Food for Mind + Gut

Workshop participants will now need to provide evidence of their full vaccination status or medical exemption in order to participate in on-site classes from 6 pm, 29th October. You will need to check in with our QR code and masks will need to be worn indoors. If you have a valid medical exemption, please get in touch asap. All CERES staff and contractors on site have met vaccination requirements.

Learn what foods will make your brain brighter and better! In this workshop Melanie will share ingredient knowledge of foods good for your gut mind connection. Discover foods that can build and protect your gut microbiome and clear brain fog. Mel’s food for Mind + Gut focus on using whole and unprocessed foods to create wholesome meals and snacks with a minimum of fuss. These recipes are rich in healthy natural fats and oils from plant foods. They focus on using seasonal fruits and vegetables like blueberries, broccoli, leafy greens and avocado to their best potential and utilise fresh herbs and a selection of spices to add flavour and colour without any processed sauces, condiments and sweeteners. 

Mel will show you how to incorporate brain powering foods easily into your daily diet. Also, sharing her daily regime to helping her IBS troubles. These meals and desserts are packed with nutritionally dense vegetables, ensuring that we load our bellies with as many varieties as possible. All the recipes are gluten and dairy free. These recipes are not about following a particular trend or diet, they are about supporting beneficial homemade food. This kind of cooking removes the worry of counting preservatives, additives, emulsifiers, thickeners and flavouring enhancers.

You will leave feeling empowered and prepared to to make your own impact on your wellbeing.

Sample Menu:

Vegan Cream Cheese

Oat + Mesquite Crackers 

Beet Sauerkraut 

Summer Chickpea Salad with Orange Tahini 

Coconut + Turmeric Pie 

Miso Puffed Balls

Trainer Bio:

Melanie Leeson the Director of Mettle +Grace: A passionate chef and campaigner for food as medicine is focused on cooking with wholefoods, intolerances, allergies and diagnosed diets. Mel combines her experience in the industry working as Head Chef at Monk Bodhi Dharma, My Goodness Organics and Pressed Juices with her own
health dilemmas to bring you an informative and fun workshop on food for the gut and mind.

What you will learn

• Learn about foods which make your brain brighter
• How to incorporate brain powering foods easily into your daily diet.
• Discover foods that can build and protect your gut microbiome and clear brain fog

What you will get

• Lunch
• Recipes

What to bring

• Notepad and pen
• Apron

What to wear

Closed toe footwear and long hair tied back

Appropriate for

Those interested in a healthy gut

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