Healthy Weight NHS Ayrshire & Arran

21/11/2025

Freaky Friday Food Myth #3: Bad Bananas (…and other fruit!) 🍌👻

MYTH: “Fruit is full of sugar — you should avoid it!”
While fruit contains natural sugars, it’s also packed with fibre, vitamins, and antioxidants that help protect your health.
It’s added sugars in processed foods that we need to watch — not fruit.

FACT:
Fruit’s natural sugars come with fibre, vitamins, and minerals that are important for good health. Aim for five portions of fruit and veg a day.

19/11/2025

Are you living with Diabetes? Why not come along to our Diabetes Patient Information and Awareness Session run by NHS Ayrshire & Arran Diabetes.

Session details:
📅 Tuesday 25 November
🕐 1:00pm – 3:30pm
📍 Cumnock Town Hall, 62 Glaisnock Street, Cumnock, KA18 1BY

To book your space please contact the Diabetes Team on 01292 513346 or click here:

Please take a few minutes to take our survey.

18/11/2025

Self Care Week (17–23 Nov) 💙

Self-care isn’t selfish — it’s about the basics that help us feel our best.

✔ Move regularly
✔ Eat balanced meals
✔ Get enough rest
✔ Stay connected with others

Small steps build big benefits over time...

Information on anxiety, low mood, relationships, stress and where you can get help.

14/11/2025

Freaky Friday Food Myth #2: Evil Eggs 🥚💀

MYTH: “Eggs raise your cholesterol — don’t eat too many!”
For most people, the cholesterol in eggs has little effect on blood cholesterol.
Eggs are a great source of protein, vitamin D, and healthy fats that fit easily into a balanced diet.

FACT: Eggs aren’t evil. Most people can enjoy up to 6–7 per week as part of a healthy, balanced diet. These two would go great boiled with some wholegrain toast.

11/11/2025

It’s world Diabetes Day on Friday 14 November. Steady habits help keep blood sugar levels stable for everyone:
✔ Regular meals with fibre and protein
✔ Wholegrains, veg, beans, and pulses for slow-release energy
✔ Moving more — even 10 minutes at a time helps

Visit Diabetes UK to learn more about the best way to manage your diabetes...

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07/11/2025

Every Friday in November we’re going to talk about a freakishly wrong food myth.

MYTH: “Carbs are the enemy!”

Carbohydrates aren’t villains — they’re your body’s main source of energy.
Wholegrains, oats, pasta, and potatoes (with skin!) provide fibre that helps digestion and keeps you feeling fuller for longer.

FACT: Not all carbs are created equally. Choose high-fibre or wholegrain versions, watch portions, and pair with a source of protein and some veg or fruit to get that healthy balance.

31/10/2025

Halloween & Food Waste

🎃 Use the pumpkin, not just the lantern.
Easy ideas:
* Roast the seeds with a little oil and salt for a crunchy snack
* Cube and roast the flesh for traybakes or salads
* Blend into soup or pasta sauce.

Reducing food waste saves money and helps the planet.
Visit the World Cancer Research fund for more leftover ideas...

If you don't want to give up meat, then chicken and turkey are a healthier alternative to beef or pork

28/10/2025

🍂🚶‍♀️Autumn Walking
Autumn is the perfect walking season. Crisp mornings, colourful leaves, and cooler air make it an easy and enjoyable way to move more.

Walking supports:
✔ Heart health and circulation
✔ Lower stress and better sleep
✔ Fitness and energy

Need inspiration? Find local routes here...

Gillian has been exploring the country since 2016 and is passionate about inspiring you to discover what's out there and arming you with the skills and

24/10/2025

Air fryer sausage rolls.

Make your own sausage roll in 20 minutes.
Try this tasty healthy version of a sausage roll using wraps rather than pastry, and low-fat mince rather than high fat processed meat.
Add some veggies on the side (or in the roll) for a nutritious, balanced meal that hits all the food groups in a single meal and will be a winner for all the family.

21/10/2025

❤ October is National Cholesterol Month — a reminder that small changes make a big difference for heart health.

Three steps that can help:
# Boost your fibre intake by including beans, lentils, oats, and fruit in your diet
# Swap butter for unsaturated fats like olive or rapeseed oil
# Keep moving — walking, cycling, or dancing in the living room all support healthy cholesterol.

More tips on heart health...

17/10/2025

🍲Autumn Batch Cooking
Cook once, eat twice! Autumn is the perfect season for simple, warming batch meals that save time and money.

Here’s a base from which you can make more than one meal:
2 tins of chopped tomatoes
2–3 cups frozen mixed veg
1–2 tins of beans or lentils
🌿 A pinch of herbs or spices you enjoy

Tonight: enjoy as soup or mixed bean chilli.
Tomorrow: blend into a pasta sauce.

Batch cooking makes it easier to eat well on busy days. Saving time, effort, and money!