Using up your veg:
The current situation allows us to focus on reducing food waste, and save a few dollars at the same time.
Last night I experimented with a Morrocan-style Cottage Vegetable Pie. Thinking outside the box I wanted to ensure adequate protein in this one. Ingredients were: stir-fried onion, carrot, parsley, garlic, 3Tbs Moroccan spice, 1Tbs smoked paprika, 500g super fine diced tofu, leftover baby spinach/mushrooms, a bag of frozen cauliflower, 1 tin of lentils, 1 tin of tomato and some added water. While this was cooking I boiled some potato/sweet potato, mashed and stirred in some olive oil and egg yolk before pasting this on the top of the mix (cottaged it), in an oven proof dish. Before sprinkling with some cheese to cook for 20mins at 180deg C.
Repeating this again, I'd probably add less liquid and mix half of the cheese in with the veg.
The tofu: like I tell clients: it really doesn't taste like much and in this dish you don't notice it. Ticks for protein, carbs and vegetables (just use whatever veg you have).
Fun fact1: tofu has ~10g protein per 80g.
Fun fact2: this meal has more FODMAPS than you can poke a stick at: great for gut health, not so good for IBS sufferers
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RE: COVID-19 Change to online appointments
Dear Centred Nutrition client
I hope you are doing well.
Due to recent developments regarding COVID-19, combined with the ability to conduct online appointments (including Medicare and DVA) I have made the decision to switch to online or phone consultations (unless there is no other option). While the government still allows allied health workers to practice, I would like to do everything I can to reduce person to person contact.
While I much prefer to complete face to face consults, this is one way to reduce additional contact. The beauty with dietetics is that it isn't necessary (except for taking measures) to be in the same room. Using online and phone appointments also enables more flexible scheduling of appointments.
I understand if you have been financially affected that a dietetic consult may not be economically viable for you. Please let me know if this is the case and I may be able to assist.
I will send all existing bookings a link to a Zoom meeting for their scheduled time. Though absolutely happy to change this to suit you. Just a note that it won't be possible to process private health insurance extras on the spot, though you can still claim with the receipt I will send. Medicare reviews and DVA clients will be bulk billed.
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Were all hommus' created equal?
After my last post I thought I would explain a little nutritional information about hommus, comparing two common brands. Yes I do eat a bit of hommus and yes you can make your own pretty easily. The main ingredients are cooked chickpeas, tahini (sesame seed paste), oil and garlic. The hommus on the left has ~60% more energy than the one on the right (due to the higher tahini content and possibly oil). There are hommus brands wtih ~100% more energy than the lower one here. I would always suggest eating food that you like. Hommus is a healthy snack and a favourite with dietitians (particularly a few tablespoons with veg sticks or crackers). If you were looking to keep to a lower energy intake: the one on the right may help. If you were looking for a higher energy intake: have more of the one on the left. Enjoy!
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A different take on meat and veg. Maybe just a little too much hommus?
Ingredients: roasted pumpkin, sweetpotato, eggplant, carrot, coriander, spring onion, chicken, baby spinach, paprika, cumin, hommus ++
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64 days to go until Tour de Brisbane! Looking forward to having a crack at this great event. Time to get my own race nutrition dialled in.
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