Culinary Medicine Cookshops

Culinary Medicine Cookshops Join us at our award winning cookshops, an innovative way to improve your success with healthy eating and show you how to use food as medicine.

Each month we’ll inspire you to cook easy, delicious meals everyone can enjoy! Each month we'll inspire you to cook easy, delicious meals everyone can enjoy. See fresh ideas to get you back into the kitchen
Learn tips and tricks to save time and money
Enjoy tasting plates from entree through to dessert
Drop your cholesterol, blood pressure and sugar levels
Lose weight and improve your wellness

You'll learn how to use more seasonal and minimally processed foods lacking in most Australia diets. The cookshops are conducted by Sue Radd and her team of Accredited Practising Dietitians. You will experience a culinary adventure and receive medical nutrition advice as well.

Organic market haul 🥖🌾A regular stop for me — the Narrabeen Organic Markets. Today I stocked up on 10 loaves of my absol...
30/10/2025

Organic market haul 🥖🌾
A regular stop for me — the Narrabeen Organic Markets. Today I stocked up on 10 loaves of my absolute favourite bread: the spelt sourdough from Common Ground Bakery.

You just can’t find this kind of quality in supermarkets — you have to hunt down true artisan bakers! This beautiful loaf travels all the way from the Blue Mountains, NSW, and it’s worth every kilometre.

It’s hearty, delicious and packed with wholegrain goodness. I slice it thinly, freeze it for convenience, and enjoy two thin slices as my serve of whole grains for a meal when I need bread — filling, satisfying, and simply out of this world. 🌿💚

It was wonderful to see two of my Food as Medicine cookbooks displayed by Signs Publishing at the Frankfurt Book Fair th...
24/10/2025

It was wonderful to see two of my Food as Medicine cookbooks displayed by Signs Publishing at the Frankfurt Book Fair this past weekend 📚✨

It’s inspiring to know these evidence-based, plant-powered recipes are reaching readers around the world 🌿 — helping people cook for their best health, one meal at a time.

If you haven’t yet explored them, both Food as Medicine: Cooking for Your Best Health and Food as Medicine: Cooking to Prevent and Treat Diabetes are very beautiful and share practical ways to use everyday foods to prevent and better manage chronic disease. You can fall in love with healthy eating again ❤️
Borrow them from your local library or buy online and in good bookstores. 📖

Are there places you never tire of visiting? This is one of mine 💚The climb up Mt Tomaree in beautiful Port Stephens nev...
19/10/2025

Are there places you never tire of visiting? This is one of mine 💚

The climb up Mt Tomaree in beautiful Port Stephens never disappoints. The views are always spectacular — shifting in colour and mood with the light and the seasons.

It’s about a 30-minute walk up (and the same down) for those with moderate fitness. The path is paved, so it’s accessible — but make no mistake, you’ll still get a good cardiopulmonary workout 💪

This time, the water shimmered in shades of green near the shore, and there was even a paraglider floating above — my first time seeing that from the summit! (Can you spot him?) I’m still wondering where he launched from 🪂

If you ever visit this stunning part of New South Wales, make sure to climb Mt Tomaree. From the peak you’ll enjoy a 350-degree panorama, including Zenith Beach in this photo.
Who knows what you’ll see next time? 🌊🌿

🥗 Beautiful, plant-based breakfast! 🌿I enjoyed this colourful falafel bowl at SML Café in North Willoughby (Sydney) — pr...
18/10/2025

🥗 Beautiful, plant-based breakfast! 🌿

I enjoyed this colourful falafel bowl at SML Café in North Willoughby (Sydney) — proof that you don’t need processed meats (so harmful for health – think increased risks of diabetes, heart disease and cancer) to have a satisfying and nourishing start to your day.

This dish came with a ton of fresh avocado, a seasoned couscous salad with kale, cucumber, and even a touch of sauerkraut— delicious and beautifully balanced. 💚

I’d definitely have it again! It’s all about diversity in whole plant foods — and this one nails it.

✨ Feeling honoured and grateful! ✨I was thrilled to receive my Fellowship certificate from Dietitians Australia in the m...
17/10/2025

✨ Feeling honoured and grateful! ✨

I was thrilled to receive my Fellowship certificate from Dietitians Australia in the mail this week.

Fellowship is the highest honour bestowed by Dietitians Australia, recognising innovation, leadership and impact in our profession – now over 9400 members!

I was already a Fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine, but since nutrition and dietetics has been my “bread n’ butter” throughout my professional career, being awarded a Fellowship by my peers at DA feels extra special. 💚

I’d also like to take this moment to celebrate my fellow newly appointed Fellows:
⭐ Dr Kim Faulkner-Hogg
⭐ Dr Merran Findlay
⭐ Karen Inge
⭐ Dr Kate Marsh
⭐ Professor Yasmine Probst
⭐ Evelyn Volders
⭐ Professor Karen Walton

You can read about their incredible achievements (and all previous Fellows — now just over 50 in total) here:
👉 https://dietitiansaustralia.org.au/about-us/celebrating-our-members/fellows-dietitians-australia

🌈 Vibrant vegies don’t just brighten your plate — they love your heart! 💚Eating vegetables with yellow, orange, red and ...
17/10/2025

🌈 Vibrant vegies don’t just brighten your plate — they love your heart! 💚

Eating vegetables with yellow, orange, red and blue-purple hues is linked with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and early death. 🌻🍅🥕💜

Carotenoid-rich foods like tomatoes, carrots, pumpkin and orange sweet potatoes are among the most studied. In fact, enjoying yellow-orange veg like carrot or pumpkin once or more daily has been tied to a 23% lower risk of heart disease and up to 60% lower risk of dying early from all cardiovascular diseases combined.

