September Round-Up of Nutrition News From Around the Web (and More)

September is a month of transition …. and I don’t always cope with change very well! But after a chaotic few weeks I am starting to find my daily rhythm again and after a month absence have managed to curate the past months list of interesting happenings in the nutrition world and beyond.

Top Ten Reads From My Feed

Nutrition

1. Clean eating trend can be dangerous for young people, experts warn

Clean eating was definitely a trending topic this month. Two, other articles worth checking out on the topic can be found here and here.

2. Check your privilege before talking about obesity and personal responsibility

3. How the sugar industry shifted blame to fat

4. Nine easy ways to tackle food waste… and the surprising reasons you should care

5. Believe it or not, your kids can teach you something about good eating habits

6. The war on meat: is it harmful, healthy, or both?

Health

7. The pill is linked to depression – and doctors can no longer ignore it

Parenting

8. This is what a mom looks like when she’s trying not to lose her Sh*t

Check out this photo of Kate Middleton. As we live in a hotel, I make this face EVERY night in the restaurant at dinner time!

Miscellaneous

9. Why is this photo so weird to look at?

10. 3 tips for balancing social media

Best of the Rest ….

• Ketchup sandwiches and other things stupid poor people eat
• Snack to the future: what will be the food trends of tomorrow?

 

Recipes Tried and Tested

• Chocolate chip zucchini bread
• Strawberry kiwi basil water

Inspired By…..

This month I didn’t have to search very far for my inspiration as my sister would message me every night with an update describing her progress while she spent 12 days hiking 182 miles along the Offas Dyke which is a historic footpath following the Wales-England border. Congratulations Sarah, hope your toe nails grow back soon!!

Blog Envy….

When I was back in Canada during the summer, my friends were chatting about The Happy Soul Project and told me that I just HAD to start following. T, is a blogger and mom of two young children, one who happens to have Down Syndrome and as she says, more importantly is a happy soul. She hopes that by sharing their lives she inspires readers to look at life a little differently. Take a look.

 

My Highlights of the Month

• Mmmmm, you can’t really beat sitting in the shadow of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain while sipping wine and eating paella with your husband. Although Earl would argue that watching Barcelona play might top that!

• Having my parents ‘step out of skype’ and come and visit us in Nicaragua. Quality time.

Until October …..