.Restaurants in the airport will highlight the most mood-boosting meals in July and August 2015, to help passengers arrive at their destination full of holiday spirit.
Eight
of the airport’s most popular eateries - including Frankie & Benny's,
Giraffe, and Yo! Sushi – will feature yellow happy face emoji icons beside
dishes selected by nutritionist Jo Travers, containing ingredients widely recognised
as natural serotonin boosters.
She said:
“Happiness is a complex thing, but there
are certain foods you can eat that will help the ‘happy’ chemicals in your brain
to keep flowing.”
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10 happy dishes available at London Gatwick:
·
Garfunkel’s
House salad - This house salad is full of B vitamins,
which are necessary for helping to regulate brain function and prevent
fluctuations in our emotions.
·
Frankie
& Benny’s Salmon citrus salad - The omega 3 fats are
combined with the B vitamins found in the citrus fruit. These B Vitamins are
essential for making new, healthy brain cells
·
Frankie
& Benny’s Breakfast of Porridge & banana - Bananas
and whole grains like oats also contain serotonin, which in the brain is a key
neurotransmitter that holds a major role in determining our mood and
contributing to our happiness.
·
Giraffe
California sushi salad - Rice contains a good amount of
slow-release or ‘low-GI’ carbohydrates to fuel your brain and increase blood
sugar gradually. This combined with the protein from the fish helps to lower
the glycaemic load and provide a steady feed of glucose to fuel our brains.
·
Garfunkles Smoked Salmon & Scrambled eggs - Salmon
is a super source of omega 3 fats. The egg yolks from the scrambled eggs are
high in choline, a key nutrient required to make brain cell membranes and the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which helps signalling between
memory-supporting neurons.
·
Comptoir
Falafel & Fattoush Salad - Falafel contains a good
amount of slow release, low-GI carbohydrates, something that is great for
preventing fluctuations in blood sugar levels and regulating our emotions.
·
Armadillo
Santa Fe style tuna - The Tuna in this salad is a great source
of Omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3 essential fats are key constituents of brain
cells. Without them, the brain makes do with less appropriate fats which can
make us more likely to experience mood swings, memory loss and feelings of depression.
·
Wonder
Tree Good Morning Wake Up - There are plenty of B vitamins in
this smoothies stemming from the pineapple, pear, banana, papaya and orange
juice. The banana is a particular source
of serotonin and the B vitamin pyridoxine, which helps your body make serotonin
from tryptophan.
·
Yo
Sushi Albacore Tuna &
Truffle Ponzu - Fresh
tuna is a fantastic source of omega 3 an essential fatty acid that can’t be
made in the body, which is a key ingredient for making the outer membrane of
brain cells..
·
Caviar
House King Crab Kamchatka & Caviar - The King crab and the
caviar in this dish both give a good dose of omega 3 essential fats for proper
brain cell structure and therefore proper brain cell function.
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10 ingredients that can make you happy:
- Salmon
- Tuna
- Bananas
- Oats
- Citrus
fruit
- Spinach
& Kale
- Sesame
seeds
- Green
tea
- Chickpeas
- Soy
and soy products like miso
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