Breastfeeding is something I am quite passionate about, partially because I’ve breastfed 3 children, for a total of 4.5 years. That’s a lot of feeds and little sleep đ however totally worth it in terms of the impact on their long term health. Now this is totally not meant to be a dig at anyone […]
Eating to boost your brain.
There is a huge connection between diet and brain function, how we eat can literally improve our cognitive function, our thinking, our mood, our memory. Which is fantastic news, as it doesn’t have to be expensive or too complicated. Here I review some of the evidence on the diets that improve our brain health and […]
A “handy” portion guide.
Portion Sizes can be tricky to get right and yet they are key to maintaining a healthy, balanced diet. Here is a little video I did with BBC Food a few months ago, shot in the most gorgeous kitchen (it’s not mine!). Using your hand as a general guide can be a great way of […]
You can still eat a jacket potato, here’s how.
So the news on the street is a jacket potato contains 19 sugar cubes. More than a can of coke. Now whilst this may be true on the one level there is a lot more going on here than just the sugar and it is not to say you cannot eat a baked spud. […]
Priya gives top nutrition tips on Rachel’s podcast
So a complete pleasure to take part in this podcast with Rachel Holmes. Take a listen for super nutrition tips, it’s an action packed podcast, no chitter-chatter but just full on content and at just over 30 minutes it’s a great length too. Totally love to hear your thoughts! We cover: Is there a best […]
Colour up kids restaurant menus
Let’s talk childrens menus when eating out. This can be a topic of division in my mind and in general amongst parents. I doubt many people choose where they eat out based soley on the kids menu but when you are eating out with small ones it is hugely important. Often childrens menus are high […]
How do we know when we are hungry/full?
In a completely perfect world we would eat when hungry, stop when full and eat the foods our body tells us to eat. However few of us are that tuned into our bodies signals. We are bombarded with outside signals for example the media, advertising, other people, shops, restaurants – food is all around us. […]
Family friendly “not a chicken curry”
Usually my children are not so keen on curry, however being half Sri-lankan this is not an option for me! My oldest girl used to eat a lot of spice, in fact at 22 months in Sri-Lanka she was eating curry off my plate. She went off spice and is now age 7 working back […]
The non-diet approach for children.
In a time when there is a focus on reducing sugar, countering obesity and improving the long term health of the nation, it can be hard to know how to approach these topics with your family. On the one hand we want children to be aware of what is in food but we don’t want […]
The least sexy but vitally important nutrient
Facebook likes too ask âwhatâs on my mindâ well actually right now it is fibre. An overlooked and neglected nutrient, maybe because bowel health just isnât sexy. However to my mind, neither is constipation or piles. When the recommendations for fibre increased to 30g per day there were lots of posts out there about […]