Dr. Uma Naidoo'sÂ
The Mood Food Workbook
A Companion Guide to Calm Your Mind With Food
This workbook is designed for people who want a practical way to bring the principles of Nutritional Psychiatry into their daily routine.
Over the years, during events and conversations with readers of Calm Your Mind With Food, one request comes up again and again.Â
"Dr. Uma, can you give us a meal plan to follow?"Â
Many readers love the recipes and the science in the book, but they also want something practical and a simple way to plan meals, stay organized, and make it easier to bring these brain-healthy foods into everyday life.
That’s why I created The Mood Food Workbook. Â
This companion workbook was designed to work alongside my book, Calm Your Mind With Food, to help you put its recipes and principles into practice in a structured, supportive way.
A Practical Companion to the Book
Rather than repeating the recipes, this workbook serves as a planning and reflection guide.Â
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Plan your meals for the week using this workbook
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Organize breakfast, lunch, and dinner easily
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Track how different foods affect your mood and energy
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Throughout this mini-workbook, you’ll see meal suggestions such as:
Breakfast - see recipe on page XX of Calm Your Mind With Food
All recipes referenced in this workbook are found in the book itself.
This allows the workbook to act as a practical companion, guiding you back to the recipes while helping you organize and implement them more easily.
What You’ll Find Inside
A 7-Day Mood Food Meal Plan with structured weekly meal planning guides
A Mood Food Diary to help you track food and mood patterns that you can replicate
These tools are designed to help you move from reading about brain-healthy nutrition to actually practicing it in daily life.
Who This
Workbook Is For
This workbook was created for anyone who wants a simple, practical way to bring the Principles of Nutritional Psychiatry into their daily life.
It may be especially helpful for you if:
HAVE READ the BOOK
You have a copy of Calm Your Mind With Food and would like guidance applying the recipes and ideas in a structured way
STRUCTURE
You’re interested in using food and nutrition as part of your anti-anxiety or mental wellness routine
CURIOUS
You’re curious about how the foods you eat may influence your mood, focus, and emotional well-being
PREFERS A SYSTEM
You want an easy system for planning brain-healthy meals without having to figure everything out on your own
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Whether you’re already familiar with Dr. Uma Naidoo’s work or just beginning to explore how food can support mental health, this workbook offers a practical way to start applying these principles in everyday life.If you already own the book and are looking for a practical way to organize and apply its recipes,
this workbook was created with you in mind.
Of course, the workbook can also be used by those who have not yet read Calm Your Mind With Food. Since the meal plan references recipes found in the book, you will simply need to purchase a copy of the book to prepare the meals included in the guide.
What Makes This Different from a Typical Meal Plan
Most meal plans simply tell you what to eat. The Mood Food Workbook goes a step further.
With the support of Calm Your Mind With Food, this workbook helps you use food more intentionally to support your mental wellness.
Typical Meal Plans
- Focus only on what to eat
- Can feel rigid or generic
- Offer little space for personal reflection
- Do not explore the food-mood connection
The Mood Food Workbook Approach
- Helps you reflect on how foods affect mood and energy
- Supports a sustainable brain-healthy routine
- Encourages awareness around nutrition and emotional wellbeing
- Brings nutritional psychiatry into everyday life
My Message To YOU
My goal has always been to help people understand how nutrition
can support mental health.
But knowledge alone is not always enough.
This companion workbook was created to make it easier for you to take
the next step, turning the ideas from Calm Your Mind With Food
into daily habitsthat nourish both body and mind.
I hope it helps make your planning simpler,
your preparation easier, and your journey toward better
brain health more enjoyable.
This guide brings me into your kitchen,
so thanks for having me.
Warmly,
Dr. Uma Naidoo