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…
Yes, that’s right, we’re celebrating big time today in the press room. Another successful year has passed and it’s time to give thanks, make sure you caught the headlines and give you the scoop on what we’re cooking up next. We loved…. Bringing…… you more fantastic dietitians and nutritionists, thanks for the wonderful posts Denise…
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…
Do you suspect that some foods don’t agree with you? Perhaps you feel a bit bloated after some meals? Or you get a headache after some foods? Or you break out in a rash every Tuesday and can’t work out why? Then you’re going to love hearing about this new iphone app designed by two,…
They say how you spend the first day of the New Year is a good indication of the year ahead. And lo and behold here I am blogging….and cuddling my kids, planning ahead with Mr Surfer Dude, eating well and slowing down. What are you doing? Every year I have a New Year list of…
So Christmas day has been and gone and it’s time to get back on the health track. Now is the week to make those New Year goals. If you’re planning that triathlon, midlife half marathon like me or off on the Kokoda Trail, you’ll need to factor in fuelling your fitness. There’s no better person…
So this is Christmas. And what have you done? Another year over. And a new one (nearly) begun. As we reflect on a fantastic year at The Scoop on Nutrition we hope we’ve DONE enough to show you that dietitians are food lovers, that are big on sound science and health, as well as great…