SERVICES
Menu Analysis
As the general public become more concerned with health and realise the influence nutrition has upon it, many food businesses are beginning to include nutritional information on their menus.
Whether this is a voluntary first step or a government requirement, the process can be cumbersome.
With a solid foundation in practical commercial cooking, an accredited nutrition qualification to back it up and an in-depth working knowledge of a world-class nutrition analysis software package, all you need to do is supply the specifications of your dishes.
This could be a one-off or low-frequency menu change or an ongoing contract to provide information for a fast-changing menu. Whether it is basic calorie labelling, a more detailed programme of key nutrients, interaction with your customers or advice on permitted nutrition claims, Knives and Plates can tailor a package that works for you.
Budgets and profits are extremely important, just hit the button below to submit an enquiry based on your individual needs and a cost will be sent to you as soon as the details are established.
Nutrition Coaching
As awareness grows of the impact nutrition has upon our health, so too do the number of people desperate to capitalise on uncertainty and sell products with dubious health claims.
As a registered Associate Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition, you can be assured that Ian will provide solid, science-backed information borne from the qualification that he holds and from continued training and development.
Ian does not believe in going on 'a diet' and only talks about 'your diet': the pattern of consumption that you can undertake and sustain in the long-term to promote good health and support your physical activity.
The most rigorous of nutrition plans will not stick if there is no regard for an individual's emotions, sentimentality, traditions, beliefs or capabilities. Starting from the question "What do you like to eat?" is the best way to establish the ideal diet.
When it comes to those capabilities and food knowledge, you will find that Ian loves to talk, teach (and eat) food and so will be happy to pass on some tools and tricks to allow you to achieve what you are looking for.
Whether you would like to be coached remotely or face-to-face, send an enquiry and you will receive details of a plan constructed just for you.
Seminar
We all lead busy lifestyles, often juggling work, children, family occasions and household chores. This can squeeze out the kinds of behaviours that we are trying to implement for our mental and physical wellbeing.
Having delivered seminars on lifestyle and health to students, community groups, corporate offices and emergency services, Ian can take the important themes and present them to your audience in a concise, informative and (occasionally) amusing way.
With fifteen years in kitchens, topping out weekly hours at 100+, Ian is all too aware how time can be short and how this impacts mood and energy.
Maybe your office would benefit from practical suggestions to maintain productivity throughout the day, be given the direction on how to avoid grabbing nutritionally poor food on a daily basis or set themselves up for optimal rest before returning to the office the next day or after the weekend.
Working from established research and practice, the information that you will receive will offer the tools needed to make modern life that bit more manageable.
Just send an enquiry, including the areas you would like covered, and Ian will put together a session that fits your needs.