The majority of our modern food supply and virtually everything we put in our mouths is processed to some degree - whether that be frozen, chopped, cleaned, blended, dehydrated, heated and more. Indeed, food processing is a spectrum, with various terms used to define the level of processing used. Highly refined foods like yogurt, olive [...]
2020 - the year that no-one will ever forget, even though most would like to. Some birthdays can be like that too, bringing back not-so-good memories of the previous year. But even with the shitty parts of a year, which almost everyone on the planet has endured this year, birthdays are still a celebration of [...]
It’s been 5 years since I started my own nutrition consulting business. As my 5th business birthday approached this month and I started to receive the LinkedIn prompted “congrats on your anniversary” messages, it was a reminder to stop and reflect, like I do each year at this time, on what the last year of running [...]
Last month, I was invited by the Victorian Cherry Association and Vikki Leng Enterprises to visit one of the many Victorian cherry orchards that us Melbournians are lucky enough to have (almost) on our doorstep. Australians love cherries, especially at Christmas time. Our country produces about 15,000 tonnes of cherries every year, with the [...]
I remember how life felt like a turning point when my children turned 4 years old. Whilst they still relied on me a lot, they seemed to have acquired a new level of independence and a greater understanding of the world around. This is a very similar stage that my business is going through as [...]
My kids are in their first few years of school. Every day, I watch with fascination as they learn how to read, write, calculate, question and experiment. As adults we take so much of what we automatically know for granted, yet when you watch and experience the learning capacity of a young child, you understand [...]
Do you know that there are over 14 million photos on Instagram with the hashtag #cupcake? And just like freakshakes , what most of these cupcakes taste like is usually besides the point, as it’s all about the way they Instagram, Snapchat or hashtag. Photo by Insataible Munch (Flickr) Side note: Does anyone actually eat [...]
I remember watching the movie "Julie and Julia" about Julie Powell who wrote a blog chronicling her attempt to cook all the recipe's in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. When Julie wrote her first few posts, she was not surprised that no-one had read her online thoughts. However, quite quickly her followers [...]
I recently attended a presentation by McCann Health, showcasing the latest trends in how Healthcare Professionals are using digital channels. In Australia, nearly 90% of these Healthcare Professionals use a smartphone for professional purposes and unsurprisingly, the majority will abandon a company website if they cannot easily access relevant information from their mobile device. Most [...]
