Chatting to Anna this week, for episode 3 of her new podcast The Filling, is nutritionist and best-selling author Amelia Freer. Anna and Amelia bond over a shared ‘cooking as meditation’ philosophy with Amelia explaining how positive nutrition should be about what you include in your diet, and not what you exclude.

Beige foods are also discussed as well as the best hangover meals (tuna mayonnaise and sweetcorn for Amelia). We also learn how a tenure working for Prince Charles shaped a shift in Amelia’s lifestyle and, despite its nutritional benefits, you won’t find her drinking a turmeric latte.

ABOUT THE GUEST
Amelia Freer (FdSc, Dip ION) is one of the UK’s most respected nutritional therapists and healthy eating experts. She has headed a thriving private clinic in London for over a decade and has helped thousands to achieve a happier, healthier life. She is also an international best-selling author, debuting with the inspirational ‘Eat. Nourish. Glow’. Amelia’s fourth book, ‘Simply Good for You’, was released in December 2019.

TOP QUOTES
“This is the largest fridge I have ever seen. I could get into this fridge – have you ever climbed inside your fridge?” Anna
“We need to make sure we’re eating 30 different plants each week.” Amelia
“When I was younger, I would happily have lived off toast and marmite.” Amelia
“You don’t have to be perfect to be powerful.” Amelia
“I don’t believe in children’s food versus adult’s food – we eat exactly the same.” Amelia
“Good enough is enough.” Amelia

RESOURCES
Jillian Lavender, London Meditation Centre: www.londonmeditationcentre.com
www.limewoodhotel.co.uk
www.ameliafreer.com
Instagram: @ameliafreer
www.thewolseley.com
www.thedelaunay.com

ABOUT THE HOST
Anna Barnett (www.annabarnettcooks.com) is a chef and food writer. She moved to London to work in TV and enjoyed a career at both MTV and Channel 4 before moving into fashion. Life has always been experienced through the lens of good food, however, and she released her debut cookery book ‘Eat the Week’ in 2015, after which she spent several years writing ‘The Reluctant Vegetarian’ blog for the Independent newspaper whilst also contributing to Vogue magazine. She went on to write the food pages for Grazia magazine; she now has a weekly column writing for The Evening Standard online. In 2019 Anna wrote and styled ‘How to be Gluten Free and Not Lose Friends’, her second cookery book. Anna regularly hosts pop-up restaurants, collaborates with brands, caters private events as well as hosting cookery classes at her home in east London.