My Nutrition Story so far…(short version believe or not).
Ages 3 to about 9. Grew up on sausages (Denny’s only), Tinned tomato soup (Campbells
only) and beans (Heinz only), milk, wham bars, and cola bottles. This, all despite my
parent’s best efforts to eat healthier.

Added Mashed potato, no chunky bits, with gravy (Bisto only) and a gravy volcano in the
middle. Sometimes a gravy plane flew, transporting goods (gravy and mash) into my
mouth. As I grew older, the gravy plane became less important. The volcano was still
active from time to time.
Age 9 – 12. Chicken nuggets and fish fingers would sneak onto my plate, a friend (always
George) would be there to eat them in exchange for more sausages and tomato soup (He
is now a Chef, your welcome George for me developing your palate)
Age 12- 15: I stashed bowls of Spaghetti Bolognese (NO ONIONS mam!) under the
cushions of the couch. (In case of food shortages). Also found Mc Cambridge brown
bread… toasted it,…put Kerry gold on it. Repeated that for the next 15 years.
Started to enjoy international cuisine. Chinese takeaways. Egg fried rice x 2…nothing
else.
Age 15-17. Had my first ever steak, friends took me to Burger King for a steak sandwich
to show me how nice steaks were. Took about a 6 month break from steak.
Became unsure of original Pancake Tuesday date, so made it a weekly thing, in case I
missed it.
After developing a diverse palate from my expansive food choices during my teens, I
decided the next best “food group” to add was alcohol….before I did anything crazy like
adding green vegetables or mad fruit like berries.
A healthy transition:
It was only until my mid to late twenty’s that I began to consistently eat a more “whole”
foods diet with more veg, fruit, nuts, seeds, fish, meat, etc. This made a gradual but very
noticeable difference to my mood, energy, and concentration levels. Throughout my
studies in college, I was of quite interested in how nutrition works supports health and
performance, but it wasn’t until I felt the changes in myself that I started reading more
about Biochemistry and Nutrition.
Since then, it’s been a long, interesting, and ongoing education. I place great value on my
formal an informal education in nutritional science. Unfortunately, I fell for some of the
fads and gurus. This in the end is a positive though and have continued my education on
the path of evidence based best practice. The Nutrition industry is unfortunately full of
guru’s with catchy names, cool devices, popular books that offer little for long term
success or satisfaction.
It’s important we realise that nutrition is not a belief system. Beliefs should be put aside,
and evidence-based practice must come to the fore. I will continue to expand and
improve my knowledge until we know everything about the role of nutrition in health
and performance…which will probably never happen!
Thanks for dropping by. I hope to work with you in the future and help you reach your
healthy best.

Eoin Murray BSc. PgD, PgD. SENR