Healthy, delicious food and drink

Looking for nutritious food on campus? Our new outlet Nourish is the place to be!

With a menu created in collaboration with the Centre of Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism from the University's Department for Health, you can expect diverse dishes that are packed with all the good nutrients and vitamins to help fuel you through the day. 

Read on to take a peek at the menu and find out exactly what nutritional benefits each dish has... 

🍚 Poke bowls 🍚

1. Bang Bang Chicken

• Protein: maintains overall health and adaptations to exercise
• Fibre: good for gut health
• Vitamin A: good for immune function and healthy vision
• Good fats: helps manage harmful cholesterol and reduce cardiovascular disease risk 

2. Spicy Tuna

• Protein
• Fibre
• Omega-3 oils in the fish: support heart health by lowering the level of triglyceride in the blood and is also important for maintaining cognitive function and eye health

3. Sticky Soy Tofu and Miso Aubergine

• Plant protein in the tofu and edamame
• Calcium: contributes to healthy bone turnover, blood clotting and muscle contraction
• Potassium: can help keep blood pressure low which helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin K: supports healthy bloody clotting and bones
• Fibre from the edamame and fresh veggies

🌯 Khobez Wraps 🌯

We have a range of Khobez wraps available, see just how nutritious they are: 

• Fibre in the chickpeas
• Protein
• Omega-3 oils in the fish
• Calcium 
• Potassium
• Vitamin A

🍛 Hot dishes 🍛

1. Chicken Makhani

• Protein
• Lycopene in the tomato: an antioxidant properties and linked to better heart health 

2. Pork Polpette

• Protein
• Lycopene in the tomato

3. Mexican Chicken Mole

• Protein
• Vitamin K
• Cocoa flavanols: linked to better heart and brain health

🥤Smoothies🥤

Did you know? Fruit sugars can be useful to help replace the carbohydrate stored in your liver after exercise? So an occasional intake of sugar is not necessarily unhealthy, it's just important to control your overall sugar intake. 

1. Kale Kick 🥬

• Fibre
• Vitamin K in the kale
• Iron: important for oxygen carrying, energy production and immune function

2. Wild Zest 🍎

• Vitamin A
• Flavanols in the apple
• Manganese (over half your daily requirement!): important for maintaining healthy cartilage and bone

3. Spinach To Win It 🍃

• Vitamin K in the spinach
• Folate: involved in DNA synthesis and the function of your central nervous system 

4. Cherry Poppins 🍒

• Fibre
• Potassium in the bananas and cherries
• Anthocyanins in the cherries and berries: good for memory and brain health

5. Melon Refresher 🍉

• Fibre
• Potassium in the melon

Plus, there's a range of hot drinks and cakes if you need a caffeine boost or want to treat yourself. 

See what one of our students thought about the latest food spot!

So if you're looking for a healthy and tasty meal on campus, try Nourish. Take a look at our open times to plan your next visit.