Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Feeding Your Potential course, the learner will be able to...

  • Measure the importance of nutrition on health and wellbeing

  • Distinguish between macronutrients and micronutrients and their respective roles in our diet

  • Prepare and maintain a balanced diet while working shifts

  • Interpret and analyse food labels

  • Demonstrate the impact of hydration on wellbeing

  • Assess the link between diet and mental health

  • Argue the case for mindful eating

  • Evaluate the common diet trends

  • Determine if something is a credible source of information

Feeding Your Potential - Instructors

Director of Dietetics & Wellbeing

Elbha Purcell

Elbha Purcell joined Aramark in 2015, bringing over 18 years’ experience as a registered dietitian. Elbha holds memberships for the UK Health Professional Council; British Dietetic Association; the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute; and CORU. As Director of Dietetics and Wellbeing for Northern Europe, Elbha and her team are responsible for the provision of dietetic support to all Aramark healthcare units across Ireland and the UK, along with the creation and delivery of health and wellness programmes across the region.

Senior Dietitian

Amanda Courtney

Amanda is a CORU registered dietitian with a master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics. She is a member of the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute. Amanda joined Aramark in 2020, supporting both healthcare and Aramark Northern Europe’s health and wellbeing programme, Wellbeing in Focus.

Health and Wellbeing Manager

Maddie Trobridge

Maddie is a registered nutritionist (ANutr) and Level 2 and 3 qualified Personal Trainer, prioritising a well balanced approach to wellbeing. Maddie supports the ongoing development and delivery of Aramark's wellbeing programme, Wellbeing In Focus, ensuring there is a close collaboration with the culinary, marketing and sustainability teams throughout, creating evidence-based nutrition and wellbeing education tools across a range of business sectors.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1 - Feeding Your Potential

  • 2

    Module 2 - Feeding Your Potential

    • Macronutrients

    • Micronutrients

    • Module 2 Quiz

    • The Food Pyramid

    • BDA Healthy Eating Fact Sheet
  • 3

    Module 3 - Feeding Your Potential

    • Snacking

    • Shift Work and Snacking

    • Module 3 Quiz

    • Food Diary Template
  • 4

    Module 4 - Feeding Your Potential

    • Calories

    • Nutrition Labels

    • Nutrition Labels Activity - Answers
  • 5

    Module 5 - Feeding Your Potential

    • Hydration

    • A Survey of Energy Drinks on the Island of Ireland

    • Scientific Opinion on the Safety of Caffeine
  • 6

    Module 6 - Feeding Your Potential

    • Diet and Mental Wellbeing

    • Mindful Eating

    • Food and Mood Fact Sheet

    • The Gut-Brain Axis - Study
  • 7

    Module 7 - Feeding Your Potential

    • Addressing Common Diet Trends

    • Keto, Superfoods and Determining Credible Sources of Information

    • Recommended Reading