The best fats and oils for cooking
A lot of people think that all oils are plain unhealthy, and try to eliminate cooking with them as much as possible. However, this is definitely not the way to go, as your body needs a good dose of the beneficial fats you get in those oils! Ideally, you should cook with oils and fats […]
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Low-carb, high-fat diets – fad or fab?
In the last few years, we’ve discovered that many things we believed about foods are untrue. For example, fats are actually good for you, and in fact, cutting out essential fats can cause your body to function abnormally, bringing on disease and making you gain(!) weight, among other things. That’s why high-fat/low carb or ketogenic […]
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It’s not just WHAT you eat – it’s HOW!
Your parents probably scolded you for bolting your food as a child, and told you to take smaller bites and chew properly. That’s good advice, not just because shovelling your food down is bad table manners (you may not care about that anymore!) but because it’s overall better for your digestion…and your waistline. Now, are […]
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How to keep your meals interesting
How many of you have made resolutions to eat healthy, and then given up because making ‘diet food’ is just…too…hard? You either spend a fortune trying to buy healthier ingredients you spend a lot more time cooking, or you end up eating the same three dishes over and over and over. Boredom can be the […]
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How breakfast can help you lose weight
You’ve probably heard this a hundred times – eating breakfast helps you lose weight. And it’s absolutely true. However, one of the leading bad eating habits of our time is skipping breakfast – and, aside from a whole host of other problems it can lead to, that habit will definitely cause you to gain a […]
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How a regular sleep schedule helps you shed kilos
The modern life is a busy one. There’s never quite enough hours in the day to get everything done. When you have to juggle the pressures of work, family and other responsibilities, it’s hard to make time for yourself to relax and do the things you like doing. When there are so many demands on […]
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Reduce, Replace, Recover!
The thought of ‘eating healthy’ usually brings to mind feelings of deprivation, biting hunger from crash diets, and other unpleasant things that can overshadow all the many pros – more energy, slimmer waistlines, better skin, etc. You’ve all heard the saying ‘you are what you eat’, and it makes sense, really – you only get […]
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Why water really is ‘the elixir of life’
Most of us take water for granted. After all, how often are we short of it? But imagine going just a day without any water at all. You wouldn’t be able to brush your teeth, have a bath, have a cool drink of water when you’re thirsty, do your laundry, water your plants, cook, make […]
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Get glowing with our Glowing Green Smoothie!
We’re back with another great low-fat recipe from our cookbook, Cook Yourself Slim! If you’re getting bored of the same old recipes, wondering how to cook Slim Pasta, Rice and Noodles, or just need more food you can have on the go, this one’s for you. If you’re trying to eat healthier and watch your […]
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Spice up summer with Prawn & Chilli Pasta!
As most of you know, we don’t just provide you with great, carb-free pasta, noodle and rice replacements – we give you loads of great recipes to use with them! Konjac doesn’t have much flavour of its own, but is great at absorbing other flavours – so while you can use any Slim products in […]
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Work out to work it
Exercise. Everyone tells you that you need to do it, but it can be so hard to find the time, or the energy, or the equipment, or the money for the gym membership, or the… When it comes down to exercise, the simple fact is that most of us don’t, even if we want to. […]
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Summer Smoothies
You may have noticed that we’re great fans of smoothies over here at Eat Water! I mean, who wouldn’t be? They’re delicious, easy to drink whether on the go or on the couch, and they take next to no time to make. And summer is the absolute perfect time for them! Depending on the ingredients, […]
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