April Falls Month

April is April Falls month, raising awareness of falls prevention and in our case the importance of both nutrition and physical activity to stay strong, independant and living life your way as you age. 

Be Bold with Zumba Gold

Carin is starting Zumba Gold Dance classes at The Narara Eco-Village on Fridays at 11am from 26th April. Your first class ever is free and you get a free class with your 10 class pass. Book online, call Carin on 0407 492 278 or just turn up. And most importantly bring your friends!

Zumba Gold is a low impact, uplifting dance class for those new to dance, older active adults, people with an injury who want to stay active, neurodiverse individuals or those with disability.  With a mix of salsa, meringue, swing, cha cha, cumbia, belly dancing, tango and flamenco you will sure to fall in love and realise how important dance is to your physical and mental well-being, just like me!  

Zumba Gold can improve your:

- cardiovascular capacity

- overall muscular strength and endurance

- bone density, preventing osteoporosis

- flexibility and range of motion

- posture, reduce aches and pains

- balance and coordination 

- motor control and performance/agility

- ability to perform activities of daily living

- brain function and of course your mood!

See you there!

Mother's Day Gift Vouchers

We have gift vouchers available for your beautiful Mum for

- consults (your choice of 2 x 1 hour sessions or 4 x 1 hour sessions), 

- workshops and

- Zumba classes! 

To purchase call 0413 77 44 11 or email us.

Dietitians Week

April 8th-14th is Dietitians Week, where we celebrate our profession and this year raising awareness of how important nourishing your mind, body and brain is. 

Mental health, physical health and wellbeing go hand in hand and need to be treated together. On top of physical benefits, studies show that seeking mental health support from a dietitian can lead to: 

- Improved mood, increases of productivity, focus and less fatigue

- Reduced symptoms of anxiety, stress, depression, sleep disorders, OCD, PTSD and ADHD

- Reduced side effects from medications for psychotropic medications

So if you, or someone you know, wants to improve thier mental health and well-being with individualised nutrition consultation get in touch to book your nutrition appointment and I promise we will look after you and we certainly will not bite! Call 0407 492 278 or book online.

Workshops

Be clever about your eating by attending one of our nutrition workshops 

Our upcoming workshops include: 

- Eat For Your Golden Years

- Eat Like An Eco-Warrior

For all the details and to book your place visit our Events Facebook Page, share with your friends and book via Humanitix.  

If you would like us to host a nutrition workshop at your workplace or community group on the Central Coast, please get in touch with Carin on 0407 492 278 or dietitians@brightdiets.com.au

As it is April Falls month, Carin Clegg has written this month's Bright Blog on Falls Prevention.  Check it out here.

Roasted 4 Bean Mix

A great high protein finger food snack, crunchy topper for salads, bit like popcorn!

Serves 6

Ingredients

• 1 can 4 bean mix
• pinch or salt
• 1 teaspoon of herbs or spices of your choice: I like rosemary and garlic.
• 1 TB olive oil

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2. Open the can and pour the 4 bean mix into a seive and wash the liquid off.

3. Spread out the 4 bean mix on a baking tray.

4. Drizzle with oil, sprinkle with herbs and salt.

5. Roast for 20 minutes and turn.

6. Roast for another 20-30 minutes until the beans are crunchy.

7. Serve warm or when cool place in a container to take for a snack when out and about over the next few days.

For more healthy food ideas check out Bright Diets Facebook Albums.