FREE TRAINING ON FOOD ALLERGY AND INTOLERANCE

FOOD ALLERGY AND INTOLERANCE AWARENESS

FREE EVENT 30^TH JULY 2014 6-7.30PM

GOSPEL CHURCH  HIGH STREET SOUTH RUSHDEN NN10OQX

Food allergies and intolerances are really serious issues for sufferers. For those providing food whether a small caterer or food manufacturer it is something to be aware of.

There is new legislation on this which comes into force in December. So it is something to be aware of and be prepared for.  It is invaluable for anyone selling foods of all types.

Ii light of the new EU Regulation on the Provision of Food Information to Consumers (1169/2011 EC), this event will provide a unique, perspective on how to protect people with allergies and intolerances while ensuring compliance with existing and new food law.

Run by Dr Mabel Blades a Registered Dietitian and Trainer

To book a place email mabel@qmnds.demon.co.uk

Certificates of attendance can be provided for a small administration fee

Recipes and Nutrition

I came across these nice recipes from the World Cancer Research Fund for Everyday Eating

There are 8 recipes and they can be found at
http://shop.wcrf-uk.org/products/everyday-eating

All have nutritional calculations

Training -Nutrition, Food Safety, Food, Allergies and intolerances

Training is very important and I am pleased to offer a number of courses.

These are both bespoke courses plus ones accredited by the CIEH and RSPH

Courses include

• Food safety --level 1-4
• Nutrition level 1-4
• Health promotion  level 1-2
• Allergy awareness 

Please contact me via the directory below or directly to Nutrition and Dietetic Services


http://www.trainingdirectory.co.uk/company/Nutrition-&-Dietetic-Services-12652x0.html

Award

The British Dietetic Association (BDA) – the nation’s largest organisation of food and nutrition professionals – has a number of specialist groups one is called NAGE which is the group for dietitians with a particular interest in nutrition and older people.

This is an area of interest to me and I am pleased to say "NAGE have just won the BDA Award for Specialist Group of the Year!"


The BDA has issued also a  publication called The Nutrition and Hydration Digest: Improving Outcomes Through Food and Beverage Services. which will be of interest to those working in this area.

https://www.bda.uk.com/publications/NutritionHydrationDigest.pdf

Diabetes – Foods, Meds and More

Diabetes – Foods, Meds and More

The aim of this new book is to help people with diabetes and their families to understand more about living with the condition with an emphasis on lifestyle, dietary information and recipes. However, it is not a typical recipe book, as it aims to cover real life, day to day situations.

The book has been written as a result of listening to people with diabetes and their families who contact the InDependent Diabetes Trust [IDDT]. People with diabetes or pre-diabetes, are often told that they need to eat healthily and while this is not bad advice, it can leave people feeling confused and without the information they need, at what can be a stressful time.

Product:

Diabetes - Foods, Meds and More

Price:

£8.99

I now have a picture of the 

 book I did for the IDDT http://iddt.org/iddt-shop

I hope you will like it --the recipes I did are inspiring as well as delicious

DIABETES --FOOD, MEDS AND MORE

 
Having been involved in producing the very popular "Everyday Eating" for the "InDependant Diabetes Trust"  (http://iddt.org) I was delighted to be involved in writing another book called "Food Meds and More" for the IDDT.

As I said  "Any successful diet is about helping people to enjoy foods and fitting this into their lifestyle. This is why I loved writing this book!"

The Everyday Eating booklet is free and the "Food Meds and More" is at a small charge from the IDDT --phone 01604 622837



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FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

There has been a lot in the media about fruit and vegetable consumption so I thought I would add something.

Many people struggle to manage to eat the 5 portions of fruit and vegetables each day so aiming for 7 may be difficult.

Fruit and vegetables are a valuable source of antioxidants which help to protect against disease as well as generally being low in calories, a source of fibre and also low in fat with exceptions like avocados and olives.

A portion is regarded as  80g  in weight which is about a medium apple , orange peach or pear, small banana or a bowl of salad or a couple of tablespoons of cooked vegetables.

A glass of fruit juice does count as one portion but as the fibre is removed only counts once per day no matter how much you drink!

So some ides for eating more

Breakfasts --a glass of fruit juice makes a good start, add chopped fruit like bananas to cereals, have a bowl of fruit like prunes or grapefruit. Try tomatoes, mushrooms or baked beans on toast. Make potato cakes containing sweetcorn.

Lunch--try salads with lots of different vegetables, vegetables soups are easy to make and can include items like lentils, sandwich fillings can be based on roasted vegetables, bananas or salads.

Dinner --can include extra vegetables in casseroles and curries not to mention in shepherds pies and lasagnes.

Puddings-- like crumbles, charlottes and pies can include thick layers of fruit and only a small amount of topping

BUDGET IDEAS
Sometimes people say fruit and vegetables are expensive but frozen vegetables are an inexpensive standby and easily cooked and added to meals. Bags of lentils are cheap as are cans of items like kidney beans and other beans.

Cans of fruit are often inexpensive and can be added to jellies and other desserts.

You can try and grow your own vegetables. Fruit can often be harvested for free in the Autumn like blackberries from hedgerows and apples from asking people who have apples fallen from their trees as they have a glut of them.

I have just made a last batch of stewed mixed fruit and also jam from such fruits that I had stored in my freezer.