In short, the answer is YES.
When we don't have basic cooking SKILL, this impacts our confidence.
When we don't have the TIME to cook, we feel guilt which impacts how we feel about ourselves.
When we don't have the BUDGET for food, we make poor food choices which impacts us physically and mentally.
Did you know that employers will lose approximately 25% in their staffs productivity every month due to poor food choices, not to mention the impact on mental health and wellbeing. The burden of ill health through food is approximately 10% of UK has time off work. This is predicted to increase dramatically given the current cost of living crisis.
As a person diagnosed with PTSD and BPD, I can confirm, and it is medically and scientifically proven that what we eat and our eating habits WILL effect how we feel.
My business provides a suite of workshops that tackle all of these issues.
I started my company in 2020. I deliver workshops the provide food education and awareness to empower people and give them the confidence to make better food and eating habit choices.
I provide workshops to employers and to the education sector. My workshops are designed to tackle major issues we are seeing in the UK. My approach is to give people information that allows people to make manageable and sustainable changes – because they want to, not because they are being told to.
My Food and Mood workshop, which is the most popular, explores the link between what we eat and our eating habits and how that can have a major impact on how we feel.
Ultra Process Me is workshop that simplifies the mind-field that is UPF, helping people to easily understand the risks, what foods are UP and how to reduce the consumption of UPF easily and affordably.
The War of Food Waste helps people understand the impact of throwing away edible food waste, how to reduce edible food waste and save money.
My Fuss Free Lunches uncovers the truths behind the meal-deal and explores how much money you can save by having home-made lunches with very little time to make and reduce packaging consumption.
Finally, my Cost-of-Living Crisis workshop. This truly gives people the confidence to eat nice home cooked food, regardless of Time, Budget, and Skill.