Nutrition Psychology Applications: Changing nutrition habits through thoughts
Are New Years resolutions all about habits? Coming into the new year, everyone love’s a good “new years resolution” blog about setting the importance of setting new habits. Whilst these are all very helpful, I would like to take things a step further and drill down a bit more into the HOW and WHY this […]
A Dietitians’ 5 Top Tips for a Healthy Summer
The summer holidays are in full swing! It’s the season for long days at the beach, various social events and time to relax and reset after the whirlwind of 2020. Enjoying this break is more important than ever, however many people report that these coming few weeks can result in some extra holiday kilo’s to […]
Summer Salad – BBQ’d Prawn Haloumi Salad
Ingredients 500g green medium king prawns (peeled + cleaned) 180g Haloumi ¾ cup tri-coloured quinoa 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard 1.5 tbsp. olive oil ½ cup parsley leaves ½ tbsp. honey 2-3 large grapefruits or oranges Green snap peas (sliced lengthways) 100g mixed green leaves salt and pepper to season Method Follow quinoa cooking instructions on […]
How to prevent Diabetes by eating well
An estimated 1.2 million Australians (4.9% of the total population) had diabetes in 2017–18, based on self-reported data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This lifestyle related chronic disease is more prevalent in men and more apparent as age transgresses. This week Ash had a great session running a ZOOM cooking workshop in relation to Diabetes prevention. […]
Tofu San Choy Bau
Serves: 4 Ingredients 350g firm tofu 1 tbls olive oil 200g shitaki mushrooms, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 2 tsp ginger, grated 1tbls coriander, finely chopped 2 carrots, grated 1 zucchini, grated 1 tin water chestnuts, chopped 1 red chilli, de seeded, chopped 2 tbls tamari 1 onion, sliced 1 lime 2 tbls kecap manis […]
Nutrition In Prevention Of Breast Cancer
October represents breast cancer awareness month helping to bring attention and support for the awareness of modifiable risk factors and early intervention. Among Breast Cancer (BC) cases, 5-10% are due to genetic defects, with 90-95% attributable to environmental and lifestyle factors with diet contributing 30-35% and obesity 10-20% (Anand et al., 2008; Shapira, 2017; WCRF, AICR, 2007). Nutrition […]
Six simple solutions to losing COVID kilo’s
According to a COVID-19 survey conducted by the CSIRO in June 2020, Almost 40% of Australian said they felt like they had gained weight during the COVID-19 restrictions. With overweight/obesity linked to increased chance of chronic disease, inflammation and suppressed immunity this is concerning. Our top solutions to losing weight gained during COVID : 1. […]
Plant Based Recipe: Spiced Tofu Scramble
Ingredients: 250g firm tofu, cubed 2 portobello mushrooms 1/2 cup wilted baby spinach 1 medium zucchini, diced 1/2 red onion, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari 1 teaspoon Mexican chilli powder 1 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon vegetable salt Cracked pepper, to taste Olive oil, to fry Method: 1. Dice the […]
Easy Slow Cooked Chicken Recipe
One of those busy people? This ones an easy meal to throw into the slow cooker and reap the rewards later in the day. Aimee developed this with her dad and they can confirm is delicious and nutritious Serves 6 Ingredients 800g Chicken Boneless Thigh Fillet (skinless) OR Firm Tofu 1x brown onion (diced) […]
Top winter meal ideas to support immunity when working with a family
With Winter well under way, we’ve got some nutritious meal suggestions to keep you healthy and warm! Curries Curries are usually made from a base of three ingredients: Garlic, ginger and onion. When crushed, chewed or sliced garlic produces a compound called allicin. This compound not only helps prevent getting sick but can also reduce symptoms if you do […]
