It is New Year, I am still only 5ft 2″ and I haven’t magically lost a few stone over Christmas. To be blunt I’m feeling fairly shocking in myself and know now is the time (no time like the present) to have a good look at my weight and my health overall and look at what I can do to change things for the better. I have two young and active boys and if I don’t make changes soon-ish I will struggle to keep up with them.
Patient.co.uk, as well as offering oodles of advice on health, diet, fitness and basically all things wellness-related have a handy survey you can take which enables you to input your data and pinpoint basically what could be done better (and what is already pretty good) and get you moving in the right direction.
According to quick test below (it says it takes 30 seconds but it doesn’t even take that) I am healthy-ish but there are still things I can do to improve. Having done the test I have been given the option to take a fuller health test. It’s free so why not?
The MyHealth Test takes ten minutes, or just under in my experience.
The results:
Ok, so not utterly fantastic then.
Normally this would have me searching for the nearest non-healthy snack however Patient.co.uk now offered me a chance to look at my lifestyle factors, see what I could do pro-actively to improve my health and set goals. Despite the not-so shocking revelation that I am not a superfit and healthy bod I was left feeling quite positive, motivated and looking forward to putting these plans in place and making changes rather than whinging about them.
If you’d like to take the initial test see the widget below and then if you really want to examine your health more closely and make positive and long-term changes keep going!
*This post was written on behalf of Patient.co.uk for a fee however this in no way alters the fact that I find it a very canny tool which has helped me make plans to get my health back on track.
There you are, I’ve said it! I don’t look forward to diving into a tin of chocolates or Christmas pudding. Trifle is okay but I wouldn’t swap my sprouts for some. It is safe to say that I am more of a savoury person as opposed to anything else.
I get hundreds of emails every month asking me to feature something or review something however I only get back in touch with those who I truly believe offer something fun, interesting or tasty. When savoury snacks popped into my inbox I was keen to investigate.
I was sent some fabulous savoury treats from crostamollica.com , chooseliberation.com and even some from Sainsburys which is my supermarket of choice at the moment. Being such a kind and considerate blogger I carefully tasted each and every piece from these generously sized packages so that I may properly describe them in detail.
They were very tasty.
From chooseliberation.com came Fairtrade nuts (I am a staunch supporter of FT as I have written about before) which came in Oven Baked Chilli and Lime Cashews with Peanuts and Roasted Corn and Oven Baked Salted Cashews and Peanuts. As well as ticking the Fairtrade box these nibbles really are the things you want to serve to friends and family over Xmas or enjoy as part of your own special festive nibbles.
My personal favourites were the chilli and lime variety as they were tangy as opposed to being overly hot and were tasty and very moreish. I will definitely be buying some more of these.
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Next up I dived into the Crostini with Oregano from Crosta & Mollica (crostamollica.com). These are fabulous on their own, topped with pate, dipped into soup or into dip. The generously sized bag had a very respectable amount inside and was enjoyed by all.
Next up we enjoyed Tarallini with Pugliese Tomato. These tasted…. exclusive for the want of a better word. Special, new in some way and most definitely tasty. These were enthusiastically enjoyed by being dipped into a sweet chilli sauce and on their own.
Last but not least we had some very decent sized bags from Sainburys which included roasted and mixed nuts and roasted fairtrade cashews, both of which are part of the Christmas range currently at Sainsburys. These were moreish! Very tasty, flavoursome and loved by all when rigourously tested 🙂
You probably have your turkey, your veg list may be in order and I’m guessing you have tins of chocs squirreled away. Now is the time to get your savoury snack shopping organised and you won’t go wrong with any of these deluxe tasting savouries.
This piece is about savoury snacks however as my Crosti and Mollini package contained some sweet treats I feel I must include them. I didn’t eat any of these but am reliably informed by Roy (speaking between mouthfuls) that they were all absolutely delicious!
*I was sent these snacks to test and review as part of this Christmas foodie feature. I took this instruction very seriously and each and every morsel has been throroughly tasted
