5 Healthy Winter Warmer Breakfast Ideas
It’s the middle of Winter and you feel a little stuck in a rut. Comfort food has become regular and things have started to snowball. Fear not! Here we have some delicious solutions to kickstart your day back in a healthier direction. 5 Healthy Winter Breakfast Options Approved by a Dietitian Power porridge: This one […]
Mexican Pizza Recipe With Healthy Homemade Base
This pizza is high in fibre and protein due to its innovative base ingredients! A great family favourite which is super tasty and filling. Feel free to add a side salad to compliment the dish. Ash loves this one. Makes 2x delicious pizzas, serves 4 Pizza Base Ingredients 3.5 cups of wholemeal self raising flour […]
Injury Nutrition: How nutrition can play a critical part in the injury healing process
It is never fun being injured or having to sit out on the sidelines for several weeks or even months! Fortunately, emerging research has shown that nutrition can be a powerful tool in helping active individuals return to their desired activities quicker Key nutrients which assist in healing, maintaining body composition and supporting the inflammatory […]
Prawn Poke Bowls with Chilli Mayo
Serves: 4 Ingredients: · 2 cups uncooked brown rice & quinoa mix- cook according to packet · 500g frozen cooked prawns (tails removed) · 4 Tbsp reduced salt soy sauce · 2 Tbsp sesame oil · 1 Tbsp olive oil or oil spray · 3 spring onions sliced (use whole stalk- save some green parts […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Easy Zesty Tuna And Cous Cous Salad Recipe
Serves 4 Ingredients · 1 cup couscous (dry) · 1 red capsicum · 1 yellow capsicum · 2 cups green beans, chopped · 1 cup sugar snap peas, chopped · 1 red onion, diced · 1 lemon, juiced · 2 tbls olive oil · 2 tsp Moroccan seasoning · 2 tbls chopped flat-leaf parsley · […]
