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For many mums introducing solid foods to their babies can be a difficult and confusing time. This isn’t helped by the fact that advice on when to introduce solid foods, what foods to include and

Last week I was lucky enough to attend the “Preventative Aspects of Early Nutrition” conference from 17-19th November 2014. During the event there were a number of high profile speakers on topics of infant nutrition

Recent research from the fifth Millennium Cohort Study was released yesterday showing that one in five children in the UK is now obese by the time they reach 11 years of age. This is a

Immunity can be compromised during pregnancy as both mother and baby have an increased need for many macronutrients. When pregnant it’s always important to eat a wide variety of foods to ensure that you can get all

A while ago I found out about a new technology from @keepmefreshUK called Berry Breeze. As a huge advocate for reducing food waste I was really interested in this product as it claims to reduce

This winter, the reality is that many of us will catch the cold or end up with the flu. With over two hundred easy-to-catch, common cold viruses circling around us, it’s easy to see how. However,

A few weeks ago I was sent a copy of this great infographic which helps to dispel myths about different “celebrity diets”. It’s a really useful infographic and I think it’s so important to remember

For years, magazines, beauty products, supplements and bloggers have been promising us the ‘truth’ to flawless skin…and of course we all want to know the answer. Our skin is important to us for a number

After two weeks in America I decided I had the answer to the obesity epidemic (not really, but here are my observations on the food situation in California). Pancake, anyone? Let’s start with good old

As a nutritionist, I am often observing what others eat and drink at different times of the day, and this next blog is inspired by something that I have recently been observing all too often.

This chilling video is the latest in a campaign to try and fight the obesity epidemic. It rewinds through the life of an obese man on the operating table to show how his behaviours around

Recent research has come out from a big study based in China, which talks about the importance of fruit and vegetables for our health. The study found that: “a higher consumption of fruit and vegetables

Food – the thing that keeps us alive & which is essential to our survival, much like the oxygen we breath. Food is something that most of us in the UK, and other more developed

In the UK we have a series of nutritional surveys, the most popular of which is probably the NDNS or – The National Diet and Nutrition Survey. These surveys are carried out with the aim

As mentioned in my last blog, the conversation on sugar and health is a very popular topic in the nutrition world right now. But recent news sees the government’s advisory body SACN (Scientific Advisory Committee