recipes

How low can you go? Benefits of low-GI carbohydrate sources

how to eat healthy for diabetes

Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian My most favourite topics on food to talk about as a dietitian are the Glycemic Index (GI) and nutritional quality of carbohydrates.  So I’ve decided to write a series of blogs through November covering various components of these, especially since November is World Diabetes Month. Today, I’ll focus on the…

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Healthy Living, Peter Howard’s Atlantic Salmon Steak Niçoise

  A healthy living recipe today for you to enjoy! The recipe provided here is from my dear friend Celebrity Chef Aussie Icon Peter Howard and is from his book “Delicious Entertaining” Peter’s Atlantic Salmon Steak Niçoise Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 4 x 150g Atlantic salmon steaks Spray olive…

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Sweetness without sorrow – the tale of the NNS

Guest Post, Sally Marchini, Dietitian Hello Sweeties! I had a query from one of our members asking about health concerns with artificial sweeteners, so thought I’d explore the topic a bit for everyone’s benefit. Through this blog I’ve tried to give you an overall view (by Dr Alan Barclay), a look at safety related issues…

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Label reading made easy for healthy choices

Guest Post, Sally Marchini, Dietitian Eating well involves following the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating by consuming foods from the 5 food groups in the right amounts (averages for adults provided) and to drink plenty of water: Plenty of vegetables of different types and colours, and legumes/beans – the more the merrier! Fruit – aiming for…

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