What to eat when you’re baking a bun in the oven? – by guest expert Caitlin Reid APD

You’ve just found out you’re pregnant and you’re over the moon….that’s until you realise your Sunday breakfast of soft poached eggs, wholegrain toast and smoked salmon is off the menu for the next nine months (at least there’s still yummy avo rich in folate). That’s not the only...

one comment | June 11th, 2013 | Expert Examiner | Read More

Yes. You really can say cheese – by Blake Robinson APD with Amanda Menegazzo

Most of us don’t need to be sold on the sensuous taste sensation that is cheese, but when it comes to our health, it’s fair to say cheese has endured a complex history of conflicting messages. So with the recent launch of the Australian Grand Dairy Awards we thought it was perfect timing to bring...

no comments | June 3rd, 2013 | Kitchen Klinic, Nutrition News | Read More

Can you help make a healthy start for infants and families Pozible? – by guest expert Karen Campbell APD

Over the past five years the Center of Physical Activity and Nutrition at Deakin University have been running trials to test ways to make healthy eating and active play right from the start of life. This large cluster randomised controlled trial started with 560 first-time parents and their 3 to...

3 comments | May 29th, 2013 | Nutrition News | Read More

Shall we don an apron and get cooking to save the world? – by guest expert Nickie Hursthouse APD

Could donning an apron and getting creative in the kitchen solve some of the world’s health and financial issues? I sure think so. But like anything these days, we need the evidence to show it. Our Sub of the Month is passionate about cooking skills, just like me, so we sent her off to investigate...

6 comments | May 28th, 2013 | Nutrition News | Read More

The scoop on tempeh – by guest expert Holly Harris APD

With its recent debut in the Recipe Redux, fermented foods are trending the tastebuds of foodies around town. Tempeh has emerged from the underground scene and is definitely the new tofu on the chopping block. So we asked one of our Sub of the Month’s to investigate and help us tune into...

6 comments | May 23rd, 2013 | Kitchen Klinic | Read More

Recipe Redux Maple Rhubarb Clafouti – by Emma Stirling APD

It’s Recipe Redux time again and the theme for May is a brunch party fit for a bride-to-be, baby shower, graduation or special occasion. I think brunch is a totally civilized time to entertain. But it is tricky to make everything look all pintersty stunning, when you’re still trying...

17 comments | May 21st, 2013 | Kitchen Klinic | Read More

Must know fast facts in Food Allergy Awareness Week – by guest expert Dea Krismarietta APD

May 13th -19th 2013, is Food Allergy Week. At Scoop Nutrition we do a lot of consulting work in this area helping chefs, restaurants and cafes become allergy aware and prepared. But our recent Sub of the Month, works weekly with patients in a busy allergen clinic, so we asked her to help with...

4 comments | May 13th, 2013 | Nutrition News | Read More

Cooking, caring and celebrating Mother’s Day with World Vision – by Emma Stirling APD

As we approach Mother’s Day in Australia I’m looking forward to a handmade card and the school made bath bombs that Master 8 let slip are under his bed! I’m sure I’ll get cold congealed eggs for breakfast in bed again. But Miss Ten will no doubt remember the last of the...

one comment | May 11th, 2013 | Nutrition News | Read More

Chef Luke Mangan launches Baby Bites range – by Camilla Ferraro

We’ve got used to the idea of chefs branching out into their own product lines, like Masterchef’s Marion’s Thai Kitchen Food Range. But get set to say hello to a new range of fresh baby food, yes baby food, developed by Michelin Star-trained, mega-chef, Luke Mangan. We asked...

one comment | May 8th, 2013 | Food Flash | Read More

Catch on to our fish faves this Heart Week – by Emma Stirling APD

Fish is a funny food. It really seems to polarise people. The lovers and well, let’s just say the not so lovers, as I really discourage any negative words about food. The not so lovers often don’t like to touch or smell it, but most of the time it’s simply a case of forgetting...

4 comments | May 5th, 2013 | Kitchen Klinic | Read More