Smart Dietetics

13/11/2023

He’s here! 🩵 Our little boy, Ernest Alfred, arrived safely a couple of weeks ago and we are all very happy and healthy, enjoying the newborn bubble as a new family of four 🥰 Suzannah Smart Dietitian

10/01/2023

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Probiotics are the ‘good bacteria’ we consume that have a beneficial effect on gut health and gut issues like constipation and diarrhoea. There are many strains or types of probiotics and they each can be beneficial in different ways. You can improve your probiotic intake by eating more yoghurt, sauerkraut, miso, sourdough bread, some soft cheeses, kombucha or kefir. In some cases, you may need a probiotic supplement. It is best to talk to your dietitian or a knowledgable GP about what one is suitable for your health concern.

Prebiotics are to put simply, the food for the probiotics (microbiome) in your gut. If you don’t feed them, then they don’t survive, which makes it easier for ‘bad’ bugs to take over the environment and cause ill health. Fruit, vegetables and grains, couscous, legumes and oats contain natural prebiotics. There are also many products on the supermarket shelves that have had prebiotics added to them, for example some cereals and yoghurts.

Why do we care? Gut health is ever growing to show it has a large impact on overall good health. The bacteria living in our gut can have an impact on hormone regulation, immunity, digestion, mental health and hunger signals, just to name a few. So keeping the balance of ‘good’ bacteria in our gut is important. 🦠😁

24/12/2022

Thank you again to all of our wonderful clients this year, we look forward to seeing you all again after the Christmas break! 🤗
Hope everyone enjoys some yummy food and spending quality time with your loved ones x

15/12/2022

Today, tomorrow, before Christmas, after Christmas or in the new year is never a time to start a new diet! 🙅🏼‍♀️🙅🏼🙅🏻‍♂️

You don’t need to restrict food groups, skip meals or count calories to find the healthiest version of you.

This is a reminder to enjoy the once a year celebration that is Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼🤶🏼🌟

Guilt and food rules won’t help you to eat less or eat healthier! It only increases your anxiety around your food, decreases your happiness and may isolate you from the experience of eating with loved ones…which in the end may just lead to an all or nothing mindset with you ‘giving up’ and out of control eating.

We challenge you to ‘make a healthy choice when you can.’ It may be an extra spoon of salad at Christmas lunch, an extra roast veg at dinner, an extra glass of water or a 5min family walk after lunch.

Remember, take changing habits slow. Make small changes that will last well into next year, rather than picking up a new life altering diet that doesn’t fit into your reality.

12/12/2022

Hard to believe that it was 10 years ago today that I graduated as a dietitian!!😱
(Swipe for a photo of me baby-faced and freshly eager after 4 years of uni) 🤭
How lucky am I that after all these years and helping thousands of people I can honestly say I still love what I do 😍
Looking forward to what the next decade brings 🙌🏻

09/12/2022

Homemade iceblocks - great for kids of all ages and adults too 🙌🏻
These ones were a successful experiment that had the kids asking for more! 🤗 Just blended coconut cream, bananas, cacao and dates then froze in iceblock moulds overnight 🍦

23/11/2022

Are you a passionate, caring dietitian who loves working in private practice?

Would you love to work in the stunning Barossa Valley as part of a small, supportive team in a beautiful collaborative wellness space?

We have an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking for a passionate, motivated dietitian to become a valued, long-term member of our team.

Click the link in our bio for more information and how to apply.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

19/11/2022

Grab your copy of magazine for our latest article with our top tips for gut health, plus our yummy recipe for Pork and Ginger Stirfry with Soba Noodles 🤤

16/11/2022

Can you believe Christmas is only 6 weeks away?!

In clinic, we are starting to discuss the approaching ‘silly’ season 🤪 and all the events that come with it, as it can be a time where people feel overwhelmed about their food choices.

If this is you, and you want some extra support in the lead up to Christmas, we still have available appointments in Tanunda and Willaston.

Our lovely dietitian’s can help determine what your goals are and how to keep them on track, whilst ensuring you don’t miss out on the festivities and celebrating with family and friends!

Give or a call to book your appointment today!

