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...

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 18...

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...

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 the...

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 summer...

Did you know?  The first post we ever published on Scoop over three years ago, was about Jamie Oliver and the way he was trying to change they way we cook and eat.  Jamie’s Food Revolution has grown over those years (just like us) and we are proud to act as local Ambassadors in Melbourne, for...

With pressure on parents heading into the Easter holidays to get everything DONE and be a fun Mum, we certainly don’t want this post to be all preachy.  But holidays are the perfect family time to try to instil some new healthy habits and you may be surprised to hear that table manners top the...

As a dietitian interested in technology I’m often asked to recommend an app for that.  But until today, there wasn’t a “must have” on my list that I would tell EVERYONE to get.  Yes EVERYONE.  And it’s free. So drum roll please as we officially welcome GS1 GoScan –...

Yes, that’s right, we’re celebrating big time today in the press room.  Another successful year has passed and it’s time to give thanks, make sure you caught the headlines and give you the scoop on what we’re cooking up next.   We loved…. Bringing………… you more fantastic dietitians...

Did you catch our #eatkit live twitter chat last week?  We had so much fab discussion exploring 2013 hot food and nutrition trends.  You can read the archives here and mark the diary for next month’s chat, Wednesday 20th March. So it is very timely that we have this post from The Travelling Dietitian...