The Source

Congratulations Love British Food!  The 20th year of your national celebration of the diverse and delicious food that Britain produces is here!  It's a way of rejoicing in the food that is grown on our doorsteps, tasting a part of Britain’s heritage and importantly, supporting farmers who maintain our beautiful countryside.

Eating seasonal fruit and vegetables, wholegrains like oats, barley and even British chia seed and Quinoa now being farmed in Essex as well as our nutrient-rich, high quality dairy, meat, fish & eggs as part of a plant-based diet, nurtures our all important gut bacteria (our microbiome) for our best health! 

Just as nurturing our microbiome looks after our long-term health, it also begins to help nature to thrive – the foods which are key in encouraging good gut bacteria, need to be sourced from healthy soils; good for us and good for our planet!

With a background as a Vet and now as a Nutritionist, I've founded The Gut Project. This aims to share the importance of REAL, unprocessed food so that our gut microbes, which impact our health, can thrive. Together with some fabulous British farmers & food producers, we show you all the benefits of sustainably sourced Fish, Eggs, Dairy and pasture-fed Beef within a plant-based diet, all wrapped up in a series of GUT HEALTH workshops; a new approach to simple, sustainable health!

To find out more visit: https://lwnutrition.co.uk/gut-project-2/ 

For #British Food Fortnight (NOW!)  BOOK HERE using discount code GutProject10

Our British farmers have been encouraged to farm for maximum yield for decades; changing this to focus on soil health and food quality takes time and investment - it’s a huge change but it’s going in the right direction.  This nature-positive farming not only ensures healthy soils, which in turn benefit our health via our food but science is also showing that time spent in nature and living close to our land is hugely beneficial for our microbiome; healthy soils provide many of the same microbes beneficial to us!

Reconnecting our health back to REAL food from British farmers & food producers ensures we know how & where our food is grown, adding to the joy of sharing food together and ensuring farmers are truly valued for their produce.

Community!  Isn't that what it's all about?

For every-day nutrition tips follow Lucy on Instagram: @lucywilliamsonnutrition or visit my website: https://lwnutrition.co.uk/ and see all Lucy's nutritional advice on the nutritional pages on this site: https://lovebritishfood.co.uk/advice-from-our-nutritionist .