Melissa Hemsley for Real Healthy

An evening with Melissa Hemsley for Real Healthy

Ticket + book £25
Ticket £5

‘Real Healthy is my kind of cooking – nourishing, easy, full-flavoured and veg-packed meals for real life. With shortcuts, simple batch cooking, time-saving traybakes and packed lunches you’ll actually look forward to(!), I hope this book helps busy people and families navigate the tricky problem of how to cut back on ultra-processed foods.’ - Melissa Hemsley

Research has shown that ultra-processed foods have been linked to high-blood pressure, heart disease and other serious illnesses, yet the average person in the UK gets a whopping 56% of their calories from UPFs, with an even higher figure for children. Chris van Tulleken’s book Ultra-Processed People showed many of us what a detrimental effect UPFs can have on our health and wellbeing. We know that reducing the amount of UPFs in our diets is advised, but in our busy lives, they can be hard to avoid – they’re affordable, familiar and heavily marketed. So, what’s the solution? Real Healthy is a life-friendly cookbook for time-poor people who want healthy food that’s quick, convenient and tasty, too. Melissa Hemsley provides simple, doable, and delicious recipes to help you tackle those every day tricky problem areas – on-the-go breakfasts, al desko lunches, satisfying snacks, and easy to make sweet treats – as well as tips on what to look out for when trying to identify UPFs. She also provides helpful meal plans to stay on top of the week’s shopping and cooking, making it easy for you to pack wholefoods in, and steer clear of ‘UPF-traps’.