It’s Recipe Redux time again and the theme is “Vintage Side Dishes”- Share the story of your favorite family side – or a tale about how you ReDuxed a recipe from an old cookbook or recipe card. Shut. The. Fridge. Door. As a vintage cookbook collector how perfect is that? Well, actually maybe not. How…
We absolutely love introducing you to new dietitians, especially those traveling and exploring around the globe. Like good foodie tourists they hunt out the most delicious and nutritious foods, but more importantly those winning lifestyle factors for good health that we explore in our Cultured Cuisine category. I’ve already shared my love affair with Japan…
Imagine if you were a dietitian that was constantly being asked by your patients if there was a healthy gourmet tasting cookie? One they could have with their cup of tea or coffee and that would not interfere with their blood sugars and cholesterol? Plus one that people with irritable bowel syndrome on the low…
Have you ever considered reducing your meat intake but wondered “will I miss out on some important nutrients?” While I am not vegetarian, I do eat a large number of plant based food each day and love concepts like Meat Free Monday that stretch me to try new vego options. But what about if you…
How to have a healthy social life and stay in shape? Cathereine Saxelby @foodwatch was tonight’s key moderator Wed 17 Oct 2012 at 9-10pm AEST [<a href=”http://storify.com/EmmaStirling/eatkit-oct-archives-dining-out-with-health-in-min” target=”_blank”>View the story “#eatkit Oct 2012 Archives – Dining out with health in mind” on Storify</a>]
What do the lyrics to a rather dated Bon Jovi song have to do with nutrition? Well it’s actually a story from my heart and a thank you, to you lovely readers on this World Blog Action Day. The theme is the power of we. Yes. You and Me. And it goes a little something…
Earlier this month the world’s dietitians gathered in Sydney to share, learn and network to what was essentially “The Olympics of Dietetics” held every four years in locations throughout the world. During the four days, the congress was a-buzz from ground breaking gene nutrition therapy, to new techniques for research and novel ways of measuring…
It’s Recipe Redux time again and the theme is a little more left of field – fermented foods. Think yogurt with live cultures, tempeh, Korean kimchi, sour dough bread, miso or traditional sauerkraut. Our team leaders shared this excellent article on the techniques and rise of fermented foods and I enjoyed listening to this ABC…
It’s time for our monthly twitter chat again tonight (Sept 19) called #eatkit and we’re exploring the challenges and solutions to raising healthy eating kids. We hope you can join us tonight – just follow these details. Or if you missed out we’ll be posting the #eatkit archive here. So of course it got me…
Ok, ok, I know you know that legumes are full of nutrients, inexpensive and good for you. But, while dietitians talk up their health benefits, it seems that many people are just not getting the message. During our busy week at the International Congress of Dietetics we caught up with the latest news on legumes…