As mentioned in my blog about what I have been doing this week, I will be working on tools and resources around frailty in older people who have been discharged from hospital, into the community. We talk a lot about malnutrition but we often don’t talk about frailty.

Frailty is (usually) an age related condition which reflects a state of increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes.

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The best way to show what a dietitian does all day is to give you a round-up of my working week!

This week, I have been asked to be involved in a number of projects. And they couldnt be any more different from each-other.

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One of our family favourites is a really easy recipe, so I thought I’d share. I am usually a little reluctant to share my every day recipes as I don’t often use measures (does anyone?) but I can give it my best shot here.

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Today I was sent an email from a supermarket chain that I occasionally shop with. In truth, I am not that loyal to one particular store but more-so I tend to shop around. I find that some items are available in one or another store and I also get really bored when shopping in the same supermarket over time.

So the email?
A run down of my 2021 shopping habits.
So let’s see how I shopped (bearing in mind this is my “top up” store). I shopped with them 66 times

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Iron is a mineral needed by your red blood cells, the cells that carry oxygen around the body in your blood (1). Dietary Iron can be found in a variety of foods such as red meat, beans, lentils, dark green leafy vegetables, nuts, dried fruits, and fortified foods (e.g. breakfast cereals with added iron). Getting enough iron has a role in preventing anaemia. Here, Michaela Carrick, BSc Human Nutrition, tells us how to prevent this problem.

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