Healthy Eating Week 28 September – 3 October 2021

The aim of Healthy Eating Week is to bring everyone together for a dedicated week, focusing on key health messages and promoting healthy habits.

The best way to eat to keep up your energy levels is to follow a healthy, balanced diet. The Eatwell Guide shows the different types of food and drink we should consume – and in what proportions – to have a healthy, balanced diet.

The main recommendations are to:

• Eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day
• Base meals on potatoes, bread, rice, pasta, or other starchy carbohydrates – choose wholegrain versions where possible
• Have some dairy, or dairy alternatives such as soya drinks – choose lower-fat and lower-sugar options
• Eat some beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat, and other protein – including 2 portions of fish every week, 1 of which should be oily
• Choose unsaturated oils and spreads, and eat them in small amounts
• Drink 6 to 8 glasses of fluid a day

For useful eating well information visit Eat well - NHS (www.nhs.uk) or why not access the Easy Meals App which is a great way to eat foods that are healthier for you. The App has 150 easy, calorie counted recipes across breakfast, lunch, evening meals and deserts, to access click here

When you’re feeling down, it can be tempting to turn to food to lift your spirits. However, the sugary, high calorie treats that many people resort to have negative consequences of their own. To find out how healthier foods can improve your mood click here

The College restaurants will be offering new and exciting menus with a wide range of healthy new dishes as well as the old favourites and products will be calorie counted with ingredient labels.

Information Session

Boost your Immunity Workshop

Why not avail of the Boost your Immunity Workshop which is a 1-hour interactive workshop which will be delivered by Re: Fresh Nutrition via MS Teams on Friday 1 October 2021 at 10.00 am to explore ways to improve your immune system.

The areas covered with include:

• Diet and supplements
• Gut, health, and immunity
• Stress, sleep, and exercise
• There will be a 15-minute food demo at the end

Places are limited, to book your place email mindyourself@serc.ac.uk and you will be sent the joining link.