Yuri Bhaga Dietitian

08/05/2023

SASPEN Oncology mini-symposium 13 May 2023
To register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YNrSPFTqTU-F0yQeGFrwjw #/registration

20/06/2022

Love this ❤️

Happy Dietitian’s Week! 🤍🤍🤍

Here are my top 5 skills & common myths a of dietitian:

1. The ability to turn off your ears when you hear people talking about the latest juice detox or fad diet.

2. Staying cool when hearing people say “don’t judge what’s on my plate” (we really don’t care). Unless the dietitian is your own personal dietitian and you are sitting in their office, we couldn’t care less what you eat unless you are seeking advice, help, and guidance. We are not the the food police. NO ONE should be giving unsolicited advice or comments on what you eat 🤗

3. Being referred to as a nutritionist or better yet, nutritionalist 🙂

4. “You’re a dietitian you must be SO healthy” (We eat speckled eggs and drink wine too!) 80/20 balance, always 🍷

5. Dietitians only focus on weight loss. Dietitians do more than guide people on how to lose weight. Dieititians have many specialties from long-term care to kidney, to sports, to oncology, to endocrinology, and pediatrics, just to scratch the service.

Go dietitians ❤️

31/05/2022

🔆PRIVATE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT WEBINAR🔆

Last day to use promo code for 20% off

Promo code : RD2022

For dietitians: students, Comm serve , self employed or unemployed .

Get CPDS and virtual goodie bag. Prizes will also be available during the event 🥳

Link to book : https://qkt.io/6a2eZj

Are you tired of waiting on the government to create dietitian jobs? EARN 1 CPD POINT while learning hacks & tips to private practice.

24/05/2022

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20/05/2022

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Calling ALL Dietitians (student, comm serve , newly qualified , self employed or unemployed) 🚨🚨🚨

This is the webinar is for you ➡️
If you’re not sure where to begin when it comes to setting up practice in private or just want to make sure you have the basics covered .

Tickets available on quicket . Link https://qkt.io/6a2eZj

Promo code for 20% off is RD2022 (limited time)

You will also receive 1 CPD for joining us while learning the tricks of the trade .

Look forward to seeing you there 🙌🏽

Please share to you networks for any DTS who could find this useful 😊

25/02/2022

The SuedeWellness Annual Health Fair is a fun, healthy way to spend a Saturday..

Visit the leafy green suburb of Parktown North for a morning of informative health talks, a chance to speak to our experts and so much more..

Know your numbers - HIV, Glucose, BP, Cholesterol. Vitality fitness and nutrition assessments.

Grab a bite to eat and bring the kids along - we’ve got you covered..

See you there… 👩🏽‍⚕️🌸

03/02/2022

Getting the Vitality Assessments started early in 2022 😉

It Was clear to see that many of us left it till a bit last minute to get in all those points last year .

Join us at SuedeWellness Life Resilience Institute for your Vitality Health Check, Vitality Fitness Assessment MCG Biokinetics and your Vitality Nutrition Assessment all in one convenient spot .

To book contact the numbers below or message me directly 🙂

02/11/2021

I’m getting pretty tired of seeing ‘health coaches’ and other randoms doling out s**t nutrition information on social media. They’re not doing anyone any good, and they add to the f**ktangle of garbage nutrition info and programs out there that only serve to make people more confused and more unwell.
A large percentage of them use the same old story to justify the fact that they’re selling utter bulls**t to people:

1. They have a negative experience with conventional medicine.

2. They take matters into their own hands and just happen to ‘cure’ themselves with juice cleanses/bone broth/f**king ‘root cause’ hocus pocus.

3. They suddenly develop an interest in nutrition, because now that they’ve solved their own problem, they’re an EXPERT! So they go looking to buy some cheap credentials to support their new self-appointed title.

4. They take a short online course from a crappy institution to gain a nonsensical certificate - some of these include ‘nutrition therapist,’ ‘health coach,’ ‘diagnostic nutrition therapist,’ ‘functional nutritionist,’ ‘live cell therapist,’ ‘hormone expert,’ ’certified nutritionist,’ and many more. Note that if someone uses the term ‘dietitian’ and they aren’t one, they can be sued. Dietitian is a protected term, so we rarely see anyone misappropriating it.

5. They start selling their own nutrition program with their emotional ‘transformation’ story as the hook, and are now responsible for spreading unbelievable bulls**t f**kery to unsuspecting people who are vulnerable and desperate for answers.

Be careful of the marketing tactic where a person or brand pulls you in using an emotional story about their health or about how they ‘transformed’ their life. It’s often the mark of someone or something that has nothing else to offer.

