Ask the Expert

Barbara Cox, CEO & Head Nutritionist, Nutrichef
 

Barbara Cox, CEO and Nutritionist'Expert' is probably an over-used word now-a-days.  The internet has made it easy for us to research and learn. However many now believe that it takes 10,000 hours of dedicated practice and experience to truly become an expert.

Barbara Cox has been living and breathing nutrition for some 15 years now, she has prepared meal plans for thousands of individuals wanting to lose weight, maintain a healthy lifestyle or improve fitness. From busy business people to Olympic athletes and cancer sufferers to ballroom dancers.

She has advised on nutrition in sport at the Porsche Human Performance Centre at Silverstone and the Sánchez Casal Tennis Academy in Barcelona, and she's written numerous newspaper and magazine articles including a series for ICON the magazine of the cancer charity, Cancer Active. Barbara is fanatical about her own health and fitness and speaks passionately on the subject to community groups, health clubs and business people across the UK.
 
 
"The question that I'm asked more often than any other is: 'how do I get the most out of being on a Nutrichef Meal Plan?', so below I've written out my ten best tips.  Keep these up whilst you're on one of our plans and you will maximise the benefits of eating delicious, healthy Nutrichef food."

1  Start the day with some hot water & lemon. Lemon has a fantastic alkalising effect on your body and is a cleansing way to start the day.

2  Use a non-dairy milk such as Soya, Oat or Rice, many are fortified with calcium.  Digesting milk is quite difficult for us and lactose intolerance is common.

3  Drink 2 litres of water a day, in between meals rather than with meals.  Important for general health & wellbeing.

4  Use water instead of cooking oil when heating food in a pan or wok  Just cutting out unnecessary oil will help.

5  Cut down on coffee, tea and soft drinks (gradually – to avoid unpleasant withdrawal symptoms –if you normally drink a lot) replace with water, feel the effects.

6  Limit yourself to alcohol at weekends only, alcoholic drinks really are empty calories.

7  Make at least 30 minutes of exercise part of your daily routine – not just when you’re on a meal plan.  Exercise is essential for general health and actually improves the way we think.

8  If you need a snack between meals, the best ones are fruit (apples & pineapple are great), nuts & seeds, carrot or celery sticks or a Nutrichef Flapjack.

9  Whenever you change your diet you will find fluctuations in your appetite, before you eat anything extra ask, “am I hungry or thirsty?”

10  Enjoy the experience!

Watch out for our events, where you can ask Barbara your question face-to-face.