Weston Chef cooks up a healthy future as pioneering food initiative field doctor.™ is launched
Operating from Weston-super-Mare’s Food Works, field doctor.™ – co-founded by food entrepreneur Martin Dewey and dietitian Sasha Wakins – presents the UK’s first-ever range of nutritionally supercharged ready meals. Delicious dishes that combine great taste with proven nutritional science look set to transform mealtimes throughout the area
Head Chef Matt Williamson and his team at Food Works in Weston-super-Mare cook up each dish in small batches. The meals are then flash frozen, to lock in goodness and flavour, and delivered in recyclable packaging direct to the customer’s door.
Originally from New Zealand, Matt has headed up restaurant kitchens, from urban Michelin operations to remote, award winning pubs, via bijou pop ups and trendy food trucks. His award-winning skills have devised delicious recipes for brands such as Gucci, Vogue, Yeo Valley and Pukka Teas.
Matt Williamson said: “I am a passionate ambassador for food education and in my spare time run projects for children and adults, promoting healthy eating and encouraging positive food cultures and life-long habits. field doctor.™ provides the perfect opportunity to showcase these values in an innovative range of meals created not only to taste really good but to do you so much good.”
Believed to be the healthiest ready meals available in the UK, every field doctor.™ dish is made using natural ingredients based on the latest nutritional science research. Specific nutrient profiles supercharge each delicious meal and deliver a range of health benefits designed to improve health and long-term wellness by targeting nine specific health areas such as immunity, gut and cognitive health.
Martin Dewey said: “In creating these meals we have harnessed the phenomenal power of good food to support better health whilst tasting amazing and being really convenient – field doctor.™ has already completely changed the way my family and I eat. The science in this area is growing daily and we really are just at the beginning of an exciting culinary journey.”
Sasha Watkins added: “All our meals are science-led. We leverage the latest peer-reviewed nutrition research to identify the best ingredient selection for Matt to prepare and create meals with maximum nutrition and associated health benefits. We’re at the forefront of Health 2.0 and pioneering a new world of food that is not just packed with nutrition, it’s full of flavour. We can’t wait for people to try it.”
The range includes meat, fish, vegetarian and vegan dishes and field doctor.™ is committed to supporting sustainable farming methods and biodiversity practices, using UK organic meat, Cornish fresh-caught fish, and British-grown grains.
Choose from a range of delicious and easily-prepared meals including British fish pie, beef and quinoa meatballs, Mediterranean bake hake, red pepper and chickpea curry, Malaysian tofu curry, Persian pomegranate chicken and many more. Meals are priced from £6.75 for a single portion and £9.95 for a meal for two, with a minimum order of £25.00. Visit www.fielddoctor.co.uk for more information.