Priya Tew, Dietitian UK

Priya Tew, Dietitian UK Dietetic Consultancy and Nutrition Services DietitianUK provides a fresh, exciting, outgoing approach to nutrition.

Run by Priya Tew we provide consultancy and P.R work, media, recipes, menu analysis, courses, lectures and presentations, well being days, articles and more....

14/11/2025

Cosy and comforting tomato and lentil soup.

We have a tradition in our house that’s called soup Sunday. Every Sunday lunchtime after church we need a quick lunch and I whizz up soup to go with the husbands homemade bread. The great thing is I get the leftovers for lunches during the week.

This tomato and lentil soup is one of our family faves. It’s so easy to make and makes my tomato loving girl very happy.

Remember you need to balance soup with a side of bread and some protein! Soup alone is not a balanced meal.

Ingredients: (serves 4)
– 8 tomatoes
- 4 cloves of garlic
- olive oil
- rosemary
- salt and pepper
- 1 tin of lentils
- 1 litre stock

- Cut your tomatoes in half and arrange in your air fryer or on a baking tray with the inside flesh facing up.
- Nestle the garlic cloves in and simply sprinkle with rosemary a tiny bit of salt some pepper and a drizzle of olive ooo.
- Roast at 180 fan for 30-40 minutes or air fry for 15 minutes.
- Add the lentils, stock and spices, blitz with a hand blender and it’s ready to heat and serve.
- Serve with bread (carb), cheese (fats and protein) and I love a sprinkle of nuts or seeds (protein).

You don’t have to shrink yourself to shine.Somewhere along the way, we were told confidence comes from having the “right...
14/11/2025

You don’t have to shrink yourself to shine.

Somewhere along the way, we were told confidence comes from having the “right” body. Diet culture lies.

I'm Priya, an eat1ng d1sorder dietitian who helps people heal their relationship with food and their bodies. I know what it's like to feel you should be in a smaller body, to want to shrink yourself to fit in, to live life on the bare minimum.

Confidence comes from living your life fully, from dancing, wearing the crazy outfits, being silly, connecting with people, and feeling able to express yourself without fear. You can take up space, laugh loudly, wear sequins, eat dessert, and still be worthy.

I really want you to hear this...because when you stop worrying about being small, you finally make space to live big.

Want to work with someone who truly gets this? The Recovery Tribe is a safe space, a community where you can show up, be honest and work on your eating issues and body image issues with support and care.

Comment "WAITLIST" and I'd love to send you more details, the next cohort starts in January.

I’m so passionate about nutrition mis-information being brought into the forefront. So it was a joy to be able to join ...
13/11/2025

I’m so passionate about nutrition mis-information being brought into the forefront. So it was a joy to be able to join and be a part of this incredible panel of speakers

the master at calling our health misinformation.
gut health king
who champions nutrition for medical students
keeping us in order!

Take homes:
- Health care professionals all need to be calling out nutrition misinformation. But that can be by sharing the actual evidence in a less head on way.
- 60% of adults go to social media for their health advice so we need to be in this space.
- The public are hungry for the right information. With only 2% of nutrition videos being accurate we need to flood the algorithm.
- Commenting on other posts with the accurate information can be just as helpful as a post of your own.
- Network with others for support and to fact check anything! It is ok to do.
- Sharing the red flags and how to notice misinformation can be just at important as calling things out.

Love to hear your thoughts.

12/11/2025

The truth about Food Labels…

- Food labels are up to 20% inaccurate. Which means they literally are just a guide. That’s it.
- Complicated sounded ingredients can be perfectly normal vitamins.
- Traffic lights are for that food only and do not take into account the rest of what you eat. It can be perfectly fine to add a “red light” food to your diet. You just don’t want to be made up of only these foods.
- Nutrition labels are just labels. They do not know your own bodies needs. We all have different needs!

Feel free to glance at a food label if it is helpful but there is no need to scrutinise each and every one. If they aren’t helpful for you then grab a pile of stickers, a sharpie and cover them up.

11/11/2025

Carbs are your body’s main source of energy and your brain’s favourite fuel.

Yet they’re often one of the first things people restrict. Why? Well diet culture tells us they will lead to weight gain, that protein is more important and other such lies.

I’m Priya, a dietitian who helps people restore their relationship with food, heal disordered eating and from eating d1s0rders. In actuality, carbs help your body heal, restore energy, and rebuild strength.

If you undereat carbs your body just doesn’t run, leading to fatigue, low mood and intense cravings later on. The key is knowing how much your body needs. Which is where working with someone like me can help!

Let’s go team carbs, your body will thank you for the fuel.

Save this post if you need the reminder that carbs are essential, not optional.

Counting calories can feel like control, but it is based on shaky maths.I know it feels safe but it really doesn't take ...
11/11/2025

Counting calories can feel like control, but it is based on shaky maths.I know it feels safe but it really doesn't take into account nutrients and balance in your diet.

My name is Priya, I'm an ED dietitian and I help people heal their relationship with food - without tracking, counting or measuring!

Food labels can be up to 20% inaccurate, and how much energy you absorb depends on cooking method, gut bacteria, and even how thoroughly you chew. Your metabolism also changes daily.

When you learn to listen to hunger, fullness, and satisfaction and know how much your body needs, it will always serve you better than chasing a number. Our bodies are far too complex to be reduced to numbers on an app.

