A nutritionist’s guide to milk alternatives

Whether you’re lactose intolerant, making the switch to veganism or just looking for an easy way to cut calories, it has never been a better time to give up the semi-skimmed in favour of milk alternatives.  There are now so many on the market – who knew you could milk an almond? Exactly. As your […]

The ultimate guide to festive food menus 2017

The Christmas ads are on TV, you can get eggnog put in your coffee at Starbucks (if you’re into that kind of thing) and Wonderful Christmastime is playing in shops again – yes folks, the countdown to Christmas is well and truly on and the festive food menus of 2017 have been launched. The best […]

The best non-chocolate advent calendars 2017

Bored of Cadbury’s, not a fan of chocolate or just fancy something fun to open every day in December? You might be wondering what advent calendar you should buy this year (because that’s not just a thing that kids do, right?) but never fear – we’ve got you covered with the 10 best non-chocolate advent […]

The ultimate guide to festive drinks 2017 – part 2

Last week we brought you the first part of our ultimate guide to this year’s festive drink offerings, featuring all the new Christmassy offerings from Starbucks, Costa and Caffe Nero. There was a lot of gingerbread, many different types of hot chocolate and a hell of a lot of sugar, which shocked some of our forum […]

The ultimate guide to festive drinks 2017 – part 1

calories in starbucks christmas drinks

It’s that time of year again – 2017’s festive drinks are on their way from your favourite big-name coffee shops. Alright, so it’s only the first week of November, but love it or hate it, it’s time to brace yourself as it’s almost time to get out the tinsel and shake your jingle bells as […]

How to win at meal prep

Despite our best intentions, sometimes we’re just too damn lazy to get busy in the kitchen. When we’ve had a long, stressful day at work and had a frustratingly long commute home, it’s too tempting to fire up Just Eat and have someone else do the cooking. What we need is healthy food, ready to […]

7 Incredible Vegetarian Recipes For A Meat-Free Week

It’s not very trendy to admit this, but here we go: I am not a veggie. Rather embarrassingly, I can’t remember the last time meat wasn’t the star of my evening meal and I’m not sure that I’ve ever ordered a vegetarian meal in a restaurant, even at the salad bar I’m all about the […]

Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook? 7 Recipes for Beginners

If you’re on a weight loss journey, you’ll probably want to cut back on takeaways and convenience food. You’ll notice that everywhere you turn for weight loss advice will suggest the same thing: you’ve gotta cook. What if you’ve got no idea where to start? You need some recipes for beginners. Cooking is just a […]

7 super quick meals for when you really can’t be bothered

We’ve all been there: getting home from work after a stressful day, taking one look in the kitchen and thinking ‘nope’ before calling for a takeaway. Or finishing a workout and feeling like you just want to die and thus can’t possibly start cooking. Or hearing that it’s National Pizza Day and firing up the […]

Share Your Best Recipes: Sweet Potato and Tomato Soup

Over on the forum Jaxom is a popular guy who’s always up for supporting other MAN v FAT members with their weight loss. He’s also a terrific cook, so we challenged him to put together a soup recipe after he claimed that he could make one better than a certain well-known soup brand’s tomato soup. Do […]