One hour Nutrition Workshops (face to face)
Maximizing Nutrition on a Budget.
It is often argued that it’s hard to eat well on a budget – but this is not the case. This practical workshop builds on basic meal planning principles and will help you create a strategy for creating delicious – and nutritious – meals that are budget friendly and that the whole family can enjoy:
- The 5 golden rules of eating well for less.
- Learn how to plan healthy, balanced meals at affordable prices.
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Get ideas for inexpensive, nutritious meals and snacks
Boosting Your Immune System During Winter
When the temperature drops, the chance of you coming down with a cold or the flu increases significantly. The winter months are also quite often a time when nutrition and the focus on looking after yourself take a back seat. This workshop will walk you through the 10 things you really need to keep your immune system strong this winter:workshop builds on basic meal planning principles and will help you create a strategy for creating delicious – and nutritious – meals that are budget friendly and that the whole family can enjoy:
- Tips to stay fit and healthy throughout the coming winter
- Foods that are detrimental /assist the gut and immune system
- Is vitamin C really good for your immune system?
- What vitamins can boost /improve your immune system?
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How a healthy gut environment is your secret weapon to staying fighting fit.
Nutrition and Keeping a Healthy Heart
Although you might know that eating certain foods can increase your heart disease risk, it's often hard to change your eating habits. Once you know which foods to eat more of and which foods to limit, you'll be on your way towards a heart-healthy diet. Thankfully, most heart disease is preventable. Whether you have years of unhealthy eating under your belt or you simply want to fine- tune your diet, this workshop explores how, by making simple changes to your diet and lifestyle, you can look after your heart and reduce your risk of developing heart conditions:
- What diet is best to protect against heart disease?
- What foods are bad for your heart?
- What are the nutritional and lifestyle factors that increase your risk of cardiovascular disease?
- The effects that smoking has on increasing the risk of coronary heart disease.
- Understand the importance of knowing your healthy heart numbers
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How stress impacts on heart health - and steps to take to minimise your risk.
Boosting Brain Power and the Impact on Your Mood
The link between physical health and what you eat is well understood, but did you know that what you eat has a huge impact on your mood and how you feel? Food can directly affect everything in your body from your mood and energy levels to cognition and memory. Certain foods have been shown to have cognitive benefit, and particular nutrients can have a positive impact on brain performance and on mood. This workshop looks at what you can do to keep your mind sharp and stay in top intellectual form at the office. We will look at the importance of diet, exercise and meditation on brain health and mood.
- What are good brain foods?
- The importance of health fats on brain performance.
- Balancing your blood sugar levels to support energy and mood.
- Specific foods that boost your mood and improve brain health.
- Tips for making changes to your diet whilst at work, and suggestions for snacks