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FoodBytes is a nutrition marketing consultancy directed by Teri Lichtenstein, an accredited practising dietitian (APD), sports dietitian and accredited nutritionist with over 20 years experience in nutrition communications within the food and healthcare industries.
You can read more about Teri’s experience on LinkedIn.
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Ready for day one of the #da2022 @dietitiansaus conference with my friend and colleague @tawnyabahr from @straight_to_the_source . If you are at the conference come over to the @aussieonions for a taste of delicious onion kimchi.
Today I attended the most fabulous culinary nutrition workshop at the @dietitiansaus conference hosted by @emmastirling . I learned so much - from recipe writing requirements for different audiences, to the highly variable individual flavour perceptions and how certain foods can mask your ability to taste sweet foods! And…..drum roll please….I cooked duck for the first time in my life! Thank-you @themisapd and @sproutadl for teaching me so many new cooking skills (my favourite being the chocolate fondant in the fridge before cooking). Today I was once again reminded of how many interesting and innovative avenues there are for dietitians to elevate the joy of food for so many different groups of people.
Yesterday was a big day running 4 nutrition school workshops! One of these was a ‘MasterChef Mystery Box Challenge’ for year 7 students. They watched a video about how food affects brain function. And then created a recipe using ingredients from five different mystery boxes - representing the five food groups. Was a lot of fun with great recipe ideas and fun prizes for the most creative recipe.
Sunday night dinner - a health(ier) version of fish and chips. I picked up some delicious gurnard from cripps_family_seafood at the farmers market yesterday (for all the flathead lovers out there - gurnard tastes almost exactly the same but is MUCH cheaper than flathead). I lightly pan fried it in EVOO and ghee and served it with stir fried cauli blossom and broccolini, as well as some potatoes I cooked for about 3 hours till they were oh so crispy and moorish.
Last week, together with the @straight_to_the_source and @bitecommunications team, we took a group of chefs and dietitians on a hands-on tour of an onion farm in South Australia, followed by a delicious 4-course onion-inspired lunch. This humble vegetable punches well above its weight when it comes to being a nutrition powerhouse. So it’s very fitting that today is National onion day - a great reason to celebrate the culinary and health powers of this nutrition ninja. Onions contain folate, vitamin C, prebiotic fibre and many polyphenol antioxidants. Research has linked onions to positive benefits for gut and heart health, brain health, diabetes management and even possible benefits for fertility, bone health, cancer prevention and healthy ageing. So go on, grab an onion and add it to your daily meals. Just half an onion gives you one serve of your daily five serves of veg.
Amazing day visiting @mitolofamilyfarms with @straight_to_the_source and @aussieonions learning all about the humble onion. How they are grown, harvested and shipped out for Australian and international consumers to enjoy. We learned all about the many health benefits of this nutrition ninja and got to enjoy the most delicious four course onion-inspired meal.
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