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The significance of d-routine for wellness
Guest Post, Sally Marchini, Dietitian I had a friend visit last weekend. She, like me, is aged in her mid-40s, is a working Mum and has type 1 diabetes. She was telling me that she had started to suffer with anxiety or panic attacks and that her doctor had put her on medication for it.…
Read MoreNuts and D-health
Guest Post, Sally Marchini, Dietitian Nuts are a fascinating food, and for us with diabetes they tick so many of our healthy eating boxes – fibre, nutrients, good fats, satiety and more! Today we’ll take a closer look at the reasons behind all those good stories with a focus on our D-health (remembering to choose…
Read MoreAn easter d-look at chiccy eggs
Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian As it’s Easter next weekend I thought a good topic to talk about might be eggs – not choccy eggs but chiccy eggs 🙂 Reason being that many people choose to avoid meat over the Easter period for religious reasons and eggs are an eggcellent way to help you meet…
Read MoreMaking Easter and D-guilt more manageable
Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian As you would know, the Easter long weekend is coming and you will have noticed all the Easter so called ‘goodies’ in the supermarkets set out to tempt you. As we have four days off, it’s also a time of year, similar to Christmas time, when we spend time with…
Read MoreA guest post from Joanna, What’s On The List, Blueberry Ricotta Lemon Zest Mini Muffins
Joanna from What’s On The List, Guest Post for Wellbeing Wednesday A great Guest Post today from the lovely Joanne who I met late last year at an Appliances Online Birthday Bash, where we made, wait for it – a Breville Juicer Cake together!! We have since been in contact and as Joanne is a fabulous food…
Read MoreA closer D-look at Australian Dietary Guideline 3
Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian To date we’ve covered quite a few topics from our Australian Dietary Guidelines including : Guideline 1 – ‘Diabetes and healthy weight with a twist’ Guideline 5 – ‘Food safety – a major consideration in the heat of the Aussie summer’ and a few from Guideline 2 – eating a…
Read MoreProtein and diabetes – do you get the balance right?
Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian With diabetes it’s important that we consider all the nutrients that contain energy (macronutrients) and understand what their roles are and how to ensure that we have enough of them for our Wellbeing. Protein is one of the four macronutrients that also include carbohydrates, fats and alcohol. Also, as protein…
Read MoreTwin reasons for D-Awareness this week: #Salt and #Coeliac
Guest Post, Sally Marchini, Dietitian As people with diabetes, it’s important that alongside managing the day-to-day needs of our diabetes we also pay attention to avoidance or awareness of issues that may creep up when we least expect it. Two such issues are celebrating their Australian national awareness week this week: Salt Awareness Week, through…
Read MoreDiabetes and healthy weight with a twist
Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian This week I thought it would be good timing to discuss the First of the Five guidelines in the Australian Dietary Guidelines and what having a healthy weight means to us with diabetes. The twist is that this Monday (today!) marks the start of Australia’s Healthy Weight Week (AHWW) we’ll take a closer…
Read MoreDairy & Diabetes Part 2 – milk comparisons and more ideas
Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian Hoping that after last week’s blog on dairy foods, you found some inspiration to meet your dietary targets for dairy and alternatives, especially knowing how good it is for glycemic control. This past week has also brought more evidence to light about the health benefits of consuming dairy, all the…
Read MoreDairy Foods – health benefits for us with diabetes
Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian Today I’ll begin with the first in a series of blogs on dairy foods and their alternatives. I’d like to start by making the point that as an Accredited Practising Dietitian my job is to provide you with evidence-based information to you to help you to wade through the minefield…
Read MorePlanning your meals makes healthy eating easier!
Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian Many of us with diabetes (regardless of type) struggle to maintain a healthy weight, and although I like to make clear that my focus is on Wellness rather than weight, it can be helpful to improve your wellness by ensuring that you’re eating well in accordance with the Australian Dietary…
Read MoreA fresh look at healthy drinks – here’s to the New Year!
Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian Welcome to 2014! After 2013 has shown to be one of our hottest years in Australia, I thought an apt topic for our first food blog of 2014 would be ‘Healthy Drinks’. A good place for us to start would be to look at the Australian Dietary Guidelines for fluid…
Read MoreA smooth(ie) way to ensure nutrient sufficiency over Christmas
Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian Smoothies are a great topic to chat about because they can involve ingredients from all the major food groups, they’re convenient and easy to make, as well as being both nutritious and delicious. In today’s blog I’ll cover how they can help you meet your dietary guidelines in certain food…
Read MoreLegumes Rock! – Start your healthy habit today
Guest Post, Sally Marchini, Dietitian As mentioned in the series of recent blogs through November on the glycemic index, another of my favourite topics to discuss is legumes, otherwise known as pulses or beans. For us with diabetes, they really are a must have (unless you have an intolerance of course!). Legumes are truly amazing plants.…
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