If you feel ready to let the numbers go and trust that your body can guide you, then I'd love to support you! DM me.

Download my free EAT GUIDE for what to eat in a day without any mention of calories: https://training.dietitianuk.co.uk/whattoeatinaday

https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.112.035782
https://doi.org/10.1080/07315724.2018.1552544

10/11/2025

Should we be taxing foods like baked beans?

Here’s my thoughts as a dietitian and mum to 6 who feeds her kids jacket potatoes with beans once a week!

Last week Chris Van Tullekan suggested foods like baked beans, fishfingers and wholemeal shop bought bread should be taxed due to their UPF content. Which I cannot agree with.

Not all UPFs are equal, foods like the humble tin of baked beans should not be demonised or put in the same category as other highly palatable, high sugar and salt UPFs that are more obviously not as good for us to be eating all the time.

Beans can contain 8g protein plus 8g fibre. Pair that with toast, add some cheese and you can meet 1/3 of your fibre needs for the day plus get some decent protein.

Beans are cheap and easy. For many they make an affordable meal which is nutritious and why would we want to make that more expensive?

Beans can be a very safe food. They tend to be the same each time which makes them a known quantity for people with autism, ARFID for example.

Shout out to .foundation who are encouraging people to eat more beans (of all sorts not just baked beans) for health benefits.

So to clarify. Baked beans are not something you need to worry about. My advice is to choose a lower salt and sugar option and enjoy.

Follow for more common sense nutrition.

Comment below and let me know if you are team Beans?

This weekend… celebrating Miss K turning 15, a lot of years off our original YouTube videos making flapjacks (anyone see...
09/11/2025

This weekend… celebrating Miss K turning 15, a lot of years off our original YouTube videos making flapjacks (anyone seen those) with sparklers, toffee apples, autumn walks and an 80’s murder mystery (not an ad!) ❤️❤️❤️

Life here is chaotic, messy and rarely peaceful but it’s joyous.

07/11/2025

If you struggle with feelings of being “bigger” feeling “larger” and putting on weight in ED recovery then this is for you….

This comes from an chat I had with one of my clients this week….

What else gets bigger in recovery?

- Your range of foods and food pleasure
- Your social life
- Fun times
- Memories that involve food
- Your personality
- Your smile

Love to hear what you think.

Comment RECOVERY and I’ll DM you how we can work on this together.

We were never meant to all look the same.Just like our personalities, voices and fingerprints are unique, so are our bod...
06/11/2025

We were never meant to all look the same.

Just like our personalities, voices and fingerprints are unique, so are our bodies. Trying to squeeze everyone into one “ideal” shape has never worked, and it only damages our relationship with food and ourselves.

If you look back through history, the “ideal body” has constantly shifted:
• In the Renaissance, fuller bodies were celebrated as a sign of wealth and fertility
• In the 1920s, the “flapper” look idolised a boyish, straight figure
• The 1950s glamour icons embraced curves
• The 1990s were all about the waif-like, ultra-thin look
• To 2000’s, we’ve seen the rise of the hourglass or athletic, toned ideal.

And NOW? The ultra-thin look may be coming back in - which we do not need.

The truth is, chasing trends with your body is exhausting and impossible. Your body is not a fashion accessory.

Healing means stepping away from comparison, honouring body diversity, and remembering that your worth is not measured by a number, a size, or a trend. Your body deserves nourishment, respect and care, exactly as it is today.

Follow for more support and guidance on building a healthier relationship with food and your body.

Comment “RECOVERY” for more...

05/11/2025

Water fasts are having a moment again, so let’s clear something up.

A three day water fast is not a “reset.”

It puts your body into survival mode. Stress hormones rise, metabolism slows, muscle breaks down for fuel, and your gut switches into low-power mode.

That early “clarity and energy” people rave about?
It is not healing. It is adrenaline, cortisol and a dopamine hit from feeling in control. Basically your brain going stay alert, we are not getting food.

And the big wellness claims? Fasting does not detox you.
It does not reset your immune system. It does not prevent cancer.

Your liver and kidneys already detox you.

If you struggle with food or have ever restricted, fasting can pull you right back into obsessive thoughts, binge-restrict cycles, and disconnecting from hunger cues.

Safety, consistency, and nourishment are the real reset.
Save this to come back to next time fasting content pops up on your feed.

And if you want support finding a calmer, steadier relationship with food, drop me a message. You deserve to feel safe in your body, not at war with it.

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Currently best known as the dietitian for BBC1’s Eat Well for Less, Priya is a media friendly dietitian who runs Dietitian UK. With a common sense and outgoing approach to nutrition, Priya loves to bust myths and be realistic. Having worked on BBC 1’s Food Truth or Scare, spoken in the House of Commons, been a panellist at nutrition events and lectured at Universities, Priya has a wealth of experience spanning all areas. Priya provides 1-1 consultations, consultancy and P.R work, media, recipes, social media work, menu analysis, courses, lectures and presentations, well being days, articles and more. She is a passionate dietitian, pilates teacher and mum to 3 small people. Specialist consultations can be booked online or in person for eating disorders, intuitive eating, weaning, family nutrition IBS and chronic fatigue plus more. If Priya cannot help you personally she will try and find someone who can!