The environment we eat in makes a huge difference to an eating experience. I ate this mandarin overlooking the ocean at the end of a three day hike on the exquisite @abeltasmannz track and it was one of the sweetest, juiciest mandarins I have ever tasted. We really eat with all our senses and the ‘where’ can play an equally important role as the ‘what’.
Hot summer nights means salad family dinners. Tonight’s concoction was super crunchy with celery, chickpeas, cucumber, green capsicum, herbs from my garden, red onion, tuna & brown rice. I blended it with a quick dressing of EVOO, fresh lemon juice and my favourite @activiaaustralia yoghurt (the plain flavour is the best for dressings). And the best part? It took about 10 minutes to make and only used one giant bowl 👊
I have been lagging behind the cottage cheese trend. Whilst I quite like the taste and texture, as a young dietitian I came across too many people overdoing cottage cheese as part of those horrible taste-free weight loss diets. So I think I needed to disassociate the negativity! Well, I can confirm I am back on the cottage cheese band wagon after this delicious lunch I made today. I mixed cottage cheese, fresh tomato, Spanish onion, finely diced green capsicum and a handful of mozzarella. I topped a couple of pieces of sourdough with the mixture and popped into the air fryer at 200 degrees for about 8 minutes. This was next level yumminess and will definitely be on repeat!
I think most of us are guilty for eating out in our local neighbourhood 90% of the time, as it’s easier and we have so many great restaurants and cafes all over Melbourne. This morning I had to venture out to North Melbourne’s so I took advantage of an insanely good breakfast at @auction_rooms . Not only was this porridge one of the best I have ever eaten (perfectly balanced combo of baked apple, blackcurrant, rhubarb compote, almond milk, macadamia & coconut crumb, cinnamon and meringue), but this heritage building is magnificent! The decor and ambience was so inviting that I could have easily spent the whole day there, sampling my way through the entire breakfast and lunch menu. Definitely an excuse to get out to that neighbourhood more often!
I had such a fun morning presenting a nutrition workshop to a group of new mothers today. The topic was nourishing your energy battery and we covered everything from simple strategies to build balanced meals and snacks, how to decipher food labels, breaking down diet and nutrition myths and so many great questions were raised and discussed. Thanks to @fodbods and @djaproducts for providing yummy snacks and to @shifrapuahmelb for inviting me along. I love talking and I love nutrition so combining the two together was my perfect morning! #dietitian #nutritionworkshop
Today, as I baked my weekly ritual challah today for Shabbat, my phone was going beserk with the news of Israel attacking Iran’s nuclear sites and the anticipated retaliation. I was thinking what it will mean when at sunset this evening my family bring in Shabbat with blessings over candles and wine and wish each other “Shabbat shalom”. The literal translation of ‘ Shabbat’ is day of rest and one of the many translations of ‘shalom’ is peace. It feels like now, more than ever, the whole world needs at least one day of rest from war and a glimmer of peace. #shabbatshalom
