Healthy Eating and Weight Management

Dundee Healthy Living Initiative has found that many of the people living within its designated communities are aware of what constitutes a healthy diet but find it difficult to eat well on a low income.

Cheaper convenience foods can be high in fat, salt and sugar and it might be difficult to buy fruit and veg locally that is guaranteed to be good quality and low cost at the same time.

To make it easier for local people to eat a healthier, tastier diet, the project provides the following:

Courses and Workshops:

• Healthy Eating on a Budget
• Low Fat Cooking
• One Pot Cooking
• Soup Demonstrations
• Smoothie Making
• Fruit Tasters
• Fillings and Dips for Pittas,
  Wraps and Sandwiches
• Healthy Breakfast
• Food & Mood
• Men’s Cooking Groups
• Weight Management
• Men’s Weight Management

DHLI provides leaflets on the following:

• Low Fat Cooking Recipes
• Fillings and Dips
• Smoothie Making

Plus many others…

If you are interested in any of the above or would like further information contact the project office on 435824.

Weight Management Classes

Dundee Healthy Living Initiative Healthy Eating classes are free and run for six weeks or longer depending on local need. The classes are friendly and informal with lots of useful hints and tips on how to live healthily. There is lots of support from other group members to encourage weight loss. For further information tel. 01382 435824.

Winning Weigh

Winning Weigh weight management sessions are offered by the team across Dundee City. Dieticians and Health Visitors from NHS Tayside devised the programme. The sessions are free. For more information and to register for a class in your area, please tel 01382 453053.