Nutritional Health Assessment

Health doctor Robert Boniske tells us about the 3 F's (fresh, fresh and fresh!) and how food really is sexy.

For most people the thought of healthy eating conjures up images of brown rice and bean sprouts. Well, we have moved out of the seventies and Birkenstocks have been replaced with Manolo Blahniks and healthy food is officially SEXY! There is now a demand for food that not only looks and tastes great but is actually great for you. We are more interested in knowing what goes into our bodies than ever before yet still hedonistic enough to demand pleasure from it. Think of the 3 Fs: FRESH, FRESH AND FRESH. Restaurants reputations rely on freshness while supermarkets provide us with evermore locally grown produce and livestock. Organic food crowds the shelves and farmers markets are found all over London.

Our Latin neighbours have always eaten healthily. For them it is all about balance. Fruits and vegetables come out on top in the healthy stakes but that doesn't mean you can't have the occasional chocolate soufflé. Meat and potatoes are dull. Roast a gorgeous red sweet potato instead. Sauté some lovely little broad beans with some garlic and chives and serve them on some rice. Serve your fish alongside some dark green spinach flash fried with ginger and chilli and drizzle over some extra virgin olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. Slice up some fresh peaches, apricots and watermelon with a spoonful of honey and top with almonds. It doesn't take much to make a stunning dish. Think simple, colourful choices and let the freshness come through. Try something you have never tried before and look it up online and you will find hundreds of ways of preparing it. Less is more when it comes to food. Sexy food is beautiful food and beautiful fresh food can only be healthy.

What you eat is not as important as the overall balance of the meal. Never come to a meal famished. Snacking between meals can improve your blood sugar and your waistline. Try some fruit with a few nuts and seeds or an oatcake with some hummus as an in-between meal snack. And most important of all, enjoying your meal with someone adds to your pleasure and well-being. And that can only be healthy!

At my clinic I advise and teach how to enjoy food that looks and tastes fabulous and is, above all, good for you. By treating the person rather than the symptom we allow the body to work more efficiently and require less energy so that you can enjoy life more fully.

Robert Boniske Nutritional Health Assessment
Email: robert@robertboniske.com
Web: www.robertboniske.com
Tel: 07773 516 787