A weekly nutrition workshop, wrapped in good company.

Nourish & Natter is a weekly nutrition workshop with a warm, welcoming feel. Each session, we cover a practical topic - from meal planning to gut health - with clear, evidence-based advice you can actually use. Then we open it up: questions, discussion, recipe ideas, and a proper catch-up over a cuppa.

Perfect if you want to get a handle on your health but aren't quite sure where to start. 

The hour breaks down as:

• 45 minutes: nutrition workshop covering practical, everyday topics
• 15 minutes: open Q&A & discussion
• Natter time, with a hot drink included

Details:

• Location: Jubilee Hub, Saffron Walden
• Dates: Mondays, 21st September – 30th November (11 weeks)
• Time: 4pm - 5pm, Mondays
• Price: £7 per session (drop in), or £66 for all 11 weeks - a saving of £11 on the full course

Whether you're curious about one session or ready to commit to the full course, Nourish & Natter is a low-pressure way to start taking your nutrition seriously - surrounded by people on the same journey.

11 Week Course Agenda: 

Each week includes a couple of simple, seasonal recipe ideas to try at home - tying that week's topic into something practical for your kitchen. 

Week 1: Why Food Choices Matter
Explore how food, movement, hydration and seasonality work together - and pick up simple daily checks (like urine colour and eating the rainbow) that build the foundations for the weeks ahead.
Key takeaway: A handful of simple, everyday checks and habits that give you a real sense of how your choices affect your health, starting today.
Week 2: Macronutrients: Fuelling Your Body Right
Protein, carbohydrates, fat - what they do, why you need all three, and how to stop fearing any of them.
Key takeaway: The confidence to include protein, carbs and fat in every meal without second-guessing yourself.
Week 3: Micronutrients & the Power of Whole Foods
Discover the nutrients that quietly run everything and why whole foods deliver them better than anything else.
Key takeaway: Know which micronutrients matter most as you get older, and how to get them from food first.
Week 4: Spotlight on Iron
Learn how your nutritional needs shift across your lifetime and how to eat in a way that supports your iron levels.
Key takeaway: Recognise the signs of low iron and the everyday food choices that help keep levels healthy.
Week 5: Meal Planning on a Budget
Simple, cheap ingredients you can buy weekly, plus how to turn them into a practical meal plan - batch cooking, repeatable meals, and a system that works around real life.
Key takeaway: A weekly shopping and meal plan template built around affordable staples - so eating well doesn't cost more or take more time.
Week 6: Introduction to Gut Health: Why It Matters
Understand your gut microbiome, what it influences beyond digestion, and why the foundations you've built already matter.
Key takeaway: Understand what your gut microbiome actually does - and why it deserves as much attention as diet or exercise.
Week 7: Gut Health & Diversity: The 30 Plant Principle
Learn why dietary variety is one of the most powerful things you can do for your gut and how to make it easy.
Key takeaway: A simple way to track and boost the variety of plants in your week for a stronger gut microbiome.
Week 8: Probiotics: What They Are & How to Use Them
Cut through the noise on probiotics, fermented foods, and supplements and learn what actually makes a difference.
Key takeaway: Clarity on which probiotic foods and supplements are worth it - and which are just marketing.
Week 9: Prebiotics & Fibre: Feeding Your Gut
Discover the foods that nourish a healthy microbiome and why most people aren't getting nearly enough of either.
Key takeaway: Practical ways to hit your fibre target every day, and the foods that feed your good gut bacteria.
Week 10: The Gut-Brain Connection
Explore how your mental state affects your digestion and how your gut health shapes your mood more than you might think.
Key takeaway: Understand the two-way link between gut and mood, and small changes that support both.
Week 11: Your Foundations for Life
A full recap, a review of what's shifted, and a clear personalised plan for maintaining your foundations independently.
Key takeaway: Leave with a written, personalised plan for keeping it all going on your own.

Any questions, please email hello@thenutritiousway.com. 

Other info - Over 18 only. Carers or support workers can enter free of charge with a paying attendee. Please email in advance to arrange this - hello@thenutritiousway.com.