KEEPING FOOD SIMPLE

Here are some top tips for keeping food simple -

• Keep food as close to its natural state as possible is the best way to eat it.
• Cooking simply keeps things quick and easy. It doesn’t take much effort!
• Remember to use quality products.
• The secret to cooking healthier meals is figuring out where to skim fat & calories.
• Small changes….lighten a recipe or add some fresh healthy ingredients and your halfway there!
• Use Marinades these will help tenderise the meat and keep it moist. They also can enhance flavour that you might feel is lost by removing the fat.
• When pairing with Meat dishes -Switch White Rice to Brown Rice.
• Use Wholegrain pasta instead. Or try adding a Salad.
• Your plate should have a rainbow of colours…Along with your meat of choice; add some greens & a few carrots or some peppers, tomato & a salad.
• Try cooking a stir-fry & add plenty of veg.
• Remember to eat plenty of produce! Fruit & Vegetables are the foundation of a healthy diet, low in calories full of nutrients & are powerful antioxidants.
• Use Spices & Herbs to get different flavours into your meals without adding unhealthy fats. If fat is needed to cook use olive oil or rapeseed oil.
• Add fresh herbs at the end of cooking or dried herbs at earlier stages.
• Use Less Salt.
• Look at Portion Sizes.
• Prepare your food so that is it low in fat before cooking.
• Cook by Grilling and Roasting where possible. 
• Bring the family together by sitting down together to enjoy a meal, engage in conversation, and savour the taste, texture, aroma of a good home cooked meal. Forget TV dinners!
• Pay attention while you’re eating, tune in, eat slowly & chew your food thoroughly and enjoy every bite.
• We all need new habits, try to make time and our food choices count.
• Look at the Mediterranean diet –They savour mealtimes and have a proven healthy lifestyle.

Cullens Quality Butchers of Wicklow Town in association

with Dominican Convent Ecology Centre Wicklow

& Pura Vida Life and Fitness Coaching

& Jose Mounissy from ‘La Metisse’ Restaurant

Recently gave a Cookery Demonstration & Talk about

'Eating Healthy and the importance of a Balanced Diet'

As part of the Healthy Town Initiative

Healthy Town Initiative

Have you heard about the Healthy Town Initiative? 

Well, it's a series of free events organised by The Irish Times 

and Pfizer Healthcare Ireland aimed to help the people of 

Wicklow Town to improve their overall health & well-being.

As part of the free events scheduled,  

Cullens Quality Butchers are hosting a 

Talk & Cookery Demonstration in association with 

the Dominican Convent Ecology Centre,  

Pura Vida Life and Fitness Coaching & Jose Mounissy

of the restaurant 'La Metisse'. 

What's on: 

A Cookery Demonstration & Talk

about 'Eating Healthy & 

the importance of a Balanced Diet'.

Talk Venue:

Ecology Centre Dominican Convent

  

When: Tuesday 17th Sept

Time: 7.30pm

Talk Topics to include:

Value of Lean Meat

Importance of Protein

Keeping Food Simple

Using Quality Product

Batch Cooking

Cooking Techniques

Recipe Ideas

Cooking Demonstration & Tasting

The Talk will be hosted by Robert Cullen from Cullens Quality Butchers 

& Adam Kelly from Pura Vida Life and Fitness Coaching & Cooking Demo

will be with Jose Mounissy from 'La Metisse'.

Healthy eating is about feeling great, having more energy

& keeping yourself as healthy as possible without

depriving yourself of the foods you love. 

This can be done by learning some nutritional basics

and putting them into practice.

As part of the Healthy Eating Week, 

Cullens Butchers will also be offering Special Offers

on Lean cuts of meat in their shop on Main Street, Wicklow Town.

To book into this free Talk & Cookery Demonstration 

call Cullens Butchers on 0404 69719 

or send an e-mail to: orders@cullensbutchers.com

Hope to see you there!

For more information on the Healthy Eating Initiative and other scheduled events check out: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/healthy-town

Cullens Quality Butchers

Main Street Wicklow Town

www.cullensbutchers.com