Category: Nutrition Topics

This category is about finding ways to improve our eating habits and learn more about dietary recommendations and relevant research!

Article cover. Tiitle in pastel beige letters on the top left: Tips to enjoy chocolate in moderation! On the bottom right there are six strawberry and milk chocolate truffles. The background is black with a flowery pattern on the right sifde and rose gold on the left side. A black flower stem decorated with tiny chocolate truffles separates the right and left side. @Nutrition by Maria Tikka

Nutrition Topics

March 2, 2022

How to enjoy chocolate in moderation: 8 realistic tips

8 Tips to enjoy chocolate in moderation as a part of a healthy diet or your weight loss plan!

Article cover image. Title on the top left corner in reddish brown letters:, written on a beige frame: How to use up your fruit & vegetables before they go bad! The right half of the background is light purple and the half left is light green. An alarm clock is exactly in the middle, syrrounded by the phrase: "No food waste!" in burgundy red bold letters. On the rop right corner there are small animated pictures of an aubergine, a carrot a white onion and a lettuce head. On the bottom left corner there are small animated pictures of a strawberry, a red apple, purple grapes and two cherries. On the bottom right the watermark "@Nutrition by Maria Tikka" is written on a beige frame.

Nutrition Topics

February 26, 2022

How to use up produce when you cook healthy meals

Healthy recipe ideas to use up produce before it goes bad. Ideas to use up fruits and vegetables in low calorie meals and snacks.

Article cover. Text in yellow letters on the upper left corner : Create healthy snacks for late evening cravings @Nutrition by Maria Tikka. On the bottom left, there is an animated graphic of a young person sleeping on a stripped pink and baby blue armchair. On the right side of the armchair, there is an animated graphic of a pink coffee table with an empty bowl on top. On the top right corner there are eight star frames with pictures of foods in them (cheese, strawberries, eggs, yogurt with rasberries, cocoa powder, oats, pistachios, wholegrain biscuits). The background of the cover is a purplish night starry sky.

Nutrition Topics

February 16, 2022

Tips to make healthy snacks for late evening cravings

Easy tips to make low calorie healthy snacks for late evening cravings, sweet or savoury!

Article cover for the post "Kitchen tools to save calories when you cook". Pastel pink kitchen background. The kitchen hobs are on the left and there is a pastel pink frying pan on a hob. On the right, above the sink, there are four big white windows with white grills. Over the windows it is written "Kitchen essentials for healthy cooking!"A glass of water with three flowers is placed on the left of the sink. A wooden baby blue kitchen table is on the bottom of the picture. A pastel pink food scale is on the botom right corner. A roll of beige cooking paper is on the bottom left corner.

Nutrition Topics

February 9, 2022

Kitchen tools and essentials to save calories when you cook

Kitchen tools and cupboard essentials to save calories when you cook healthy meals and tips to use them.

Article cover image. Title: Healthy ready-to-eat foods at the grocery store. The background is a wooden pastel pink surface with yellow and pink flowers on the four corners. The title is on the top center part with black letters. Under the title there are three small square pictures with foods. On left picture there is hummus with black olives served on a dark pink tray. The middle picture is a little bigger. There are five falafels served with steamed yellow bell peppers and asparagus tips. On the right picture there are four pieces of vegetable sushi served in a bowl on a dark pink tray. @Nutrition by Maria Tikka is written on the bottom of the picture.

Nutrition Topics

February 5, 2022

10 healthy ready-to-eat foods for super quick meals

10 ready-to-eat and prepacked foods for healthy meals within minutes. Or, even if they are not the most nutritious options, they contain way fewer calories than takeaway foods!

Article cover. Title in dark red letters in the middle of the cover: Tips to pack your office lunch box quickly and safely! @Nutrition by Maria Tikka. The background is a white office desk. On the top right corner there is an open notebook with two lunch box pictures. On the top left corner there is a laptop keyboard with a pair of glasses on top. On the bottom right corner there is a napkin with a red rose and a fork on top of it. On the bottom left corner there is a photo with another lunch box with a tortillia wrap.

Nutrition Topics

January 26, 2022

7 Tips to pack your office lunch box quickly and safely

A few hacks to pack your office lunch box more quickly and food safety tips to keep in mind.

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Article cover picture: Title written in burgundy red letters: "10 common weight loss myths debunked! @Nutrition by Maria Tikka". The background is beige and roses with stems decorate the right and left sides of the cover.

Nutrition Topics

January 21, 2022

10 common weight loss myths debunked for good

Time to debunk 10 common nutrition and weight loss myths. Misconceptions about weight management that could hurt your health!

The cover's background is pastel pink decorated with scattered snowflakes. One the upper left corner, the phrases "Winter Eating Tips" and "@Nutrition by Maria Tikka "is in a red frame written with red letters. A red scarf graphic decorates the upper left corner of the frame. A graphic of a soup in a yellow bowl and a cup of tea are on the bottom of the cover.

Nutrition Topics

December 3, 2021

5 Tips to control your increased winter appetite

Realistic tips to avoid overeating during winter. Increased winter appetite is not unusual!

Article cover. Title in dark red letters: easy tips to avoid holiday weight gain. A blue cupcake graphic and a graphic of hot chocolate in a blue mug are under the title. On the right side there is a picture of Christmas tree and the Greek blue sky is behind the tree. The covers' background is a wooden pattern. Credits: nutrition by maria tikka

Nutrition Topics

November 23, 2021

5 easy tips to avoid weight gain during holidays

Realistic advice to avoid excessive weight gain during holidays this year. A few every day tips can help you maintain your weight!

Article Cover image. Title: Healthy naturally and gluten free foods. Three photos of parsnips, brown rice and unpeeled potatoes are in the middle of the image. The background is pink and purple.

Nutrition Topics

November 10, 2021

Top 5 naturally gluten free and healthy starchy foods for your main meals

The healthiest naturally gluten free starchy carbohydrate food sources for balanced main meals. You will find tables with their energy content, carbohydrate profile and some important vitamins and minerals!