The first mention of cream in pasta makes me think firstly of how fattening the meal is and how rich it is. However, using an extra light cream cheese, you can make a creamy pasta with out the extra fat or calories that you would usually get with cream.
Ingredients:

1 serve pasta, boiled and cooled [...]

Apparently, Tescos in the UK are introducing a smart fitness trolley that is heavier than normal and provide levels of difficulty to those improving.
The article entitled, “Trim Trolley Takes Off The Weight While You Grocery Shop” advises that the trolley will be able to monitor your pulse, allowing you to see how many calories you [...]

What’s better than waking up in the morning with the smell of eggs and tomato - Spanish style?
This recipe is so quick and easy, that even the tomato sauce can be made the night before and heated up in the morning, allowing you to just crack the egg - which is exactly what I did!
The [...]

The first week of eating well and exercising has been pretty good apart from last night. I headed out with a mate to World Restaurant Bar in Southbank, Melbourne for dinner.
I’ve been there a few times and every time had a nice meal! Last night was no exception trying the Gnocchi Gratin which [...]

Want something a little different and quick but low in calories? This one’s the dinner to try. This serve for one is a delicious dish, no one will even know it’s healthy!
Ingredients:

1 serve thin noodles eg. vermicelli or thin egg noodles, boiled seperately and cooled in water
1 tbs barbecue sauce
1 tbs soy sauce
1 [...]

Rice. It’s so versatile, you can make so many dishes out of it, risottos, fried rice, curries and much more!
This one here is a personal favourite. I always have biryani when it’s on the menu at Indian or Sri Lankan restaurants.
The Indian version of biryani usually has left-overs from the last few days [...]

Inspired by a recipe from the Food Channel, the following meal has absolutely no pasta in it! The meal is low in carbohydrates by only using vegetables and ricotta cheese with some spices. I’ve also been able to cook without oil by roasting the vegetables on a non-stick pan. This allows for [...]

The last few days I’ve been a little unwell - down with a migraine that took me out the whole weekend. Therefore there was no cooking and very little of anything.
I did however decide that I’m back on the diet, and, back into cooking healthy vegetarian meals with calorie controlled foods. This does [...]

This following recipe has been inspired from a meal from a Watergardens pub called the Star Hotel. The pub has some delicious modern meals and some great vegetarian alternatives including Chinese, Pasta and Pizza.
This meal is nice and spicy with gooey pieces of melted bocconcini between tangs of capers. Surprisingly, it all gels [...]

Saturday lunch with time on my hands and not wanting just a simple sandwich, I had a sudden craving for pizza - not an extremely heavy or greasy one, but a hand-made, thin-crust pizza.
This recipe is not only easy to make, but almost mess-free, for those that don’t like doing the cleaning up. The [...]