Move over Quinoa, there is a new super grain on the shelf and it is quickly becoming one of the hottest food products to hit the health food market. Freekeh has been used for centuries in the Middle East and is the result of young grains (usually wheat) being roasted and rubbed to expose the.. read more →

I was in the dairy aisle of the supermarket the other day and was blown away by how many different varieties of yoghurts there are. I’m not even sure if you can call half of the products yoghurt, more like a dairy dessert. Here is a quick run down on the most common yoghurt varieties.. read more →

Ok, so that’s not true but when was the last time you went to buy a bag of sugar and was confronted with a range of ‘Natural” sugar alternatives with names that sound like they came straight from a Russian power plant. These natural sweeteners have been promoted as the healthier alternative to evil sugar.. read more →

If your New Years resolution was to start a healthy eating plan then the best place to begin is your kitchen. Whatever your health and fitness goals are, the key to long term success comes down to what you put in your mouth! No amount of exercise and training will undo a diet high in.. read more →

Australians are a nation of snackers. Researchers at The University of Sydney have found that Australian adults eat 40% of their calories—nearly half of their food intake—as extra foods rather than as set meals. Snacking between meals can be of benefit to aid muscle recovery after a workout or to keep the hunger pains at.. read more →

15 Dec 2013
December 15, 2013

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As a Dietitian I am asked on almost a daily basis what is the best alcohol to drink to prevent weight gain? Is Red Wine better than White? Does Low Carb Beer have less calories than full strength? So here is the low down on the calorie load of your favourite drinks… Wine Red Wine,.. read more →

Did you know that the average Australian puts on 1.77kg over the month of December. Here are my top 5 tips to surviving the Christmas party season. 1/ Plan Ahead Get your diary out and put in every Christmas party, cocktail drinks, BBQ etc over the next 4-6 weeks. Aim to eat lighter and fill.. read more →

If you are eating sushi on a regular basis thinking that it is a healthy, low calorie takeaway option then think again. For over 20 years now Sushi has been touted as the nutritious alternative to fast food in Australia but it is not the healthy food we think it is. The next time you visit.. read more →

If you Google coconut oil you’ll find extensive health claims including weight loss, cancer prevention, dissolving kidney stones to curing Alzheimer’s disease but did you know that…….. Falling coconuts kill 150 people every year – 10 times the number of people killed by sharks. But from a weight loss perspective, coconut oil is being promoted.. read more →

  As a Sports Dietitian I see many frustrated men and women who embark on a new exercise regime and despite training regularly keep gaining weight. This can be very disheartening especially if you are training for triathlon or have taken up distance running. I know from experience that when I was training for 70.3.. read more →