It’s pretty safe to assume that when someone offers anecdotal evidence of their incredible ‘transformation,’ we probably aren’t hearing the whole story.
Schemes like these often target women, in the middle age bracket. Our bodies are changing, we’re a bit vulnerable and maybe confused about what’s happening to us physically.
Just because something seemed to ‘work’ for one person, doesn’t mean that it will be effective or safe for others. So yeah, just because you believe that flax seeds and collagen ‘healed’ your hormones doesn’t mean you should all of a sudden start pushing that stuff to everyone.
And just because you lost a ton of weight doesn’t mean you should teach everyone else how to do it, too.
Teaching and counselling people about nutrition takes more than just lived experience plus a short course. Food, eating, and physiology are complex, and you can really hurt someone - if not physically, then emotionally and financially - by being blind to your own limitations with respect to those things.
Here’s some red flags to watch out for:
A credential that starts with ‘certified’
Promises to ‘cure’ an incurable disease or condition
Uses an emotional story of their own transformation to sell you a product.
A program that includes the following: mentions of toxins, chemicals, cleanses, clean eating, detoxes, juicing, a hormonal or metabolic ‘kickstart’ or ‘reset,’ avoidance of one or more specific ingredients (ie kick sugar forever!), meal plans, supplements that the same person or company is selling, MLMs, reliance on before and after photos, ‘coaches’ without any valid credentials (ie have done the program, and this qualifies them to coach others), using title of ‘expert’ - as in, ‘hormone expert.’
For my full post on this, click on the link!

https://abbylangernutrition.com/nutrition-advice-from-the-wrong-people-is-making-us-sicker/?swcfpc=1

22/10/2021

Pura (Baby marrow savoury pancake)

It’s very long overdue( but I’m on extended break from social media because end of year fatigue is real 🥲)

But I managed to figure out a recipe for these :

Ingredients (these are estimates, so gauge as you go along and alter as needed)
Baby marrow 1 punnet
1/4 onion
1/4 tsp crushed garlic
Crushed green chillis to taste
Lemon juice to taste (approx 2tbsp)
1 tsp sugar
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp tumeric
1/2 coriander and cumin
1/4 cup chickpea flour
2tbsp mielie meal
2tbsp flour
Sour milk to desired consistency
2tbsp oil
1/4tsp eno/fruit salts

Method
1. Grate baby arrow and onion
3. Squeeze moisture from grated onion and baby marrow. Then Add to bowl
4. To the bowl add other ingredients except the sour milk
5. Once well combined add in sour milk until you reach just thicker than pouring consistency
6. Just before cooking add in 1/4 tsp eno (fruit salts) and mix .
7. In a nonstick pan or well oiled pan, add ladle of batter and cook until browned and cooked through
8. Serve warm (or cold , I like them either way)
Enjoy !

If you try them out please tag me 😍

04/10/2021

Wellness days are back !
I offer vitality nutrition assessments online and in person all year round .

But wellness days are a great way to maximise on time and points.

Get your Health check done and your Fitness assessment () done as well as your nutrition assessment all at one time with the team at

Look forward to seeing you there ! 🥳🙌🏽

30/08/2021

Kauai Wrap up 😏

This is not a comparison post so that you’re scared off from eating your fav wrap.

But it is information, that depending on your specific goals/needs/preferences, at a specific point in time that could be useful to make the best nutritional decision in addition to taste and satisfaction factor .

If you love a princess wrap - go for it.
If you love a princess wrap but working towards a weightloss goal, and you have one for lunch one day out of the blue , not the end of the world.
If you love a princess wrap but working towards a weight loss goal + need to watch your fat intake and are having one for lunch 1-2x/week … probably not the best strategy and might be better to see if there is another option that better fits your long term goals/needs.

I am yet to try this ever so popular Princess wrap . So Hopefully I’ll get to it soon 😂😅

Would you like more posts like this ? Let me know in the comments 👇🏽

28/08/2021

Winter Warmer Meal Idea ! 😍

Shakshuka is such a versatile meal. I love it as brunch, but No matter the time of day it will hit the spot .

This is such a great option if you’re looking to make something quick and comforting especially on a chilly weekend ❄️ - Did someone say Sunday Brunch 👀

If you want to give it a go, I like this recipe from https://downshiftology.com/recipes/shakshuka/ to start off with . But feel free to add your own flair and additions - vegan or just for added protein boost add in some butter beans or chickpeas .

I made this one using peppers and onion and topped it with feta. And served it up with some fresh sourdough - where I added a nice spread of butter 😉. But it balanced out since I didn’t need any oil to cook it up as I used a non stick pan ( )

Leave a ❤️ if you’ve tried or will be trying this out !

