New Collaboration: Body Fusion & Summit Strength Personal Training!
ANNOUNCING A VERY EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIP NEWSFLASH!!! Body Fusion and Summit Strength have decided to work even more closely together to help their clients reach new peaks. Summit Strength is run by Rowan Smith, a charismatic personal trainer who’s main goal is to help his clients get strong and pain free so that they can […]
Q & A: Getting to know your Dietitian, Larissa Haithwaite
Larissa is our lead Dietitian in our Balgowlah and Wahroonga locations. Below she shares some more about her. Where did you grow up? Beacon Hill- Northern Beaches girl! What do you love about being a dietitian? It sounds cliche, but I do really enjoy helping people. I get a lot of satisfaction from […]
Asian Beetroot, Honey Soy Chicken and Cashew Salad
Ingredients Olive oil 1 xTbsp of honey 2xTbsp of soy sauce 500g chicken breast 1x pack of Coles Beetslaw (or alternative), comes with feta & Beetroot Balsamic Dressing 600g sweet potato, cubed 1 /2 butternut pumpkin, cubed 2xred capsicum, sliced 2xzucchini, sliced 90g cashews 1 /2 cup of cranberries Large tin chickpeas, drained Salt and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Speedy Tikka Masala Chicken Curry w/ Chickpea Roti
Serves 4-5 Curry Ingredients 500g Chicken tenderloins 1 tbsp. olive oil for cooking ½ cup Kefir (I used Rokeby’s Natural Filmjolk) 500g sliced mushrooms 1x brown onion (diced) 1x 400g can of low sodium diced tomatoes Small bottle of (Patak’s Tikka Masala Paste) https://www.pataks.co.uk/products/spice-pastes/tikka-masala-paste Method 1. In a shallow fry pan, add the olive oil […]
