WHAT AND WHY?

The Food Doula provides bundles of nourishing and comforting, home-cooked dishes for those who need support. In the beginning, the focus was on new parents, but we have grown to send food to anyone, in any time of change, transition, challenge; Going back to work, illness, bereavement, moving house for example. A food hug when the ebbs and flows of life result in us needing a bit of extra support, edible support.

All our food is personally sourced, with free range, grass-fed meats and high- quality seasonal vegetables, because we believe that ingredients that are taken care of, take better care of you. Every wonderfully nourishing dish is prepared and immediately frozen, locking in nutrients, to be enjoyed whenever you need one less thing to do in the day for whatever reason.

Life is punctuated with many transitions, some happy, some exciting, some tough and some overwhelming. We can run on adrenaline during these times, before extreme tiredness kicks in. The result is that when we most need and deserve a good meal we may survive on toast, takeaways or random fridge face plant concoctions. From my experience, nourishing food, as well as rest during life transitions, support our ability to achieve being-well (or well-being) and staying-well.

The dishes included in our bundles are focussed upon providing carefully balanced nutritious meals with a dollop of indulgence. Our mission is to support tired folk when life is full on, and nourishing the body and mind can all too easily fall by the wayside.

Gifting yourself or someone else food is gifting not only nutritional nourishment but rest and time.