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How to make my ultimate muesli (perfect Christmas gift)

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018Leave a comment

Searching for the perfect homemade muesli? This is it.

This muesli is the best edible present – the cinnamon and orange zest make all the difference. It’s delicious and I’d it eat everyday if I could.

Ideal for secret Santa, a birthday present, a thank you or just for breakfast… As I’m typing, the smell of cinnamon is filling the house from the muesli!

After MANY requests, here are two versions of the recipe. One recipe for a large jar and a bulk recipe for multiple Christmas gifts. I found the original recipe on Broccoli and Blueberries, but have changed and tweaked it over time. Here’s my version.

7 healthy habits anyone could do (recommended by dietitians)

December 6, 2018December 6, 20181 Comment

Finding the truth among the false information and fad diets can be tricky. I’m all about keeping it simple at What About Health?. I asked seven dietitians to share their top tip for healthy eating, and they delivered!

Do you do any of these tips already? Maybe pick one and start making a small change this week. Remember, all it takes is small sustainable changes – that’s what really leads to lifelong habits (no crash diets here!).

5 ways my nutrition degree changed the way I eat

November 15, 2018November 10, 2018Leave a comment

I thought I knew all about food. That was before my degree.

A nutrition degree is intense. It’s packed with science, anatomy, stats, nutrition and food. You don’t need a degree to learn how to eat healthy.

What changed for me? One, learning the foundations of healthy eating from uni. Two, learning from other health professionals who know how to sensibly think about food. I’m not a perfect eater (and won’t be). But I’ve definitely changed a few ways I eat since my nutrition and dietetics degree.

Why the elderly can eat anything they want

August 31, 2018September 4, 2018Leave a comment

This article was originally published on The Nutrition Press.

Over 75? Forget counting calories, and make sure you take a second slice of cake!

This probably contradicts what you’ve been taught your whole life—to focus on eating a variety of fruit, veg, dairy, protein and whole grains, and to eat ‘sometimes foods’ sometimes. We know that too many sweets and snacks can be bad for our health over the long term. Is this just another case of health professionals changing their minds? And more importantly, why can grandma have twice as much cake as me?

Let’s compare a newborn baby to a fourteen-year-old boy. Both need to eat to survive, but it would be ridiculous to impose one way of eating upon both of them. Imagine how ridiculous it would be telling a teenage boy to drink six bottles of baby formula a day, and then imagine trying to fit everything a teenage boy eats into a three-week old child’s stomach! Everyone has different dietary requirements—there is no ‘one size fits all’ eating style.

7 simple pictures to master healthy eating

September 5, 2017September 5, 20171 Comment

The supermarket aisles are full of bright colours and confusing labels. High protein! Low-carb! Sugar-free!

You could spend hours comparing products, and deciding what’s for dinner. What do you buy? What’s a portion? Do you focus on salt or sugar? Carbs or fat?

It’s exhausting and to be honest, more complicated than what it needs to be.

So to make it easier, here are my favourite pictures and hacks (because who doesn’t love a good picture!).

Essential resources for student dietitians

May 30, 2017June 14, 20171 Comment

Your final year of dietetics will be intense. Five months of placement, research, finally applying everything you learnt 3 years before and learning a whole lot more.

To make it easier, here are my top resources (in no particular order). These are essential for helping you to be the best dietitian you can be. I’ve mentioned some resources that I love earlier, but here are some others that I find are just as essential.

Two quick tips for Christmas eating

December 22, 2016January 20, 20172 Comments

If your Christmas is anything like mine, it starts with many hugs and kisses as you greet loved ones. The table quickly fills with food and before you know it, your plastic plate has a bit of everything on it.

This will most likely end with pants unbuttoned and the sloth-like state that accompanies a finished Christmas meal.

To make things worse, it’s only a week till the New Year. If ‘getting healthy’ wasn’t already apart of your New Years Resolutions, chances are your loved ones are talking about it.

The easy way to eat your vegetables #tryfor5

October 7, 2016December 8, 2016Leave a comment

It’s hard to eat five serves of vegetables every day. While I enjoy vegetables (not necessarily salad), life is busy and some days I couldn’t care less about how many vegetables I’ve eaten. Continue reading…

Why I don’t make friends with salad

September 29, 2016December 8, 20163 Comments

Have you ever done these things?

Dreaded the bitter, floppy lettuce leaf mix they call a side salad
Put off a health kick because you can’t stand “rabbit food”
Eaten a container of salad and felt hungry and dissatisfied afterwards

If you have, you’re not alone.
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Dear health and wellness bloggers

September 15, 2016May 31, 20175 Comments

You have a lot of influence, and your website is beautiful. That’s why I urge you, please be very careful what you are doing.
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