NUTRITION TIP: Am I Hungry?
If you are driving along a freeway and see a sign for a fuel station up ahead, do you pull off and fill up your car even if it still [...]
RECIPE: Increasing Omega-3 intake is easy with these delicious recipes! Kale & Apple Salad and Salmon & Pea Frittata
My last post was about increasing omega-3 intake to improve your health. Here are two delicious recipes to increase your omega-3 intake. The walnuts in the kale and apple salad [...]
RECIP: Pacific Island Salad
I have named this Pacific Island Salad due to it being inspired from my year working as a Dietitian in Tonga. Pacific Islanders use coconut (cream, flesh, water) throughout their [...]
Client Satisfaction Survey results: what you are telling us
Body Balance Nutrition is delighted to share the results of our recent Client Satisfaction Survey! At Body Balance Nutrition we are constantly striving to improve our services and as Dietitians [...]
NUTRITION TIP / RECIPE FOR KIDS: How to get your toddler to eat their greens. Part 3
This week I am posting another tip/recipe to encourage your toddler to eat their greens, inspired by Renee (thanks Renee!). Green Smoothie serves 4 ½ small head broccoli, chopped into [...]
NUTRITION TIP / RECIPE FOR KIDS: How to get your toddler to eat their greens. Part 2
Last week I posted a recipe to encourage your toddler to eat their greens, or veggies in general. This week I am posting another tip/recipe to encourage vegetable eating: Egg [...]
NUTRITION TIP / RECIPE FOR KIDS: How to get your toddler to eat their greens
Like most mums of toddlers, getting my 15 month-old boy to eat his green vegetables can be a difficult challenge! At first he loved his steamed stems of broccoli and [...]
SPORTS NUTRITION IN PRACTICE: 5 minutes with Marathon Runner Jessica Purbrick
As a Sports Dietitian I helped her plan her nutrition before, during and after this race. Jessica you recently completed your first ultra marathon - 61km in Europe, where you [...]
RECIPE: Chocolate Nut Butter Cups
Chocolate Nut Butter Cups (courtesy of Renee - thanks Renee, this looks like a great alternative to commercial chocolate this Easter!) "Chocolate": 6 tbsp coconut oil, melted 2/3 cup carob [...]
NUTRITION TIP: Breakfast Cereals, navigating the maize….
I recently read a great article in Choice Magazine (October 2012) “Cereal Offender” where Choice gave a great breakdown on the Australian breakfast cereal market – finding many breakfast cereals [...]