Travelling on business often results in weight gain. Unfortunately, studies confirm business travellers are more likely to have a higher BMI than their office-bound colleagues. The news recently has been dominated by the link between obesity and fast food outlets. Almost two thirds (63%) of UK adults are overweight or obese. Other countries are...
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Mary Poppins knew that a spoonful of sugar would improve the palatability of nasty medicine. When work necessitates meals on the go, added sugar can be hard to avoid. Sugars turn up where we least expect them, often leaving us unaware of the amount we consume. WHY DOES SUGAR MATTER? The World Health Organization...
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Not having a healthy breakfast is a sure-fire way to start your journey feeling weary. According to research, one in three of us still regularly miss breakfast, and this is usually due to time pressures in the morning or not feeling hungry when setting off so early in the day. Still, we all need...
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Business travel by road often necessitates long motorway journeys and these require sustenance. Motorway Services offer amazing convenience, but not always healthy food or value for money. To get the best Service break experience, planning is paramount: What are we happy to pay for? Where do we want to take our break? What supplies...
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Sydney International Airport is changing for the better. Carol Sadler, one of our travelling Registered Nutritionists, has passed through Sydney International Airport several times over the last few years. Although healthy food to start a long haul flight has been scarce in the past, major renovations have been going on for a few years,...
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Ever been perplexed over airline meals and what to eat or when? Frequent long-haul traveller and Registered Nutritionist, Carol Sadler reveals her tips for making the most of the meals when travelling long haul. Only Eat When You Are Hungry We always sleep poorly after eating late at night, and this is a particularly...
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In the past, an early morning flight would be a choice between an airport breakfast high in fat and salt or the other extreme – nothing at all. Whether you are taking the 6 am morning flight to Amsterdam or the 9.30am to Glasgow, it’s great to know that choices for breakfast at airports are...
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Walking into Terminal One at Manchester Airport is a little daunting. Not least, finding that most of the cafes and restaurants are actually in the departure lounge so somewhere for a quick meeting on the landside is slightly problematic, also the ceiling on the ground floor entrance of terminal 1 is extremely low. Now what...
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Visiting London City Airport is always a delight. It’s well known for being quick, clean and friendly. There are two restaurants (Panopolis and Pret A Manger) land side within the airport and a third en route if you include the Costa Coffee located between the Docklands Light Railway station and the airport’s entrance for you...
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Do healthy menu options really need a calorific count? On my recent trip down to Heathrow airport terminal one, I discovered some rather strange options for travellers wanting to eat light. And this is despite the Heathrow good health food guide. You can imagine my surprise when I took a bite at the Skylark...
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