Have you ever noticed a woman at the supermarket purchasing jumbo-sized boxes of breakfast cereal and milk in giant 3 litre containers? When you spot one, you can be sure that you have come face to face with the mother of a teenager, most likely a teenage boy. Parents of teenagers are routinely shocked at […]... more
Product Name: Freedom Foods Kids Milk Drinks – Tropico’s & Cocoa Crush Where does it come from: Freedom Foods, an Australian Owned Company who specialises in foods catering for those with special dietary requirements Where to buy it: Health food section of major supermarkets Nutritionals: With No Added Sugar, 6g of protein and 3g of […]... more
From a distance, nutrition would appear to be a pretty gentle profession – lots of feel good food talk; fun cooking classes and trips to the supermarket and who does not like to talk about what they are cooking and eating? 15 years ago, that’s what I thought as well, until the rise of the […]... more
1. The Blue Mountains - Bushwalks and amazing views. 2. Campos Coffee 3. Goats Cheese - especially with tomato. Yum! 4. Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa - I was lucky enough to spend the weekend here recently, stunning! 5. Coaching Psych – I have just gone back to uni.... more
29 year old Marcia could honestly say that her one passion in life was health and fitness. Each and every day, she would rise at 4:45am to put herself through a gruelling gym session, an exercise regime that she found help her keep her weight at a lean 57kg. When her demanding job finished each […]... more
I do not have a lot of time to read opinion pieces on health and nutrition – in general my work commands that new scientific research and applied clinical experience drive my client education and public messaging but yesterday Sophia Herbst’s piece posted on Daily Life caught my attention. The article challenges the commonly held […]... more
Product Name: Chobani Greek Style Yoghurt. Where does it come from: Chobani is the No 1 yoghurt in the USA but is now also manufactured in Victoria. Where to buy it: At all major supermarkets but be fast, supplies run out quickly. Nutritionals: Nutritionally very strong with more protein and less carbohydrates than many yoghurts. The plain Greek […]... more
When I finished studying nutrition, I started clinical practice with the idealism of any 20 something professional armed with nothing other than a shiny new degree and lots of energy. It was with this enthusiasm that I preached the benefits of eating more vegetables, more dietary fibre and the crucial importance of making the change […]... more
1. Lipton Green Gun Powder Tea 2. Double Delight Roses 3. Beyonces new album 4. US gossip mags shipped direct to Aus 5. Lisa Vanderpump – was there ever a greater female matriarch in Beverly Hills... more
It has been a long time since I graduated and while I do consult at Sydney University Sport (and I do study there myself) in my day to day work I do not have a lot of contact with student and new grad dietitians. So yesterday while I was spending a day down in the […]... more
You know you want to hear them, the top 10 ways to give your weight loss a boost. The sneaky tricks of the trade that you help you lift your weight loss attempts with minimal effort. Sure you could run for an extra few kms a day, or skip a meal but what if it […]... more
Of all the nutrition questions that you get asked as a dietitian, by far and away the most common one is, do eggs increase blood cholesterol levels? And after another research paper was released last week arguing that eating too many eggs can be as bad for heart health as smoking, the humble egg has […]... more
Whenever I post a picture of a packaged food that I recommend I tend to get completely bombarded with abuse – ‘How can you recommend packaged foods?’ Those snacks have too much sugar’; ‘Have you seen the ingredient list, you are a disgrace – I am unsubscribing’ – the list goes on. But I have […]... more
If you walk down the streets of Paris on any weekday morning, you will see sleek, perfectly coiffed Parisians clutching a briefcase or designer handbag and perhaps the newspaper. If you walk down any Sydney street, you will see a very different picture; instead you will see hundreds of people holding, no make that clutching […]... more
Is there anything better than the smell of freshly baked bread? And with so many varieties including low GI, iron enriched and even one that contains calcium, surely it is a healthy choice? Unfortunately, I beg to differ. Bread has been a dietary staple for thousands of years, and the more advanced technology has become, […]... more
A few hours into the working day and can I ask, how many times have you eaten something already? A coffee perhaps, a couple of slices of toast, maybe even some morning tea? And why not? Health professionals for years have spoken of the benefits of regular snacking to help regulate appetite and keep energy […]... more
You have got to make conscious choices every day to shed the old, old issues, old guilt and old patterns. You have got to shift your mindset! While most of us know what we need to do to eat well and stay healthy, the reality is that it is often easier said than done, with […]... more
1. Simple Skincare Kind to Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes 2. Bitton Gourmet Cafe & Bistro - A fav in Alexandria for the slow roasted lamb. 3. Prepacked Salad Bowls from Coles 4. The Block Fans v Faves 5. Balmy Summer Evenings... more
This week, guest bloggers Amy Jaya and Paul Clifford discuss how saving money can increase you waist line. Food producers and suppliers are in business of getting us to consume food. Trouble is many of us need to be eating less of the stuff they produce and supply rather than more. According to Monash University […]... more
One of the most common things you hear of in weight loss circles is the statement of, ‘I have not lost weight on the scales but my clothes are looser’. The common explanation for this is that muscle weighs more than fat and so if you are losing size but not weight on the […]... more
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