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July 07, 2024 Lifestyle, Nutrition

How Alcohol is Bad for Nutrition

Understanding how alcohol impacts your body and diet can help you make informed choices about your consumption. Alcohol consumption is a common par...

July 07, 2024 Lifestyle, Nutrition

10 Foods That Are Good For Managing Stress

Here are some foods that are particularly good for managing stress... In today's fast-paced world, stress is a common issue that affects many peopl...

July 07, 2024 Motivation, Nutrition

10 Tips for Staying Healthy When Time is Limited

Here are some practical tips to help you stay healthy when time is limited. Enjoy! Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be a challenge when you're p...

May 18, 2024 Nutrition

High Protein vs. Low Protein Diet: Differences & Benefits Of Both

Explore the distinctions and potential benefits of both high protein and low protein diets Dietary choices play a significant role in our overall h...

April 25, 2024 Motivation, Nutrition

Nourishing Your Mind: Foods That Help Combat Anxiety

Explore Foods That Support Mental Health & Combat Anxiety In today's fast-paced world, anxiety has become a prevalent issue affecting millions ...

April 25, 2024 Nutrition

Secrets of a Healthy, Nutritious Diet: A Guide to Nourishing Your Body and Mind

A Guide to Nourishing Your Body and Mind with SwoleFoods NZ In a world filled with fad diets and conflicting nutrition advi...

April 23, 2024 Nutrition

Navigating NZ Nutrition: A Comprehensive Guide for Diabetics

Living with diabetes comes with its unique set of challenges, and one of the most crucial aspects of managing this condition is maintaining a healt...

April 23, 2024 Nutrition

The Smoke and Mirrors of Diet: How Smoking Affects Your Health and Nutrition

Smoking and Diet: Understanding the Impact on Nutrition In the realm of health and wellness, discussions often revolve around diet and exercise as ...

January 18, 2023 Nutrition

The Benefits of High-Protein Meals for Weight Loss

Protein is an essential macronutrient that plays a crucial role in building and repairing muscle tissue, as well as maintaining overall health. But...

January 09, 2023 Lifestyle, Motivation

New Year, New You!

It's that time of year again - a new year brings new resolutions and goals, and for many of us, that means focusing on our health and fitness. Howe...

December 13, 2022 Motivation, Nutrition

5 Tips for Staying on Track During the Holidays

Christmas and New Years can be a time of year when we overindulge and throw our healthy habits out the window, undoing a lot of the hard work we pu...

November 07, 2022 Nutrition

5 Ways Our Weight Loss Set Works To Help You Lose Body Fat

Looking to shed a few extra kilos for summer? Look no further than our weight loss set. Here a 5 ways it can help you to get your body summer ready...

October 25, 2022 Lifestyle, Nutrition

5 Food Habits That Sabotage Your Health And Fitness Goals

If you've ever set a goal to clean up your diet and stick to a healthy eating regime, you know how easy it can be to slip back into unhealthy eatin...

September 16, 2022 Nutrition, Training

WE FUEL THE BLUES

We're proud to announce our partnership with the Auckland Blues for the next 3 seasons.Blues players will be provided with meals to ensure they can...

September 15, 2022 Nutrition, Smoothies

How To Maximise Your Morning Smoothie

Smoothies are a delicious way to boost your intake of fruits and vegetables each day. They’re easy to prepare and super convenient as you can drink...

July 05, 2022 Lifestyle, Nutrition

How To Meal Prep

For many of us we simply aren’t able to find the time to cook. Life gets busy and in place of preparing healthy meals we instead resort to buying t...

May 16, 2022 Nutrition, Training

How To Combine Food And Exercise To Reach Your Goal

It’s a well know equation that results = 80% nutrition + 20% exercise. Achieving the right combination of the two is key to achieving your health a...

April 11, 2022 Training

The Importance Of Warming Up And Cooling Down With Exercise

As we start to head slowly towards the dreaded winter months and the will to brave the elements for a spot of exercise starts to fade away, it’s a ...