28/08/2021

Please read the caption 👏🏽

Okay, listen. This headline is everywhere right now, and I have some serious issues with it.
(And for those of you commenting that you hate CNN, I don’t give a crap about your news outlet preferences. Literally every outlet covered this story, so please…stop)
And yes, I’ve read the study they’re referring to, in it’s entirety.
I’m going to put my concerns and comments in point form because it’s so much more fun 😂:
1. You can’t frigging measure the impact of a single food or even a category of foods or hell, even a way of eating, in MINUTES OF LIFE LOST. It’s just a completely nebulous reach at the stars that is the result of a few calculations but doesn’t really make sense.
2. The overall quality of a person’s overall diet (versus each hot dog they eat 🙄) month to month and year to year is more predicative of how it will affect their health. But still, drilling human lifespan down to minutes gained or lost is absurd. So many things factor into lifespan, including things we can’t possibly control for in a study.
3. The fear factor. We all know that we should be eating a ton of plants, and this isn’t new information. But nobody needs to fear that their life is being cut short because they occasionally eat a hot dog. That’s ridiculous.
4. The conflicts. So, I fully expected to see that this study was done or funded by a vegan organization. It wasn’t but it was funded by the National Dairy Council, which may explain why dairy was given a more neutral rating on the study’s index versus other animal products. Hm. Truth be told, the study appears to have been done to measure environmental impact of foods, and I’m not sure why the authors felt like they had to frame their results in such a way.

I guess they did it for impact? But this brings me to my last point:

5. Headlines like these erode the public’s trust in science. People see this sort of news and they get confused and aggravated. How can one hotdog shorten your life by 36 minutes, but a peanut butter and jelly sandwich lengthen it by 33 minutes? Should we eat both in one day to have a net loss of only three minutes?
People don’t have time for this idiocy, frankly. We know hot dogs aren’t super healthful. Why do we need to push the same information again and again while trying to make it into something it’s not?
People rarely read below the headlines, so media needs to be more responsible about how they frame their stories.
Anyhow, what I’m trying to say is this: ignore sensationalist headlines like these, because they’re garbage. Try not to eat hotdogs every single day of your life. Try to eat more plants.
There you go. So simple…and not new advice.

Here’s the study.

https://news.umich.edu/small-changes-in-diet-could-help-you-live-healthier-more-sustainably/

27/08/2021

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In case you missed it, this is a real thing: https://bit.ly/2WnCsMc

26/08/2021

Easiest Quick Lunch idea.

It’s simple but look at those colours! I love a vibrant looking meal , always more enjoyable I feel.

1-2 portions crumbed hake (this was the IJ light and crispy garlic and parsley , it’s approx 180kcal per fish and about 10g protein and decent source of unsaturated fats).
Crumbed version is extra carb but personally like the ways these taste better .
+ I don’t have them that often so definitely not worth compromising on taste for me.

This will depend on your preference and also if working towards a specific goal etc

Served it up with a generous portion steamed broccoli and carrots , light sprinkle of “salt and vinegar” salt and some olive oil.

Super duper quick (like not even 10 minutes) and great fuel for the rest of the afternoon . Usually I have an extra piece of fish (as pictured).

But you could always just add in a starch to the meal to make it more filling as well.

Love keeping these types of frozen products on hand as they make for great options when you’re out of ideas or time .

But alas . The closest I’ll get to this in the next while is this picture as it’s still another 2 weeks of all veg meals 😅

23/08/2021

I said what I said 🌚🤞🏽

With the abundance of evidence and willing scientific voices to answer any questions or concerns re:the vaccine at the moment it almost feels like it’s wilful ignorance to instead be choosing to believe In false narratives and crazy conspiracies.

At the same time I can totally understand why there could be legitimate questions, concerns, worries or scepticism surrounding the vaccine + especially if you are not trained in understanding scientific mambo jumbo. So I have plenty of time for people who are willing to learn and listen.

All that aside whether you choose to vaccinate or not . That’s your choice … But what’s really NB is how and why you’ve come to that decision.

If you’ve done your due diligence to make sure you’ve based your decision on reliable, fact based scientific evidence, cool.

Not so much if it’s from fear mongering propaganda groups or crazy conspiracy chain messages or the gazillion anti vax Karen Facebook groups + not open to hearing out the science.

That is all .

Happy Monday and because 🥳

02/08/2021

Easy Pesto Pasta and done in 30 minutes ! Lots of flavour and packed with veggies , and perfect for meat free Monday 😄🌱

01/08/2021

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 . 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 . 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 ✨

❤️Putting our health first .
🧡Moving away from that all or nothing mindset
🤍Saying yes to Small sustainable goals and changes .
💛Taking time to rest and enjoy time off .
💚Ticking off that thing you’ve been putting off from your to do list .
💙Getting in some daily sun and movement .
💜Setting aside some time daily to check in with yourself.

Which of these do you want to focus on ? Let me know with a ❤️🧡💛💙💜💚 below, or comment what your goal for the new month is 😁