Recipes and nutrition

Losing weight doesn’t have to be a painful, punishing process. We find the best approach is to focus on eating real, healthy food instead of processed “stuff” and to go slow and steady. Cutting your calories by around 10% is more likely to be sustainable in the long run than any crash dieting. Here are our top tips on how to lose weight for good.

Do you plan to lose weight and eat healthier? Or do you want to gain some extra weight and develop muscles? The correct calories per day depend on your goals as well as your gender and age group. To get started, this article gives you a detailed insight about your optimal amount of calories per day, so that you can make reliable choices in order to achieve your goals.

There are many different versions of a healthy breakfast, whether it’s designed to fit with a low-carb diet or packed with complex carbohydrates that release energy slowly, a lot depends on your personal dietary needs. Here we list some of our favourite options and their benefits.

Proteins make up some of the most important building blocks of your body. As the main component of muscles, bones, organs, skin and nails, your daily protein intake should range anywhere between 10% to 35% of your calories.

As we head into shorter, darker days, we all tend to catch colds more easily, meaning it’s more important than ever to focus on healthy eating. Luckily there are many vegetables in season through the Autumn and Winter with nutrients that can boost your immune system ad help to fight off those nasty germs. Read on to find out about some of our favourite Autumn vegetables that could help strengthen your immune defences.

Many of us have been told to stay away from “processed foods” to eat healthier. However, it can be difficult to know where to draw the line. Are raisins unhealthy because they’ve been dried? Do we need to stop eating cheese or olive oil? Read on to find out what we really mean when we talk about processed foods and their health concerns.

The World Health Organisation recommends that “free sugars” (added or processed sugar) should make up less than 10% of our daily energy intake. However, only around 45% of the Swiss population are sticking to this guideline. Read on to find out some of our tips for getting your sugar intake down.

Cauliflower rice can be a great replacement for regular rice if you’re trying to cut down on calories or follow a low-carb diet. Find out more about how to cook and use cauliflower rice as part of a balanced diet.

You may have seen a colour scale on many food packages with a rating from A to E, this is the Nutri-Score. It can be a great tool for comparing the healthiness of food. Find out how it's calculated and how you can use it in your diet.