Balance Diet Centre

16/05/2022

Looking for some recipe inspo?🥙🍜🍝🥗🌮 Swipe right for our favourite go-to websites or click the links below to check them out!

Heart Foundation
https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/search/%22recipes%22

Nutrition Connection
https://nutritionconnection.com.au/recipes/

Cancer Council Healthy Lunch box
https://healthylunchbox.com.au/

Green Kitchen Stories
https://greenkitchenstories.com/recipe-index/

Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council
https://www.glnc.org.au/recipes/

Sports Dietitians Australia
https://www.sportsdietitians.com.au/recipes/

Diabetes Australia
https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/food-activity/cooking/recipes/

Monash FODMAP recipes
https://www.monashfodmap.com/recipe/monash-low-fodmap-recipe-index/

BBC Good Food
https://www-bbcgoodfood-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/category/all-healthy/amp?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D =From%20%251%24s&aoh=16526789353565&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbcgoodfood.com%2Frecipes%2Fcategory%2Fall-healthy

19/04/2022

Confused about the difference between prebiotics and probiotics?🤔

Let's break it down and digest some fun facts!🥬👏🥑

1. Probiotics🦠
These are the hard-working crew of healthy bacteria that live in our gut. Believe it or not, these tiny inhabitants play an enormous role in promoting gut health. Different bacteria play unique roles, including helping digest food, destroying 'bad' bacteria and assisting in the production of vitamins within the gut. Probiotics are naturally occurring in fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, kimchi, kombucha, miso and sauerkraut. They can also be added during food manufacturing to products such as nut spreads and porridge. However, it is important to note that probiotics can be easily killed during production, storage or preparation of foods, therefore removing the health benefits.

2. Prebiotics🥦🧄🧅
Like all of us, probiotics cannot survive without food! That's where prebiotics come in - they are the non-digestible dietary fibres that are commonly referred to as the 'food' for probiotics. Prebiotics are nutrients that cannot be digested by humans and are instead used for energy by bacteria in the gut. Common prebiotics include fructo-oligosaccharides and galacto-oligosaccharides. Fructo-oligosaccharides are typically found in foods such as onion, chicory, garlic, asparagus, artichoke and banana, while galacto-oligosaccharides are more commonly occurring in legumes such as beans, lentils and chickpeas. Many wholegrains such as oats and whole wheat, also contain beneficial prebiotics!

So next time you're planning your meals or doing your weekly shop, make sure you include some of these gut health hero's!

30/03/2022

No time to meal prep this week? No problem! We've got you covered with these quick and convenient lunch ideas to get you through the work week!👏🥬

23/03/2022

Are you fasting this year for Easter? Well got you covered with a simple and nutritious dinner recipe that is sure to please the family!

VEGETARIAN BOLOGNESE

What you’ll need👇🏻
- 300g bag of Quorn mince
- 1 broccoli head diced
- 2-3 large mushrooms diced
- 2-3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 carrots grated
- jar of preferred pasta sauce
- 1x tin of diced tomatoes
- additional herbs: rosemary, bay leaves x3, salt and pepper as desired
- 250g packet of pulse pasta

How:
1. Bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the pasta as per packet instructions.

2. In a large pan on low-medium heat, cook broccoli and mushrooms for a few minutes until lightly browned

3. Add garlic and quorn mince (from frozen) and cook until defrosted. Add in sauces, herbs and spices as well as the grated carrots and allowed to simmer for 10-15 minutes for flavours to infuse.

4. Once sauce is ready, dish up and enjoy!! 😋

21/03/2022

This week is , and we're sending a big Butterfly thank you to all the dietitians who support those in eating disorder recovery.
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While eating disorders are about more than just food, dietitians play a key role in eating disorder treatment. This could be through supporting individuals to heal their relationship to food and nutrition, reversing the impacts of malnutrition, developing eating behaviours that support recovery, and challenging diet culture and common dieting/food myths. Dietitians truly improve lives.
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Need help finding a dietitian who is qualified to treat eating disorders? Butterfly's Referral Database can help - you can search by discipline to easily find dietitians closest to your area.

Visit: https://events.butterfly.org.au/portal/ReferralSearch/SearchTreatment

21/03/2022

Thank you to all the fabulous dietitians out there making a difference💚

14/03/2022

This week is Coeliac Awareness Week and this year spotlights the connection between iron deficiency and coeliac disease 🍞

Coeliac disease is estimated to account for approximately 1 in 20 cases of iron deficiency- Read more about the correlations below 👇

This year, Coeliac Awareness Week is running from 13th-20th March and is putting a spotlight on the connection between iron deficiency and coeliac disease. Iron Deficiency Did you know that iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in Australia? It is estimated that one in three wo...

03/03/2022

We had so much fun joining the Palmerston Community Playgroup this week to chat about nutrition in early childhood!🥦🍅🍌 We love any opportunity to get out in the community and answer your nutrition questions! Thanks to all the families that came along!😊

18/02/2022

EXCITING NEWS!!!🎉

We have a new package deal available for new and existing clients!

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16/02/2022

Welcome back to another recipe inspo Wednesday!

I was walking through the aisles doing my grocery shopping over the weekend and found tuna bake sauce, and honestly could not remember the last time I had tuna bake! So I decided to share my spin on the humble tuna bake this week 😍

Test it out for yourself and let us know what you think! 😋

14/02/2022

Happy Valentine's Day ❤️

With today being National 'Wear Red’ Day, in support of Heart Disease, we thought we would take this opportunity to put the spotlight on Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and raise awareness for this condition.

CVD affects over 4 million Australian’s and unfortunately, over 3/4 of Aussies are at risk of CVD- However, the good news is most of these risk factors are treatable! Read more below 👇

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects over four million Australian's and unfortunately, over three quarters of Aussies are at risk of CVD. However, the good news is most of these risk factors are treatable! With today being 'Wear Red' Day (February 14th) it is the perfect time to put the spotlight on...