Healthy Food Made Easy

This 6-week nutrition education programme is developed by community dietitians for use with adult groups to promote healthy eating and to build simple cookery skills.

The aim is to improve the nutritional knowledge and eating habits of participants which in turn can ultimately help reduce diet related chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes & cancer.

There are 6 weekly sessions lasting roughly 2 hours. The practical sessions focus on healthy eating on a budget & preparing simple family foods. There is group participation in the cookery/cook along session & participants are encouraged to try the recommended recipes out at home. A community dietitian visits the course on week 5/6 to provide an input and to answer any specific dietary questions.

Session 1– ‘Building a Food Pyramid’ (introducing healthy eating guidelines)

Session 2– ‘The Fibre Providers’ (Fibre in cereals, fruit & vegetables)

Session 3– ‘Focus on Fats’ (learning about the good & bad fats)

Session 4– ‘Food for Life’ (family eating, children’s diets)

Session 5– ‘Shop Smart’ (Shopping on a budget, food labelling)

Session 6– ‘The Road Ahead’ (planning long term changes in eating habits)