15/11/2022

The very talented and kind Suzannah from Smart Dietetics has been one of the founding practitioners at our Barossa Wellness Hub! Suzannah has certainly been busy over the past 12 months enjoying spending time with her gorgeous bubba Otto but now is back and her appointments are very filling up fast! 🏃🏻‍♀️

The philosophy of the Smart Dietetics team is about sharing their enthusiasm for delicious healthy food with you and coaching you to transform your eating habits with meals that not only taste great but also giving your body all the nutrition it needs to get you feeling your best. Suzannah is an expert at helping remove the confusion and stress of what to eat and helping you gain the knowledge of what works best for you! If you have any challenges with emotional eating or struggle with your relationship with food then Suzannah is the perfect person to help you with that.

Smart Dietetics and specialise in areas such as emotional eating, non- dieting approaches, weight management, women's health, sports nutrition, Chronic Disease Management (Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease), Food Allergies, and Intolerances, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and children’s nutrition.

Suzannah consults from Barossa Wellness Hub in Tanunda on Friday’s from 9am- 5.30pm 🙏

09/11/2022

Are you a passionate, caring dietitian who loves working in private practice?

Would you love to work in the stunning Barossa Valley as part of a small, supportive team in a beautiful collaborative wellness space?

We have an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking for a passionate, motivated dietitian to become a valued, long-term member of our team.

Click the link below for more information and how to apply.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

https://www.smartdietetics.com.au/dietitianposition2022

04/11/2022

Homemade muesli 🤗

Trying to get a bit more organised with healthy meals and snacks so I’ve pulled out my recipe book to get back to some old favourites 👌🏻

It’s nice to see this jar full again! 🥣

30/10/2022

Nature’s multivitamin, fresh from the garden 🤗

27/10/2022

Your breakfast inspiration for this weekend is sorted with our recipe for these healthy banana pancakes in the latest 🥞🤤

26/10/2022

Fertility nutrition is a relatively new area, with lots of new and exciting evidence emerging 🥸

We thought we’d share why focusing on good nutrition prior to conceiving is important:
- Improves egg quality
- Increases chance of conception
- Reduces risk of child developing certain conditions later in life
- Reduces risk of complications during pregnancy and birth
- Helps manage reproductive conditions including endometriosis, PCOS, coeliac disease, insulin resistance, and thyroid conditions

18/10/2022

Have you seen our latest collaboration with Barossa Fresh? 🥳
We're very excited to have relaunched our 'A Healthy Choice' initiative to make it easier for you to choose healthy options when you shop! 🙌
Simply look out for this logo on the shelves for our recommended products!! 😁
You can also download the full list online from the Barossa Fresh website.👍🏻

Helping you make wiser food choices when you shop!

We are extremely excited to announce that we have relaunched our ‘A Healthy Choice’ programme in-store. This programme’s aim is to help simplify your shopping experience, so you can make wiser food choices when you shop with us at Barossa Fresh!

The Healthy Choice guide has been developed by local dietician Suzannah Smart founder of Smart Dietetics to help customers easily identify items that are a ‘healthy choice’ based on the following standards or are a better option than other alternatives in their category.

Look out for the “A Healthy Choice’ shelf wobblers in-store and start making your health a priority today!

LEARN MORE 👉️ https://barossa.coop/ahealthychoice/

12/10/2022

We’re approaching the end of the year, and with three months to go till the new year, now is the perfect time to get your nutrition sorted prior to conceiving!

Christmas and New Years has been shown to have a higher rate of conception than any other time of year, whether planned or not.

If this is something you are considering, it takes three months for nutrition to have an impact on the egg and s***m. So now is the time to get your body in tip top shape, ready to grow a little human.

We would love to see you in clinic if this is you! You can book online, or give us a call at either of our Tanunda or Willaston clinics 🌸

04/10/2022

GET TO KNOW THE TEAM!!

Kaitlin is the newest Dietitian to join the Smart Dietetics team! 🤗🤗

We asked her our favourite questions to help our lovely clients get to know her a little better outside of the clinic.

Her favourite Food: vanilla slice 🤤
Her favourite cuisine: Greek 🇬🇷
Her most disliked food: Coriander
Her pets: Milo and Basil (border collies) + Snakey (Stimsons python) 🐶🐶🐍
What does she get up to on the weekends?: hiking, playing with the doggos 🥾
Her favourite season: Spring 🌼
A fact we would be surprised to know about her: She has her motorbike license! 🏍
Her hobbies: hiking, camping, pottery, reading
Her favourite movie: The Greatest Showman
Her fear: Foxes 🦊