So yes, I get very excited when I see cafés celebrate vegies in such simple, beautiful and delicious ways — like this roasted pumpkin and beetroot at Kitchen by Mike (Sydney CBD). With food like this, one can truly live one’s best life. 🥗✨

Our beautiful Nicole has decided to retire — and we’ll certainly miss her! 💐Apart from her energetic personality, Nicole...
16/10/2025

Our beautiful Nicole has decided to retire — and we’ll certainly miss her! 💐

Apart from her energetic personality, Nicole has always been the picture of organisation, thoroughness and diligence — perfect qualities for a practice manager. Some of you may not know that Nicole began her career as an anaesthetic nurse in theatres, so it feels only fitting that her last official role is within a wellbeing clinic — helping people heal in a different way. 💛

To celebrate, we gathered for a lovely afternoon tea in her honour — complete with alcohol-free bubbly and a real homemade cake (it helps when one of your dietitians used to be a pastry chef! 🍰). Lots of dual qualifications here 😜🤣

Wishing you all the very best for your well-deserved retirement and travels, Nicole — you’ll always be part of our Nutrition & Wellbeing Clinic family. ✨

Weekend walks are medicine too! 🐾Weekends are the perfect time to top up your physical activity. Dogs aren’t just man’s ...
12/10/2025

Weekend walks are medicine too! 🐾
Weekends are the perfect time to top up your physical activity. Dogs aren’t just man’s best friend — they’re our best movement motivators! Many people will take their dog for a much-needed walk before they’d ever take themselves.

Louis the Labrador reminds me daily — two walks are non-negotiable! If you’re looking for extra motivation (and don’t mind an energetic breed), try an English Labrador Retriever. You’ll gain a walking partner, a loyal friend, and a source of the best bedtime cuddles. 💛🐶

Past research hinted that a little alcohol might protect against dementia. But a world-first observational study of near...
03/10/2025

Past research hinted that a little alcohol might protect against dementia. But a world-first observational study of nearly half a million people — factoring in genetic risk — has flipped that idea: any amount of alcohol may raise dementia risk.

The authors conclude low levels are not neuroprotective and suggest alcohol reduction should be part of dementia prevention strategies.

The good news? Delicious alcohol-free wines, beers and spirits are already widely available. I’ve sampled excellent brands in Spain, Greece and Australia — and you can even order them online or buy at regular liquor shops.

👉 Is it time to cut back or try going alcohol-free?

See free paper here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40987604/

🌱🥗 It’s World Vegetarian Day 🌱🥗About to make my plant-based lunch today, so I peeked into my herb garden and found it th...
01/10/2025

🌱🥗 It’s World Vegetarian Day 🌱🥗

About to make my plant-based lunch today, so I peeked into my herb garden and found it thriving after weeks away and plenty of rain! 🌿 Thrilled to pick my own organic mint and those never-ending chives (trim and they regrow!) — perfect for a cucumber side salad with a simple dressing. Fresh, delicious and oh-so green — just right for .

But here’s the sobering truth: in Australia, fewer than 1 in 10 people eat enough vegetables for good health. 🥦🍅 Do you need to take action? Maybe it starts with your next meal.

Aim for at least 5 serves of vegetables per day.

People who eat healthy, plant based diets - live longer, better!

Kids not eating fruit? 🍐 Make it easy for them! When pears (or any fruit) are served in small, bite-sized pieces, most k...
26/09/2025

Kids not eating fruit? 🍐 Make it easy for them! When pears (or any fruit) are served in small, bite-sized pieces, most kids will happily crunch away. I’ve had this pear gadget for years and it still works a treat – the quickest way to turn the last pears of the season in Australia into ready-to-eat snacks.

Do you have a favourite fruit gadget that helps kids (and adults!) enjoy more fruit? Do tell 🧐

Fact of the day: people who eat more fruit have lower risks of stroke and type 2 diabetes!

When dessert is this good, it can even be served first! 😋Our cookshop this week on The Magic Mediterranean Diet to Fight...
19/09/2025

When dessert is this good, it can even be served first! 😋

Our cookshop this week on The Magic Mediterranean Diet to Fight Disease & Improve Your Wellbeing was a hit! And such an apt topic for . 🧠 🫛🌰

Some people brought their partners, others attended for the 6th time (different topics), and all said they thoroughly enjoyed the evening with good food and fun, adult-style learning. Now…If only we had a volunteer camera crew to capture the amazing feedback and more still shots so you can see the action better. 🤔 🎥

Our last event for the year will be in December. Stay tuned for the date and booking details. You won’t want to miss our festive, health theme. 🎉 And everyone is welcome - even healthcare professionals.

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Castle Hill, NSW
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