Pregnancy Nutrition Tips

By Melanie McGrice, APD and Pregnancy Chef ambassador   We all know that a healthy diet is important during pregnancy, but despite this, 100% of Australian pregnant women don’t meet their recommended nutritional needs.[1] With morning sickness, hormone fluctuations and… Continue Reading >

Simple Ways to Reduce Sugar in Your Child’s Diet

Everyone knows that having too much sugar isn’t good for you, but current data shows a clear upward trend in sugar consumption amongst both children and adults. This increase in sugar consumption is a direct result of the widespread availability… Continue Reading >

A Celebrity Trainer Shares His Top 5 Ways To Keep Fit While In Isolation

While I’m sure we all had good intentions to stick to our daily online workouts during our first round of isolation, I have no doubt many of us would have been struggling without having incidental exercise opportunities, with our time… Continue Reading >

Weight and Lockdown

By Sarah Smith from Bayside Dietetics www.baysidedietetics.com.au Please join my facebook Bayside Dietetics or Instagram @baysidedietetics   While the Oxford English Dictionary adds around 1000 words per update, I couldn’t find thinspiration nor fitspiration in there. I wonder how they… Continue Reading >

Pros and cons of a vegetarian diet during your pregnancy journey

Vegetarian diets have become increasingly popular for improving health – but can a vegetarian diet improve the likelihood of a safer, healthier pregnancy? Yes, it can. Vegetarian diets have been shown to improve fertility and promote a safer pregnancy. In… Continue Reading >

Healthy Lifestyle Habits for Mums – it’s time to look after YOU!

Mothers day is a great chance to get spoilt and to spoil yourself, however, why don’t we ex-tend that out into our everyday routine?? There is no time like the present – just do it! Mothers Day is also a… Continue Reading >

What are nutrients and what do they do? How to answer kid’s “why?” questions around food

As parents, understanding the nutrients in food can help us not only in our confidence of providing a nourishing diet to our family, but also be a pretty fun way to bring discussion around food at the table without the… Continue Reading >

How to prepare for labour and birth

Renee Adair   We prepare ourselves for so many of life’s big transitions. Take your wedding day for example.  You seek out advice and information, you research and ask questions, you explore all of your options and most of us… Continue Reading >

Improving Academic Performance through Exercise & Diet

Yes it’s TRUE! There are positive actions we can take to support our child’s academic performance and ongoing success in life! We all know that physical activity and healthy nutrition are essential for optimal growth and development, but did you… Continue Reading >

Pregnant Mumma with allergies or anaphylaxis, this one’s for you…

It’s that time of the year again, Allergy & Anaphylaxis Awareness Week & last night on the news I saw a study looking into Allergies & Anaphylaxis in the pregnant mother. While I do love & welcome each & every… Continue Reading >