Porter Nutrition

02/12/2025

This photo was taken almost 18 years ago!

Back then, I had no idea

👶🏼what parenting was really like

🫛 that people's food choices might be dictated by how much time they had to spend down at the council office trying to get them to deal with mould

🍆 that my clients actually have far more of the answers to what works and won't work in their life than I do (I have the privilege of helping them uncover it)

🙌🏼 that I would have seen so many people change their habits in my career

I became a Registered Nutritionist (first ANutr and then RNutr) back in 2006. I had a lot to learn and I am still learning. Why did I choose nutrition? Because I loved the subject. Why did I want to work with people? Because, despite being an introvert and a shy one at that, I love helping people.

Will I ever be rich helping people? Probably not, I do too much for no pay BUT I believe I am rich. Being rich to me is being able to eat and being able to put the heating on without being terrified about the bills.

Any of that reasonate with you?

01/12/2025

What is the evidence?

My training was always to ask for the evidence base. Always to give a response that supported people but I felt I needed to flag this programme despite not having the answers.

I get asked a lot about organic food, about pollutants and about tap water.

There is a lot we don't know about forever chemicals, and there is a lot that we do know but we can do little about.

My key things to say about this programme and the whole issue of forever chemicals are:

✅ Keep listening to those who are sharing the evidence in a non scaremongering way - we are learning more all the time

❌ Don't become terrified about food. That doesn't help anyone. If you have already become terrified of food, please seek help.

✅ Eat as balanced a diet as you possibly can, and as unprocessed as you can.

❌ Don't stop eating fish because of this programme, especially oily fish because of the omega 3 benefits, but limit to 2 x 140g of oily fish a week in line with the NHS recommendations.

What did you take away from the
Programme?

01/12/2025

There is much excitement about the Advent calendar in our house.

This is a family tradition. I have had this calendar since I was a child. Sometimes it has just the fabric pieces to stick on the tree but sometimes I have time to add a little extra to the pockets.

This year I have added chocolate (because contrary to public opinion, a Nutritionist's children can have chocolate) and a verse from the Bible with a promise given by God to His people.

Advent is a time of reflection. I'm taking time to take stock, to sit back and reflect. It's good to slow down and be more aware of the things that pass me by otherwise....

And if you are on my children's nutrition newsletter do check your inbox for some Christmas party tips!

What are you reflecting on this Advent?

26/11/2025

When you want cake...

Check out my banana chocolate muffin recipe on the World Cancer Research Fund website.

Comment recipe below to be sent the link

25/11/2025

I'm not necessarily against this but I wonder what the implications are for calcium intakes in teenagers. Bone health is crucial. One to watch very closely.

25/11/2025

How can you add in more beans to your diet (well, beans and lentils). How about this?

Mince based spaghetti Bolognese plus a tin of drained and rinsed green lentils. It goes further and it costs very little to do this and takes about a minute to open a tin and drain and rinse them.

24/11/2025

Keep following for more ideas on how I have been adding beans to my meals recently.

21/11/2025

Pregnancy sickness is something I talk about a lot, having had it 3 times.

I also flag the need to get checked for nutritional deficiencies postnatally, something not routinely offered. The narrative is changing but something that affects one in 100 pregnancies needs far more attention.

Pregnancy sickness: Government vows to act after hearing 'deeply tragic' stories.

Read more: https://www.itv.com/news/2025-11-20/pregnancy-sickness-government-vows-to-act-after-hearing-deeply-tragic-stories

21/11/2025

What's really in our food? For years I have been teaching people to read the labels but how honest are the food labels of today. Don't believe the claims on the front, the bits you need to look at are the ingredients and the nutritional information.

Cereal bars are often full of sugar. Sugar isn't all bad but the amount we have in our diets is often the issue.

There is a great report on this here: https://www.actiononsugar.org/sugar-awareness-week/sugar-awareness-week-2025/sugar-awareness-week-report/ .en.1576681

And do check out the Action on Sugar and Salt social media for snippets of the report.

17/11/2025

Are you in your 3rd trimester of pregnancy?

Join me for a free workshop to learn how to look after yourself in the postnatal period. Looking after yourself helps you look after your little one.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eating-well-for-the-4th-trimester-postnatal-nutrition-tickets-1226189288169?

15/11/2025

One of my many hats is to Chair this group. It is my local park and it's not that many years ago that it was in a very sorry state. It still has its issues (plant theft and vandalism largely) but it is very well used and has a group of dedicated volunteers to support its improvement.

More plans are in the making...

We got level 4 - thriving in RHS - Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom!
Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to make this happen.