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4 October 2026 · 8 min read
You've Done the Online NHS Health Check. Now What Goes in the Trolley?
The check gives you a cholesterol figure, a blood pressure reading, a BMI and a heart risk score, then tells you to eat better. Here is what each result changes about a normal supermarket shop, aisle by aisle.
19 September 2026 · 6 min read
A Chatbot Will Write You a Meal Plan. It Just Won't Remember Why.
Any AI can produce seven days of food in ninety seconds. What it cannot do is remember the twenty-seven things you told us once, or resolve the constraints that quietly fight each other underneath.
23 August 2026 · 5 min read
The Calorie Count on Your Meal Plan Is Probably Made Up
Most AI meal planners guess their macros, then present the guess as a figure. We now calculate every number from the UK government's own food composition database, and leave a blank when we cannot.
11 August 2026 · 5 min read
Does Your Meal Plan Cover Every Vitamin, or Just What Showed Up Low?
Fixing a flagged deficiency isn't the same as covering your full range of vitamins and minerals. Most blood panels only test a fraction of them. Here's what that gap means, and how we close it.
10 August 2026 · 5 min read
No Recent Blood Test? Here's How the Home Kit Works
You don't need to already have results to start. A look at how the Nutridly Core finger-prick kit works end to end, from ordering to results landing straight in your plan.
26 July 2026 · 6 min read
The Best Meal Planner for Low Iron
Most meal planners just list "high-iron" foods. Raising low iron needs more: pairing iron with vitamin C, keeping tea and dairy away from it, and tracking whether your ferritin actually moves.
25 July 2026 · 6 min read
Personalised Nutrition, Explained
"Personalised nutrition" is everywhere and means almost nothing. A plain-English guide to what it actually is, from preference to profile to your blood work, and how to spot the real thing.
25 July 2026 · 5 min read
Free vs Paid Meal Planners
Plenty of free meal planners exist, so what does a paid one add? Often nothing, if you just want to organise recipes. The gap is about what the plan is built from, and whether it adapts.
24 July 2026 · 6 min read
How to Meal Plan Around Your Blood Test Results
You get your results back and… nothing. No one tells you what to eat. Here's how to read the grey-zone numbers, turn them into the right foods and pairings, and track whether they move.
26 July 2026 · 7 min read
What the Wealthy Do for Their Health
Blood test, a nutritionist to read it, a bespoke meal plan cooked every week: the wealthy have followed this playbook for decades. Here's how to get the same edge for a fraction of the price.
23 July 2026 · 7 min read
Let Food Be Thy Medicine: Why Nutridly Isn't Just Another Meal Planner
New meal planners appear every week, and most just shuffle recipes to hit a calorie target. Here's how Nutridly closes the loop between your food and your blood, and finally makes a 2,400-year-old idea practical.
7 July 2026 · 6 min read
Blood Test 'Normal' But Always Tired?
Your GP says your bloods are fine, but your energy says otherwise. Why "normal" and "optimal" are different, and what to do about the grey zone.
6 July 2026 · 6 min read
What to Eat for Low Ferritin
Iron-rich foods are only half the story. Here are the pairings and timing that actually get iron into your body, and what blocks it.
11 October 2026 · 7 min read
Is There a Cheaper Alternative to ZOE in the UK? (Including Daily30+)
An honest comparison, including the Daily30+ question. What each product actually buys you, who should stay with ZOE, and exactly what Nutridly costs.
4 July 2026 · 5 min read
How to Raise Vitamin D With Food
The best food sources for vitamin D, how to absorb more of it, and the honest truth about when food alone will not be enough.
2 July 2026 · 4 min read
How Real Science Shapes Your Meal Plan
Most meal planners are just recipe generators. Nutridly runs every recommendation through a growing research base of evidence, and shows you the reasoning behind every dish.
25 June 2026 · 4 min read
Why Nutrient Pairing Matters
Did you know that eating iron with vitamin C can increase absorption by up to 6 times? Learn how Nutridly pairs nutrients in every recipe.
20 June 2026 · 5 min read
Understanding Your Nutrient Scores
Your GP says your results are "normal" but you still feel tired. Here is why functional ranges matter and how Nutridly uses them.
15 June 2026 · 3 min read
Meal Planning for Busy Families
How to feed a family of five with different dietary needs from a single shopping list using Nutridly's family plan.
10 June 2026 · 5 min read
Superfoods Worth Eating (and Why)
From bone broth to black seed, the superfoods Nutridly weaves into your recipes and the science behind each one.
5 June 2026 · 3 min read
Weekly Shopping Made Simple
How Nutridly turns a week of recipes into one organised shopping list you can tick off as you shop, copy, or print.