March 28, 2022 Lifestyle, Nutrition

What Are The Benefits Of Frozen Meals?

Look, we get it. Frozen meals have a bad rap. And we understand why, especially given the quality of food historically on offer in the frozen secti...

March 14, 2022 Nutrition, Training

What Is Inflammation And How Can I Reduce It?

Inflammation happens in all of us, whether we’re aware of it or not. It is the immune system’s natural response to injury and illness, playing a cr...

March 07, 2022 Lifestyle, Nutrition

5 Foods To Keep Your Heart Healthy

A healthy heart is at the centre of a healthy body and a healthy lifestyle. Food has a direct impact on many aspects of your health, including your...

February 28, 2022 Lifestyle, Nutrition

What Are Calories And How Do I Count Them?

Understanding what calories are and how they affect your body is the key to achieving your health and fitness goals. By identifying the calories th...

February 21, 2022 Nutrition, Training

What Foods Should I Eat Before And After an Exercise Workout?

It’s often difficult to know what foods we should be eating before and after a workout, and at what time. There are endless options when it comes t...

February 14, 2022 Lifestyle, Nutrition

Keto Vs Low Carb Diet – Which Should I Choose?

Low Carb and Keto diets are two popular ways of eating that prioritise reducing your intake of carbohydrates. On the surface they seem quite simila...

February 07, 2022 Lifestyle, Nutrition

Which SwoleFoods Range Of Meals Is Right For Me?

You might have noticed that we have three different ranges of meals. These are called the Swole, Active and Low Carb ranges. What is the difference...

January 31, 2022 Lifestyle, Nutrition

What Is Intermittent Fasting? The Ultimate Beginners Guide.

Although intermittent fasting has only recently been making headlines as a way to improve overall health and wellbeing, it is important to note tha...

January 24, 2022 Nutrition, Training

How Do I Build Muscle?

When we speak about building muscle, generally the first thing that comes to mind is going to the gym and lifting weights. While resistance trainin...

January 17, 2022 Motivation, Nutrition

Why Am I Constantly Snacking? A Guide To Understanding Eating Habits.

Following a healthy eating plan can be difficult at the best of times, especially with the vast array of food options that we have at our fingertip...

January 10, 2022 Motivation, Nutrition

The SwoleFoods Brand Ethos

SwoleFoods was created with a simple intention: to make healthy eating tasty, easy and sustainable. Throughout our years of experience in the healt...

January 03, 2022 Training

Workout From Home Series - Push-Ups

Push-ups are a great way to build strength in your upper body. They don’t require elaborate set ups, just a small space on the floor and a couple o...

December 27, 2021 Nutrition

What Is The Difference Between Good And Bad Carbohydrates?

Carbohydrates are an essential source of energy for the body and vital for maintaining a state of good health. Over the years, certain carbs have a...

December 20, 2021 Nutrition

Can I Lose Weight Without Exercising?

Weight loss comes down to a simple equation – energy out vs. energy in. If the amount of energy that you consume each day, in the form of foods and...

November 29, 2021 Motivation, Training

Workout From Home Series - Legs

Everyone knows never to skip leg day. A strong set of legs can help to make everyday tasks a lot easier and help to create the base for a strong an...

November 22, 2021 Motivation, Training

How Can I Stay Motivated To Exercise?

When we first set out on a journey to improve our fitness, we imagine healthy eating, training 6 days a week, adding in some yoga and stretching af...

November 15, 2021 Nutrition, Training

How Much Protein Should I Be Eating?

You might have noticed by now that we seem to put a big emphasis on protein here at SwoleFoods. Indeed every one of our meals is deliberately high ...

November 08, 2021 Lifestyle, Nutrition

What Is A Keto Diet?

A Keto diet is based on the principle of switching from the traditional method of using glucose as a primary source of energy (in the form of carbo...

November 01, 2021 Lifestyle, Nutrition

The Best Foods For Falling Asleep

Have you ever wondered what impact your diet is having on your sleep quality? If you are having trouble getting to sleep or are waking frequently d...