by AdoSharp | Jul 20, 2020 | Diet, Health, Nutrition
What does a Dietitian eat on a weekday? My days vary a lot depending on how many appointments I have booked in to see. On quieter weeks my meals are a lot more interesting and exciting! This makes up for my busy weeks where I virtually eat the same meal for lunch and...
by AdoSharp | Jul 13, 2020 | Diabetes, Diet, Nutrition
A Day on a Diabetes Educator’s Plate I have a young family and we all follow a mostly vegetarian diet (we eat dairy, eggs and the occasional seafood), so planning meals which are nutritionally balanced is important. We also eat a lot of variety to make sure we...
by AdoSharp | Jul 1, 2020 | Diet, Health, Nutrition
Intermittent Fasting What? Intermittent fasting (or IF) is when people stop eating for a period of time and then follow this with a period of either “normal eating” or “feasting” where they have no restrictions on the types or amounts of food. There are lots of...
by AdoSharp | Jun 30, 2020 | Diet, Health, Nutrition
What does a Dietitian eat on the weekend? A Day on a Dietitian’s Plate: Weekend Edition 6:30AM I try not to sleep in too much on weekends because when I do, Monday morning are SO much harder!! This means I was up by around 6.30am on Saturday and the first thing I have...
by AdoSharp | Apr 20, 2020 | Diabetes, Diet, Health, Nutrition
Should I quit sugar? With another chocolate-filled Easter behind us, the sugar-question is re-surfacing. Should we quit sugar? Where did it begin? Back in 1793 a military surgeon prescribed a low carbohydrate, thus including sugary foods, to two soldiers with...
by AdoSharp | Apr 7, 2020 | Diet, Health, Nutrition, Uncategorized
Is bloating a bad word ?? Is bloating a bad word? Oh the dreaded bloat- a tight, puffy tummy after eating must mean you’ve reacted to your food right? Well yes…and no! When is it normal? Social media and magazines would have us believe that bloating is to be...
