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HEALTH KICK, HUBBUB STYLE
Hubbub is the London-based home delivery service for local independent shops, bringing together the convenience of online ordering with the quality, service and expertise of your local butcher, baker and cheesemaker. A post-Christmas health kick can be hard to stick to (not to mention boring!) so here are our tips for how to stay on the wagon and off the tartiflette.
1 UMAMI
2 FAST FOOD
One of the five basic tastes – along with sweet, sour, bitter and salty – umami is that delicious ‘savouriness’ found naturally in foods such as tomatoes, oily fish, seaweed, beef, cabbage and mushrooms. Fermented and dried ingredients like miso paste, fish sauce and soy sauce are very high in umami and make low fat food like vegetables and noodles super tasty without adding extra fat or sugar. Try braising aubergines, garlic and cavolo nero with miso, and serve with steamed rice or fish.
Not takeaway; fish! Fish and seafood are not just quick to cook, they’re also full of protein, low in fat and rich in Omega 3 oils (which help you absorb all the good stuff). They work a treat with fresh herbs, zingy citrus fruits and clean Oriental flavours so you can bid adieu to the creamy sauces. Choose line-caught Cornish or Scottish mackerel or sustainably farmed rainbow trout for a healthy, economical and sustainable supper. Make our sticky Oriental mackerel glazed with soy, honey and mirin, or roast whole rainbow trout stuffed with shallots, lemons and chilli flakes.
3 SWAP YOUR ROOTS
4 LITTLE AND OFTEN
Potatoes and parsnips have a high glycaemic index (GI) so the sugars they contain are absorbed quickly, leaving you hungry again before too long. Instead, opt for lower GI roots like sweet potatoes, turnips and squash. Roast your veggies in a little oil with fennel, plenty of fresh herbs, whole garlic cloves and a big squeeze of lemon. Once cooked, stir through bulgur wheat, chickpeas or quinoa – all rich in protein to keep you full for longer – and serve warm or cold, right away or packed for lunch the next day.
Keep a bowl of fruit within easy reach at work and a handful of raw, unsalted nuts in your top drawer. For those with a sweet tooth, medjool dates will fill that sticky toffee-shaped hole. We love to have a big bowl of fruit salad on standby for an easy-peasy breakfast, dessert or snack that’ll keep in the fridge all week. Our favourite has chunks of grapefruit, oranges, passion fruit, mango and pineapple.
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