A little bit about me...

Hi, I'm Marianne Dolphin - the founder and creator of Marianne's PLATE.

I have been running my business single handed for the past 12 years and loving every minute of it as it's allowed me the luxury of bringing up my two children while also having a successful career.

I used to work for a Pharmaceutical company selling weight loss medication and was constantly told by medical professionals that patients needed something to help them learn how to eat healthily to lose weight rather than taking a tablet to do the work for them. That's when I decided to take the leap to set up my own business, develop and produce my portion plates. I was lucky enough to work with the NHS professionals I knew from my Pharma rep days and they were invaluable in helping me ensure my plates were accurate in every way when it came to portion sizes, food examples, etc.

I now have 4 different designs available so I believe there's a design for everyone. In addition to the general public, my plates are used by the NHS and Diabetes UK which is an achievement I'm very proud of.

Thanks for taking the time to check out my website. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you’d like any further information.


Used by the NHS

I am proud to say that my plates are used within many different departments of the NHS. Ever since developing the plates with NHS dietitians they have become regular customers and supply these plates to their patients to help them lose weight and enjoy a healthy balanced diet.

The good news is that according to the NHS, a 5% reduction in body weight followed up by regular moderate intensity exercise could reduce your type 2 diabetes risk by more than 50%. It doesn’t take long to see and feel the difference once you start to reduce your portion sizes.

You'll also find Healthy Portion Plates in the Diabetes UK website shop.

Change 4 Life

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Change4Life is a public health programme which began in January 2009, run by the Department of Health. It is the country's first national social marketing campaign to tackle the causes of obesity.

Change4Life aims to help families make small, sustainable yet significant improvements to their diet, activity levels and alcohol consumption. It uses the slogan "eat well, move more, live longer".

Visit the Change4Life website and sign up free today for your loads of ideas, recipes and games to help your family get healthier and happier.

http://www.nhs.uk/change4life/Pages/national-partners-healthy-portion-plate.aspx

As Featured On: Davina Body Buff

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For celebrity credentials, it doesn’t get much better. Marianne’s PLATE is featured in queen of the workout Davina McCall’s Body Buff DVD to show simply how people can achieve a healthy balance on their plate. 

Davina is joined by Meg Matthews and her business partner Hala El-Shafie who is an expert nutritionist and state registered dietician with over 10 years experience in the field to discuss how important portion control is to help you lose weight.

Davina is joined by Meg Matthews and her business partner Hala El-Shafie who is an expert nutritionist and state registered dietician with over 10 years experience in the field to discuss how important portion control is to help you lose weight.