin olive oil and freshly squeezed lemon

• Serve with the oven baked salmon and enjoy!

Buckwheat flour is so versatile and nutrient-rich. It’s also gluten-free and high in fibre. The flavour is so rich and nutty. This recipe is also dairy-free.

Ingredients

• 2 eggs

• 250ml dairy-free milk (I used oats milk)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 200g buckwheat flour (organic sprouted buckwheat flour)

• 1 and a half tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• Pinch of Himalayan sea salt

• Coconut oil or avocado for cooking

To serve

• Strawberries (hulled and halved)

• Walnuts (halved)

Instructions

• Whisk the eggs, milk and vanilla together in a jug

• Mix the flour, baking powder and cinnamon together in a bowl

• Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry and whisk

• Add the pinch of salt and leave to sit for 1 hour

• Add a bit of the oil to a frying pan and heat on medium heat

• Add a large spoonful of the batter to the pan - once golden brown, flip the pancake over to the other side

• Repeat till all the batter is finished

• Put the pancakes on a serving plate and top with the strawberries and walnuts - and enjoy!

This yummy recipe is made with spiralised courgette. Courgette (also known as zucchini in some parts of the world) has a high-water percentage, is low in carbs and sugar and is bursting with fibre, potassium, manganese and antioxidants like vitamin A and C that help to fight inflammation.It benefits gut health since it is hydrating and provides essential electrolytes and nutrients.

Ingredients

• 2 courgettes, spiralised

• 1 fillet rainbow trout

• 1 tbsp avocado oil

• Handful of chopped fresh spinach

• Handful of chopped fresh pak choi

• 1 onion, chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• Himalayan sea salt

• Black pepper

Instructions

• Season the rainbow trout with a sprinkle of basil, parsley, sea salt and black pepper, then bake in the oven for about 18 minutes

• Heat the avocado oil in a skillet or large frying pan on medium heat, add the onions and garlic, stir fry till golden brown

• Add the spiralised courgette (spiralise with the skin on), spinach and pak choi - then stir fry for about 5-6 minutes

• Season with a sprinkle of sea salt and pepper to taste

• Serve as a side dish with the oven baked rainbow trout. Enjoy!