The TV chef’s Jamie Oliver’s mission to jump start children to eat healthy school dinners has made a huge impact on pupils’ learning.
Research highlights that 11-year-olds who are brought up on healthier meals introduced by Jamie performed better in national curriculum tests than eating not such healthy alternatives.
Sickness rates of pupils eating improved meals fell by 15 per cent, proving that our diets can impact hugely on our brains as well as our bodies.
In addition, this suggests that healthy food provides everything our bodies and minds need.
Hence, eating a well-balanced diet means that we do not need to fill our systems with lots of vitamin and mineral supplements.
If we are eating the right foods, we can do away with the supplements.
Replace fish oil capsules for brain power and good general health with oily fish, such as, salmon and mackerel.
Replace multivitamin tablets for entire wellbeing with a balance of fruit and vegetables .
Replace gingko biloba for better memory and thinner blood with herbs and spices like peppermint, oregano, turmeric, ginger, turmeric and curry powder and fruits like raisins, grapes, cherries, blueberries and honey.
Replace coEnzyme Q-10 supplements for protection of cells vis-a-vis ageing with multiple foods like sesame seed, rapeseed oil, mackerel, sardine, chicken, tuna, eggs, spinach, broccoli, peas, carrots and garlic.
Replace serine capsules for improved concentration and cognition with soya products, gluten, dairy goods and peanuts.