Indian-style Salmon Curry
Ingredients
2 T vegetable oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 t ground coriander
1 t ground cumin
1 t ground turmeric
1 t sea salt
1/2 t cayenne pepper
400g tin chopped tomatoes
10-15 fresh curry leaves
250ml fish stock or chicken stock
1 t caster sugar
Juice of 1 lime
900g skinless salmon fillets cut into 3cm cubes
Freshly ground black pepper
Method:
1/ Heat the oil in a large heavy-based pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until translucent.
2/ Add the cayenne, tomatoes, curry leaves and salt, then pour in the stock. Cook stirring frequently for 10 minutes.
3/ Add the sugar and lime juice and cook for 1-2 minutes.
4/ Add salmon to the pan and simmer for 2-3 minutes, then remove from the heat. Set aside for 5 minutes with the lid on. This will allow the salmon to finish cooking in the residual heat.
5/ Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Source: Bill Granger
Digestive Fire – Part 2!
Last week we talked about how we can improve our digestive fire. When your digestive system is working well, your health can be at your peak. So many illnesses can be remedied by improving your digestive system, hence why it is so crucial for it to be working as best as it can. This is one of the greatest disease-prevention methods you can take on. That, and exercise!
So today I want to write a little about the quality and quantity of foods that we eat.
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Improving Your Digestive Fire!
The key to great health!
During my stay there was a wonderful nutrition talk that I have been itching to share with you.
It was all about digestion – the importance of it working well, what causes it to slow down, and what we can do to improve it.
7 Tips for your Kids Breakfasts (& for those of us who are still kids at heart!!!)
I can’t even imagine what it is like for alot of you who not only have to get yourselves sorted in the morning, but also have to dress, feed, & encourage your children. I mean Princess, Gypsy & Clover (my kids – 2 cats & a dog!) take up quite a bit of my attention prior to coming to work, and they don’t even speak!!!!!!!!!
You would have seen alot of studies and research that has shown that kids who eat breakfast perform better in school and also this leads them to have a healthier diet.
Same applies for us adults as well! It is a scientific no-brainer that if you fuel the body, it will work more productively for you.
Healthy Salad Dressings
Traditional commercially prepared salad dressings are an easy way to turn a healthy salad into a calorie-dense, fat-laden disaster. Bottled dressings can have anywhere from 8 to 20 grams of fat per serving.
Of course, you can buy decent commercial low-fat dressings, or even organic dressings but, more often than not, they are loaded with unhealthy elements like sugar and heavy amounts of heart-unhealthy sodium.
It’s hard, however, to beat a homemade dressing!
The key to making delicious healthy dressings at home is to reduce the oils and other fats, and bump up the ingredients that add texture and flavour.
Vanuatu Island Relay – It’s a Fitness & Philanthropy Trip of a Lifetime!
Yes it is a Vanuatu Trip year – yah!!!!! As you know it is my favourite week of the whole year, and I would love it if you would join me!
This year we are taking 2 teams – A Run Team and A Fun Team - and we only have 1 spot left in each!
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Outdoor Exercise is Best – Proven!
For those of you who don’t know, I had never ever stepped inside a gym until I had to do my Personal Training Certification. All my exercise and hobbies have been outdoors from when I was a little girl – running, tennis, athletics, body surfing etc. I just love to hear the birds tweeting, feel the warmth of the sun on my back, and enjoy gentle breezes while I am exercising. It not only makes me feel good physically, but it is also calming and fresh and enjoyable and fills me with positive feelings.
And now my personal experiences have been backed up by a research study.
Meet Shane – Another Inspiring Client!
Shane Lawrence was chosen by Radek because……
“Shane is very determined, he pushes through no matter what, and with a busy lifestyle (has his own successful business & is a hands-on Dad), he still finds time to do 2 – 3 Personal Training sessions every week. Plus he is a lot of fun!”
Shane says:
My life is better since starting at Jump Start because………..
“I feel fit, I have a lot more energy in my day to day living in regards to work and my family, and now I am able to keep up with my children (2 boys and a girl)!
I now feel happy with my body as I have gone from a size 40 to size a 36, I have more muscle mass and my kids don’t call me fat any more!!!!
I have just recently noticed how fit I have actually become during my recent ski trips to Jackson Hole and Japan as I was able to ski the double Blacks and outer bounds, keeping up with the guide and not stopping on the slope for a rest 
very happy.
But most of all why it has helped me is that I suffer from anxiety and stress from time to time. Since starting with Jump Start I mentally feel a lot better with little to no anxiety, reduced stress………….. and with that I am a better person all round – Cheers!
I have also met some positive and nice people at Jump Start.
A big thank you to Radek as he understands and has been very accommodating with my work and family schedules and I also really enjoy his company.”
Alcohol & Your Health!
There has been quite a bit of media this week in relation to what constitutes an OK amount of drinking and what is deemed as too much. One thing we do know though, is that in small quantities, alcohol can be beneficial for health. But excess can produce so much damage, that any trace of a benefit is erased.
Which Packaged Foods Are OK?
You know I am a big believer that foods should be fresh, not packaged. I also acknowledge though that we live in a very busy world and sometimes it is really hard to juggle everything, including food shopping.
The best way to compromise on this is to ensure you have some healthy packaged foods that you can rely on!
Here are some suggestions: