The Nutrition Pod

01/12/2025

🎄 24 Days to 🎄

Welcome to the Active Kent & Medway Activity Advent Calendar, helping to make movement a daily habit this December to boost your health and wellbeing.

Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, why not have a go at these fun, easy activity ideas each day - from lunchtime walks to seated stretches and mindful moments.

🎁 Moving more helps improve mood, energy and overall health.
🎁 Small steps every day build lasting habits for an active lifestyle.
🎁Enjoy the festive season while looking after yourself.

Save our activity advent calendar to your phone so you can keep it safe and refer back to it each day. Why not share with your family, friends and colleagues and let’s make this December an active, healthy one together.

👉For more activity ideas, visit www.everydayactivekent.org.uk

25/11/2025

A really interesting watch about regenerative farming. Without quality soil we don’t get nutrient-rich food. Good quality soil also reduces flooding, landslides and holds carbon. One regenerative farmer even brought his carbon footprint into negative territory and he was farming livestock - cattle!

The inspiring story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities.

20/11/2025

Please complete this government survey if you agree high energy drinks should not be sold to children….

The government has committed to banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under the age of 16 years (that is, children aged 15 years and under).

19/11/2025

One of my most talked about topics! When you visit countries like France and Italy they just don’t have the amount of UPF foods on offer and they love to take time and socialise over meals. Being a nation of time-poor workaholics we are putting a huge burden on our health.

It is increasing our risk of a range of chronic diseases, including obesity and depression, a major review says.

27/10/2025

From one tray of roasted vegetables to 3 different meals…

Step 1 - roast a whole butternut squash, 2 red peppers and 2 leeks in olive oil, garlic, ginger and a little salt and pepper

Step 2 - for dinner, chop the roast veg into cubes, add them to a bed of watercress, spinach and rocket, add chunks of cucumber, tomatoes, olives, sun-dried tomatoes and sprinkle with feta cheese. The contrast between the warm veg and salad makes it feel Autumnal.

Step 3 - prep lunch for tomorrow. All the same ingredients with a sprinkle of raisins and pumpkin seeds. Eat this one cold and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.

Step - blend the leftover roast veg with vegetable stock, chilli flakes, turmeric and smoked paprika for a warming soup. This will keep in the fridge for a few days or you can freeze it.

29/09/2025

01/09/2025

🌿🍓WHAT'S IN SEASON IN SEPTEMBER? ⁣⁣
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It's & what better way to kick off the month with a look at all of the delicious seasonal produce available here in the UK this month!🍅🥣 Remember, seasonality matters when shopping for locally grown fruit & veg, as out-of-season local products will often need heated greenhouses to grow🔥🌱 ⁣
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🌱 Celery: 3 celery sticks = 1 portion⁣⁣
⭐ Source of potassium ⁣⁣
⭐ High in fibre ⁣⁣
⭐ 95% water⁣⁣
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🍅 Tomatoes: 1 medium Tomato = 1 portion ⁣⁣
⭐ High in fibre ⁣⁣
⭐ Source of vitamin C⁣⁣
⭐ over 90% water ⁣⁣
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🧡 Butternut Squash: 3 heaped tbsp (cooked) = 1 portion⁣⁣
⭐ Source of vitamin E⁣⁣
⭐ High in vitamin A⁣⁣
⭐ Source of vitamin C⁣⁣
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❣️Raspberries: 20 raspberries = 1 portion⁣⁣
⭐ High in vitamin C⁣⁣
⭐ High in fibre ⁣⁣
⭐ Source of Folate ⁣⁣
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🥗 Spinach: 1 cereal bowl = 1 portion⁣⁣
⭐ High in vitamin C⁣⁣
⭐ High in folate ⁣⁣
⭐ High in vitamin K ⁣⁣
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🍓Strawberries: 7 strawberries = 1 portion⁣⁣
⭐ High in fibre ⁣⁣
⭐ High in vitamin C⁣⁣
⭐ High in folate ⁣⁣
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🍆 🥦 Other seasonal fruit & veg include: Blackberries, Damsons, Pears, Plums, Rhubarb, Aubergine, Beetroot, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Courgettes, Chicory, Chillies, Cucumber, Garlic, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Mangetout, Marrow, Onions, Parsnips, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radishes, Rocket, Runner Beans, Samphire, Sorrel, Spring Greens, Spring Onions, Sweetcorn, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress, Wild Mushrooms⁣⁣
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28/07/2025

If you are aged between 13-17 years, live or go to school in the Medway area and are above a healthy weight, Fit Fix is here to help.

16/04/2025

Highly recommend this series on BBC iplayer. Sorting fact from fiction. Con or Cure with Dr Xand Van Tulleken

The facts, not the fakes, about your health with Dr Xand van Tulleken and Ashley John-Baptiste. From social media scams to health scares, they'll shine a light on bad medicine.