If we want healthy food when eating out, we need nutrition to be on catering college syllabuses

A couple of years ago, I undertook a research project for Footprint Media Group which aimed to work out why chefs didn’t have much nutritional knowledge. The reason was fairly simple: It’s not taught. So this became the title of my report: It’s not taught: why chefs don’t consider nutrition, and how to get nutritional education onto the syllabus and into the kitchen.

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The report, which was sponsored by Nestle Professional, aimed to identify how to improve nutritional education in catering colleges and industry to improve public health and meet customer demand for healthier options.

With the continued support of Nestle Professional, I’m thrilled to announce that Footprint are now able to continue the project and to start putting the report’s recommendations into action. A vital step when 63% of the UK adult population is overweight or obese, and we eat 1 in 6 meals out of home. Watch out for updates on http://www.footprint.digital later this Spring.

 

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About Amy Fetzer

Amy Fetzer is a journalist, author and consultant, specialising in sustainability and health. Her book, Climb the Green Ladder: Make Your Company and Career More Sustainable, Wiley, is a guide to help and inspire others who also want to make a difference by giving them the tools and motivation to change their workplace from within. Amy's work focuses on creating engaging communications - from environmental white papers to magazine articles - that inform, entertain and inspire. Enthusiastic, passionate and personable, Amy's clients range from the BBC, Green Futures and The Guardian to Hewlett Packard, Sodexo, The Sunday Telegraph and My Weekly. Amy has extensive experience of health, lifestyle, travel and youth and childrens features, as well as web content and brochure copy. Amy is conscientious, reliable and proficient at meeting tight deadlines in print and web-based environments. For more information on Climb the Green Ladder, please visit www.climbthegreenladder.com, or visit Climb the Green Ladder on Amazon!

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