Porter Nutrition

Porter Nutrition Based in Manchester, but provides services across the UK

Simple, practical nutrition advice

Our strapline: Healthy Eating without Chaining you to the Kitchen or Breaking the Bank

Porter Nutrition is run by Registered Nutritionist, Aliya Porter.

Client feedback from an organisation I recently worked with. This was a complex project with many stakeholders. It was g...
24/04/2026

Client feedback from an organisation I recently worked with.

This was a complex project with many stakeholders. It was great be part of the team.

Calling all ANutr, RNutr and nutrition studentsWant to improve your consultation skills? Want to get feedback on your cu...
23/04/2026

Calling all ANutr, RNutr and nutrition students

Want to improve your consultation skills? Want to get feedback on your current skills and take your processes to the next level?

Join me for the next AfN CPD endorsed training in June. Only 9 spaces available on this course. 5 spaces available in person (in Manchester) and then 4 online.

Don't miss out. Book your space today.

I wonder what would happen if we removed bottled water from school mealsToday is Earth Day. We know that plastic bottles...
22/04/2026

I wonder what would happen if we removed bottled water from school meals

Today is Earth Day.

We know that plastic bottles are a problem for our planet but drinks in plastic bottles have become part of secondary school meals.

They are seen as the clean option, unlike the water stations or water fountains.

The answer isn't to remove them suddenly but I wonder what the impact would be if we really helped schools understand the barriers to pupils having refillable water bottles and using them in schools - and did something to address the issues.

Might it be as simple as a member of staff filling a water bottle from a tap like you would get if you asked for a refill in a cafe? We don't know. I haven't seen the research.

Food and drink culture is complex. I have seen that close up with schools. But, just like with the proposed changes to the School Food Standards, just because it is complex, it doesn't mean we shouldn't change things.

Does the thought of exams fill you with dread?What is the evidence around food and attainment. The key takeaways are:🥕 I...
20/04/2026

Does the thought of exams fill you with dread?

What is the evidence around food and attainment. The key takeaways are:

🥕 It's not just what you eat the night before that matters but the overall diet in the months (and possibly years) before

🥣 There is a link between eating breakfast and attainment

🍟 There is a negative link between eating lots of 'fast food' and

🍎 Deficiency of lots of different micronutrients can have a negative impact. Including iron, folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin C.

💦Hydration is essential for concentration and reducing infection and headaches

☕Avoiding caffeine and alcohol, reducing high sugar foods (these will give you a slump in energy) and eating a balanced meal beforehand are also important. It's not just the long term nutrition.

So, what can you have in the cupboard ready to revise with:

Water - a water bottle is great
Low sugar/low salt snacks like nuts, yoghurt, salad sticks and homous
Quick meals which include protein, wholegrain carbs and veg - get in touch for ideas
Wholegrain, low sugar breakfast cereals like oats, wheat biscuits etc.



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Lovely to receive this card from EYFS at our local primary school.I went in to chat to 3 separate classes about how I us...
20/04/2026

Lovely to receive this card from EYFS at our local primary school.

I went in to chat to 3 separate classes about how I use science in my job.

We talked about dairy and calcium and bones, not fruit and veg but I love the painting on the card.

Thanks for having me 🙂

17/04/2026

If you missed me on the radio and want to have a listen, here goes

Managed to forget how old my youngest was but otherwise it went ok!

Please do have your say on the school meals proposals in the consultation. For those of you who supported my processed meat petition a few years ago, please do make sure you check out the proposals and back then in the consultation.

Children deserve better than we currently give them.

And yes, I am still campaigning for a better funding formula for school food.

Processed meat is ok in small amounts but we know the most deprived children have more of it at home so it's right they have less served at school.

17/04/2026

Do you know what the symptoms of food allergy are?

Save this reel for when you might need it

If you suspect a food allergy, please seek medical advice. Once you have had a diagnosis, please seek nutrition support to make sure removing that food won't cause nutrition deficiencies.

This is just one of the many things we talk about on the First Foods Course - will you join me next week?

16/04/2026

Do you know what the common food allergens are?

These are important when you are introducing solids to babies but for us all when catering.

We need to include these foods regularly in the diet unless we are allergic.

These foods crop up in surprising places.

Learn more about allergies on next week's First Foods Course

14/04/2026

I'm taking on new clients

Want to eat better without being chained to the kitchen or breaking the bank?

Whether you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, want to gain weight or lose it, or you just want to eat better, consider how a Nutritionist can help.

I'm a Registered Nutritionist with almost 20 years experience. I have helped hundreds of people improve their nutritional health.

Drop me a DM and we can have a chat about what might work for you.

Online and in person sessions available.

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14/04/2026

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13/04/2026

Not the headline I would have picked!

I have been working on a feasibility project alongside the Department of Health since September and, yes the proposed standards do reduce free sugar (they definitely needed to), but they do so much more than just that.

Nutrition isn't all about what you take away.

It's about what you can add.

And these new standards will

✅ increase fibre,

✅ increase variety,

✅ increase the offer for vegetarian children (at the moment it's often very limited and cheese focused),

✅ increase wholegrains...

Yes it will also reduce free sugars and salt too but that's not the whole picture unlike the headline suggests.

Please have your say in the consultation. This is a once in a generation chance to have your say and improve school food.

I can't say much about the feasibility project due to the contract but it's fair to say, from all the work I have done in school food over the years these changes are needed but it is going to take a lot of investment from school leaders, caterers, teachers, children AND parents to make the impact we want to see.

Great to see a collation of partners committing additional funding to this too, led by the Food Foundation including Bite Back The Jamie Oliver Group School Food Matters

Thanks to Bridget Philipson MP and Sharon Hodson MP for all their work on this as well as the School Food Review group

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