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Nutritional Concepts aims to educate people in the Carlow and Kilkenny areas regarding diet and nutrition based on current scientific evidence. Whether someone requires specific medical advice, weight loss advice, sports nutrition or healthy eating guidelines, each person is dealt with on an individual basis.
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Welcome to Nutritional Concepts
Diet and Nutrition Consulting Service
Nutritional Concepts, is a unique private nutrition and dietary consulting service serving the Carlow and Kilkenny areas. It was founded by Sabrina Doyle, a fully qualified nurse and dietitian, to provide the latest diet and nutrition information in a professional, friendly and innovative way. Nutritional Concepts’ mission is to inform in a caring, sensitive and confidential manner, adhering to the highest code of ethics and professional standards of the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute (INDI) for the holistic wellness of all clients.
Sabrina has worked in both the UK and Ireland in a variety of medical settings, including hospital wards, outpatient departments, community clinics, GP practices, with a diverse range of patients and age groups. These opportunities have gained Sabrina a wide range of experience in different medical fields and makes her ideally suited to service the Carlow and Kilkenny areas across the private, business and sports sectors.
Nutritional Concepts’ mission is to inform in a caring, sensitive and confidential manner, adhering to the highest code of ethics and professional standards of the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute (INDI) for the holistic wellness of all clients. Sabrina feels it is a privilege to have a career that allows her to help people and educate them to take better care of their health through the food that they eat.
Nutritional Concepts is committed to educating individual adults and children, sports teams, schools, health professionals and businesses about diet and nutritional issues. We provide a vast range of nutrition and dietary advice on:
- Weight Loss
- Sports Nutrition
- Healthy Eating Guidelines
- Food Labelling
To fulfil the needs of both individuals and organisations, Nutritional Concepts was created by Sabrina to offer an extensive range of services in relation to nutrition.
Corporate Services
Nutritional Concepts has a keen interest in health promotion and nutrition education talks and presentations to companies at health and wellbeing seminars and consultancy for food companies. A sample of the type of corporate services provided by Nutritional Concepts are summarised as follows:
- Staff Focused
- School/Teacher/Parent Talks
- Group Weight Management Programme
Latest Blog Posts
We post regulary to our blog with lots of nutrition tips and advice, recipes etc.
Good Nutrition when Planning a Pregnancy
Good nutrition is important all through life and particularly so when trying to become pregnant. It is a good idea to make any changes to your diet and fitness in plenty of time before you become pregnant (at least 3-4 months beforehand). This helps to boost your fertility and makes sure that your stores [...]
Posted on 16 January 2012 | 3:00 pm
Psychological Tricks to Keep you on your New Year Diet
So it’s the time for New Year Resolutions again! As I researched the content for the first blog of 2012 I came across this video on the BBC website and decided to share it with you all. It gives us an insight into the psychological impact of sticking to New Year Resolutions. I hope this [...]
Posted on 2 January 2012 | 3:00 pm
Healthy Eating for the Christmas Party Season
It’s the Christmas party season again! How can we avoid putting on extra weight while having a great time? The following are some holiday eating tips to help you do just that so that you can still look good and be healthy in January. Don’t go to a party hungry. We often eat [...]
Posted on 19 December 2011 | 3:00 pm
Vitamins – part 2
Vitamins regulate a variety of essential bodily functions. They are crucial in many of our metabolic processes so that we can benefit from the energy in our foods. Vitamins are also very important in helping to build our bones, teeth, skin, blood and many other vital body tissues. Vitamins are classified as either water soluble [...]
Posted on 5 December 2011 | 3:00 pm
Vitamins – part 1
Vitamins regulate a variety of essential bodily functions. They are crucial in many of our metabolic processes so that we can benefit from the energy in our foods. Vitamins are also very important in helping to build our bones, teeth, skin, blood and many other vital body tissues. Vitamins are classified as either water soluble [...]
Posted on 21 November 2011 | 3:00 pm
Calories, so what are they?
A calorie is simply the unit that we use to measure energy. All foods have a ’calorific value’ and this is simply the amount of calories (energy) that a food will supply your body when it is eaten. Food labels on packaged foods usually list the energy content in two units; one is kcals (calories) the other is in kj (joules). [...]
Posted on 7 November 2011 | 3:00 pm
Pumpkin cake
Preparation: 10 mins | Cook: 1 hour Ingredients 200g plain flour 1 ¼ teaspoons bicarbonate of soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 255g pureed pumpkin 200g dark brown soft sugar 110ml buttermilk 1 egg 2 tablespoons butter, softened Method Preheat oven to 180°C. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, [...]
Posted on 24 October 2011 | 2:00 pm
College students – healthy eating tips
When you go to college or university it may be the first time you’ve lived away from home and been fully independent. To have enough energy to study and enjoy student life to the full you need to eat regularly and healthily! What does a healthy balanced diet really mean? Eat regularly and base your [...]
Posted on 10 October 2011 | 2:00 pm
Leek and Potato Soup
Serves 6 Ingredients – 1 tbsp low fat spread 1 large onion, finely chopped 500g leeks, finely chopped 500g floury potatoes, peeled and chopped 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 1 litre of hot vegetable stock 300ml skimmed milk Salt and freshly ground pepper Method – Melt the low fat spread in a large, [...]
Posted on 26 September 2011 | 2:00 pm
Back to School – Healthy Packed Lunch Ideas
We all know how difficult it can be to come up with different, healthy and fun lunch box ideas – and that is why we end up packing up the same lunches over and over again! Packed lunches, just like any other meal, should have a balance of ingredients to fit in with healthy eating [...]
Posted on 12 September 2011 | 2:00 pm
About Sabrina
From Carlow, Sabrina graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in General Nursing [..]
Sports Nutrition
Good nutrition is essential to perform at your best. It can help to delay fatigue, improve skill and concentration and prevent injury and illness. Good nutrition is essential to help you train, and recover from training and to help you compete and keep on competing. Sabrina is eager to assist your team, or GAA club reach its peak performance.
Nutritional Concepts provides up-to-date scientific based sports nutrition education and advice to suit their specific training needs. Nutritional Concepts can provide up-to-date scientific based sports nutrition education to clubs, teams and coaches, in the Carlow and Kilkenny areas. Advice throughout the season includes; events preparation, training diets, information on sports drinks and hydration.
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