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How We Can Help You

A lot of people might be unsure about how Dietitians can help people.  Here are just a few topics we address in our consultations:

• healthy eating, foods and nutrients to meet your body’s nutrition requirements
• learning how food affects your health condition and what is best to eat
• portion sizes and portion control
• label reading of food products
• hunger and satiety management
• tackling emotional or comfort eating and sugar cravings
• meal planning
• successful goal setting and action planning

If you or someone you know feels they need some help in these areas please call us by phone or book online. We would be more than happy to help!
 

Upcoming Events

- Sustainable Futures Festival, Stall with Messy Food Play Station - Saturday 14th September, The Entrance

- Make Mealtime Fun For Everyone- Fussy Eating - 5.30pm Thursday 17th October 

- Everything IncrEDIBLE Edible and Sensory Garden Tour - 10am Sunday 3rd November

Check out our Events Page for all the details and share with your family and friends. Book your tickets to our inhouse workshops via Humanitix.

If you would like us to host a nutrition workshop at your workplace or community group on the Central Coast, get in touch with Carin on 0413 77 44 11 or brightdiets@gmail.com.

Zumba Update

We are excited to be commencing a new Zumba Class at Conveniently Active at Erina at 10.45am Tuesdays starting from 10th September. Contact Conveniently Active to book in and arrange exercise screening prior to attending.

Friday classes are at 11am at Narara Eco-Village.

We also do Zumba Gold gift vouchers for Fridays class.  Zumba Gold 10 Class Pass Vouchers $150 including a complimentary class for you or the recipient. 

Zumba Gold classes are run all over the Central Coast by other instructors so if need help finding a class near you please get in touch. Email or contact us on 0413 774 411.

This month's Bright Blog is a great read on Family Foods by Carin Clegg, our Paediatric trained Dietitian. Check it our here.

Build your own Tacos

A great family friendly, build your own meal everyone can enjoy. Dial up or down the spices as per your family's desire.

Serves 6-8
 

• 18 taco shells
• 1Tb Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 500g minced kangaroo or beef meat
• 1 can black beans or kidney beans
• 1 clove of garlic, minced/finely diced
• 2 large tomatoes, finely diced
• 1 medium onion, finely diced
• 1  cup mushrom, diced
• Salsa sauce

Spice mix: 

• 1/2 tsp chilli powder

• 2 tsp sweet paprika

• 1 tsp cumin

• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

• 1/2 tsp corriander powder

   

Salads of choice:

• lettuce, rocket or baby spinach
• 1 cucumber, finely diced
• 1 tomato, finely diced
• 1 avocado- sliced or guacamole
• 1/2 raw beetroot, grated
• 1/2 carrot, grated
• 1/2 cup corn
• 1/2 capsicum, diced
• 1.5 cups cheese, grated
• fresh corriander for garnish

Instructions:

1. Cut up the onion, mushroom, tomato and garlic.
2. In a pan on medium heat, add the olive oil.  When hot, saute the onion and garlic until aromatic.
3. Add the mince meat and stir until browned.
4. Add the mushrooms, beans, 2 diced tomatoes and the spices and allow to simmer, stirring occasionally until the liquid has reduced.
5. Preheat the oven to 180°C. When hot enough, place the tacos in the oven for 5 minutes to crispen up.
6. Chop up or grate the salad ingredients.
7. Serve all parts of the dish seperately on the table to allow everyone to build their own unique meal. 

For more healthy food ideas check out Bright Diets Facebook Albums.