One of the things I love about The Scoop on Nutrition is giving young nutritionists and dietitians a chance to show their stuff. So when this months Recipe ReDux honey or maple syrup theme was announced, and this guest post with honey, hit our newsdesk, I knew the culinary planets had aligned. While honey is…
If you’re already making every effort to eat a balanced diet, you might be tempted to switch off when you hear yet more dietary advice, particularly on fibre! Australian intakes of fibre are high by international standards – so why do our bowel cancer rates remain high and why is paying attention to how quantity…
Wowza. It’s been a big week in food, so I just had to share with you. Firstly, a lawyer, now high profile weight loss author, has just launched his second book to a fair share of controversy. Not so much that this is another diet book stemming from an over-enthusiastic personal success story. But that…
The Melbourne Food and Wine festival is in full swing in my home town. Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food has announced a partnership with our state government to get people back in the kitchen (with a good deal of controversy no doubt). And from celebrity chefs like Anthony Bourdain and Rene Redzepi, to artisan producers,…
With great eagerness and anticipation the wait is nearly over. After nine long years, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is updating the Australian Dietary Guidelines and a draft has been open for public comment since the 13th of December 2011. A colossal amount of work has been put into reviewing the latest…
There’s something very alluring about a man addicted to chocolate. So when this month’s #RecipeReDux (the first recipe challenge by registered dietitians) choclaty theme was announced, I just knew that Willie would be my inspiration. No not that Willy of the Wonka bar. But more about that in a sec. I also knew that…
Have you had a hard look at your shopping habits lately? In our New Year post we talked about shaking up your food shopping for good health. And so it’s timely that we bring you more tips on savvy shopping and introduce you to another expert dietitian: About our expert: Amanda Clark is an Advanced…
With so much talk about front of pack food labelling and how to get it right, it’s exciting to share a brand new scheme launched in Australia (right now) today. While it is designed for people with diabetes and only for our country at the mo, the research and criteria development will interest all nutrition…
Do you ask for salt at a restaurant, if it isn’t on the table? Are your favourite comfort or snack foods chips or salty crackers? We all know that an excessive intake of dietary salt has been implicated in the development of hypertension (high blood pressure), a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke. …
It’s Recipe Redux time again – the first recipe challenge by registered dietitians – and the theme this month is waking up to a new breakfast. We’re on a beach holiday break this week and like good locavores have been foraging around picking berries and exploring local produce like mussels and biodynamic icecream fresh from…