Just the one
Alcohol… …does it have any redeeming features or is it all bad news? A small section at the end of this post provides information on […]
Nourish Me For Life
A mission for healthy nutrition
Setting Standards
For anyone operating a food business, there are rules governing the information which must be provided to consumers about the food products, even if these
I need food!
How the brain controls appetite Nutrients in food provide energy for daily living, sustain growth during pregnancy and in childhood, support tissue maintenance, keep the
That ‘D’ Word
Do diets deliver? In this post we’re looking at dieting and weight loss. But let’s be clear, there is more than one definition of the
Sugar – natural, free, added…
Sugars occur naturally in fresh foods like milk, fruit and vegetables, making them taste sweet and palatable. The sugars added to processed foods by manufacturers
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Plating it up
The Eatwell Guide sets out advice from the UK government on healthy eating and what a healthy balanced diet looks like using visual representations that
Nutritional Needs
Sound nutritional status is a fundamental requirement for good health. This is achieved by eating a healthy balanced diet which supplies nutrients to meet the
Fulsome Fats
Lipids (fats) provide essential nutrients in the diet in the form of essential fatty acids and fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E), whilst making the food
Polypeptides and Protein
Proteins are comprised of subunits called amino acids joined together by chemical bonds. There are typically up to a few hundred amino acids in a
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Mono, Di and Poly Carb
Taken literally carbohydrate means ‘hydrated carbon’ or ‘carbon + water’. The chemical formula for glucose, the most abundant sugar/carbohydrate in the blood, is C6H12O6 –
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