My main area of interest is nourishing and educating our children and teenagers about the benefits of delicious and nutritious food, thus establishing good habits for life, (I have two boys, and I know only too well the challenges!). I specialize in fussy eaters and disordered eating throughout the life phases and use the latest evidence-based knowledge from lecturing on the topic. This links with my interest in the importance of women’s health, especially before during and after pregnancy and later in the menopause.
Other areas of interest include nutrition and IBS; weight management, diet/lifestyle and type II diabetes, and a balanced diet for the older adult. I offer a full 7 day (5 week days 2 weekend days) dietary analysis, using Nutritics software, www.nutritics.com which gives comprehensive report on food intake, and what steps you can take to improve it depending on your overall aims. Consultations include a holistic look at your lifestyle both mentally and physically and include advice on your PA (physical activity) levels. Although you ‘can’t run away from a bad diet’, the benefits of being physically active are proven, for both our mental and physical well-being.
Overall, I’m passionate about making food taste delicious as well as being nutritious and have an extensive collection of recipes and ideas to share, that cater for every palate and life-stage. I believe these are the real key to keeping up the variety and enjoyment of our food and provide the basis for making sustainable changes in your diet for life, as well as making sure you are well nourished and satisfied.
I have a consulting room (Shepherds hut) in Blewbury, but can also come to your home, ‘examine’ the contents of your fridge and cupboards and help you and/or your family to read labels and make better food choices that will help you cook healthier and tastier food.
Do get in touch with any questions or queries.
You may be visiting my website for a variety of reasons, but I hope what comes over is my belief that the type of food we eat is central to our mental and physical well-being through all our life stages. I believe we need to re-prioritise food in our lives, and realise that good ‘balanced’ nutrition is not about self-denial, or some high-tech functional ingredient, or even ‘clean eating’ (a misleading term), it’s about eating and enjoying a variety of delicious foods. The current media fuelled diet-obsession gives us confusing and often simply wrong information, and needs to be replaced with a new approach towards the food we eat.
I believe making a balanced, varied and tasty diet is part of your way of life, and this doesn’t mean avoiding food groups (unless you medically need to) or depriving yourself, but it will provide your body whatever its age, with all the nutrients it needs. A balanced diet nourishes us; provides good energy levels to meet our needs; help us fight infections and diseases; helps us deal with stress better, and sleep better.
Best wishes
Abi Barclay-Watt
Testimonials
I was very concerned about my six-year-old, who was a fussy eater and quite small for his age. I heard that Abi Barclay Watt specialised in children, and decided to book a consultation, just to check my son was getting adequate nutrition. I wrote a detailed food diary for a seven-day period, which in itself was quite an interesting exercise. Abi went through every morsel in detail and was able to analyse areas where he was lacking. But most interestingly, she was able to make simple and manageable suggestions for areas that could be improved. One of the most alarming results was my son’s high intake of sugar. I had no idea that ‘Fruit Strings', and ‘Frubes', had such little nutritional value, but were so heavily loaded with sugar; these were supposed to be the ‘healthy snacks’! Abi also gave me lots of inspiration about easy recipes I could make myself, as well as how to include the children in everyday cookery. Marianne
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