Life has been a bit busy. Settling 2 children in to a new country with a new language and a very different school culture has had its challenges. Learning some French myself and making friends, taking over a cub pack all added on top has meant that this blog has taken a bit of a…
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Off to France….”Je n’ai plus faim”
My husband has got a job in France so we are going to live in a town on the outskirts of Paris for a few years. I have the small task of learning French and getting used to life as an ex-pat. It is quite exciting – I love to travel and it is quite…
Muddy Puddles – Get Outdoors Campaign
Not quite nutrition but the campaign includes reduction in obesity as part of its mission statement and getting young people active in the outdoors and appreciating nature is something close to my heart – well you would expect support for this campaign from a cub leader really!! http://www.sourcewire.com/news/87661/get-outdoors-campaign-launched-to-tackle-childhood-obesity#.VYck4fnBzGc In brief, the company Muddy Puddles that produces…
Fat and MS
Fat and MS There are diets out there that claim to do wonders to halt the progression of MS centred on modifying fat in the diet e.g. the Swank diet. The central principle is strictly limiting saturated fat and eating more polyunsaturated fats, maybe taking supplements. It is quite logical to consider that fats may…
Morrocan Veggie stew with supplies from The Hatchery Farm Shop
It was a joy to stop into The Hatchery Farm Shop (A355 close to Beaconsfield) and find beautifully presented, top quality fruit and vegetables that were as good to eat, if not better, as they were to look at just up the road from where I live. It is run by a friendly lady who…
Summer is over, back to school and juggling everything…
…so start the new term with a post and the intention to be more pro-active. The after school clubs start and this one has something on one night, the other has something on another which clashes with swimming and it is the same night that one of the adults has to work late. It is…
Kids – What makes a good sandwich?
It should taste yummy, it should fill us up to keep us going until our next meal and give us good stuff to keep us healthy. 1 First you need some bread. Do you always have boring white bread? Try something different. Wraps, pitta, rolls, bagels, brown, seeded, wholemeal, ‘best of both’ or added fibre…
10 July – Caroline Walker Trust lecture “Eating Our Way to a Healthy Old Age”
The Caroline Walker Trust held its 25th Anniversary Lecture last week and it was a really positive meeting. We had 3 amazing speakers talking about various aspects of improving the nutritional status of older people. Professor Janice Thompson asked as to consider what constitutes healthy ageing. She prompted us to consider how we engage with…
Eating more fruit and veg
I was asked on the back of the last post – that we should be eating 10 portions of fruit and veg – and as a little person how could she eat more – 5 portions of approx 80g was enough in terms of amount – any more and she felt that she wouldn’t be…
Read what the scientists have to say on the latest fruit and veg study
Yesterday the news went wild over the study from University College London that said that the 5 a day recommendation has been set too low. Read what the scientists have to say via this link: http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-new-study-into-fruit-and-veg-consumption-and-mortality/ This study confirms that fruit and veg is beneficial to health and the message that we all should aim…
Lynn Burns RNutr 
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