When it comes to a healthy diet, variety really is the spice of life. This is of even greater importance when you are trying to lose weight. We’ve all heard/read/seen that for optimum health and vitality, we should be including 5 serves of veggies in our diets each and everyday.

Every foodie knows that fish is one of the best types of food for weight loss and overall health.

Not only do the natural flavours of fish taste extremely good, it’s also packed with essential vitamins and nutrients that will greatly benefit anyone whose ultimate goal is to lose baby weight.

In this amazingly quick and easy recipe, we’ll combine the natural goodness of fish with one of the healthiest cooking techniques of all time, steam cooking!

Steaming your food really does help reduce the need to use fatty ingredients such as oil or butter. It also retains the nutrients in your fish and vegetables so that you’ll get the most out of your dish!

Better yet, this heavenly dish is lightly flavoured with only ginger and light soy sauce. There is always the option of including a tiny amount of Chinese rice wine into the dish but that is entirely up to how your body feels.

While summer may be over (well and truly with the weather today!) there’s no reason to pack the BBQ away just yet. Throwing a steak on the BBQ might be a quintessential Aussie activity but it can also be a really healthy way to cook, especially when you’re trying to lose weight. 

Seafood, particularly fish, is a fantastic option when you’re trying to lose weight and eat healthily. If you weren’t a big fan of fish before embarking down the weight loss path, trying to include a couple of tasty new recipes into your weekly or fortnightly menu plan is a good way to tempt your taste buds and develop a liking for these ocean dwellers.

We all know the golden rules of the supermarket – take a shopping list with you, don’t go shopping when you’re hungry, and definitely don’t even go NEAR the lolly aisle.

But if your focus is on losing weight and therefore healthy eating, these five little tips might just help take your results to a whole new level. Try them for yourself and see if you can fill your trolley with the best possible items.

Dip may not be on your shopping list when you are trying to lose weight. And with good reason – when you are focused on eating healthy food, store bought dips are best avoided as they tend to lean towards the more calorific end of the spectrum.

When it comes to healthy eating and weight loss, one of the trickest times of day is often snack time. We all know how important regular snacking is when it comes to losing weight and while there are a whole range of quick, light options, it can sometimes be difficult to find something slightly more substantial and filling that is also weight loss friendly.

For anyone following a healthy eating plan, cutting out processed foods is sure to be on the to-do list.

Processed foods tend to sneak in extra sugar, salt, fat and preservatives and can therefore hinder our weight loss efforts.

Sometimes when you are trying to lose weight by following a healthy eating plan, life throws up a challenge to test you. This happened to me recently when a good friend visited from out of town and invited everyone to meet for lunch at the local pub.

I groaned inwardly as I thought of the high calorie, deep fried foods that would be on the menu. Self-control is all well and good, but when a plate of chips is sitting in front of me my will power can get a little shaky.

One of the best ways to encourage weight loss and healthy eating in the whole family is to swap pre-packaged, processed foods for wholesome, homemade alternatives. This is an especially good strategy when it comes to sweet foods like biscuits, cakes and muffins.

While these types of foods should be relegated to an occasional treat, not an everyday event, when trying to shift stubborn kilograms, creating the healthiest possible option means that you can have your cake AND enjoy eating it.