In work poverty is real. What can your company do to reduce the burden on your staff.
Author: porternutrition
I am a freelance Registered Nutritionist with NHS, charity and private sector experience.
I have worked in health promotion and community development through health outreach and developing health promotion projects and programmes. Areas of health promotion have included healthy eating, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and the health of particularly deprived communities.
I have a special interest in infant and toddler nutrition, as well as training frontline staff to deliver good nutrition messages.
Sustainability – what it means to this business
In a recent network meeting sustainability in business was discussed. Most of the focus was on climate action but it led me to think about how Porter Nutrition is working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (see picture below) https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ As a small business I commit to do my part in the following goals 1.… Continue reading Sustainability – what it means to this business
5 a day is completely unrealistic…
Fruit and vegetables: Achieving 5 a day can be a challenge on a budget but for most people it is possible. Here are some tips on how to eat your 5 portions on a budget alongside quality proteins, dairy and starchy carbohydrate.
What can the out of home sector do to reduce salt in children’s meals?
Reducing salt in children's meals
Food poverty – sadly not a thing of the past
Food poverty action required in Greater Manchester. Action plan launched.
Does healthy eating have to hurt the planet?
Image: Commons Wikimedia -https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CSIRO_ScienceImage_3224_Pulses_and_legumes.jpg This is a very complicated question because there are so many factors involved, but it has been the subject of much debate over the last few years. The latest headline comes from work by scientists at Harvard University in the USA. The proposed diet moves us all away from eating… Continue reading Does healthy eating have to hurt the planet?
Cooking with children – part 2
When I wrote part 1, I promised there would be more... Here it is! Last time we talked about: Hand hygiene, general yuk, listening to an adult, not touching things they have not been asked to touch, stirring skills, measuring out ingredients, food handling and the language of recipes This time, we are going to look… Continue reading Cooking with children – part 2
