Happy Bright New Year!

The New Year can often bring the idea of a reset button, where we some how summon up some new energy, make grand plans to feel good or live a better life.

Whilst we press RESET we want to think about what has led to us feeling this way and choose wisely with what we want to do and achieve.

We love doing what we do to help people understand their eating and lifestyle issues and help work through the many steps it takes to move forward changing mindset, eating habits and activity levels to reach their goals- whether it is to be able to get more energy, increase confidenceor self esteme, go on active holidays, run around after the grand children, start a family or win that sporting event.

We look forward to helping you reach your 2026 goals or at least start to make some slow but steady steps towards them!

For all you Bright Bods out there please inspire us all and share your goals for the year in our Facebook group Bright Bods!

What's New

How We Can Help You

The beginning of the year is a great time to put your health first. Having a consultation at this time of year can help you set up some new habits and make your lifestyle work for you and your family.

A lot of people might be unsure about how Dietitians can help. Here are just a few topics we address in our consultations:

nutrition assessment and identifying areas of improvement with your eating habits
healthy eating, foods and nutrients to meet your body’s nutrition requirements
learning how food affects your health condition and what is best to eat
portion sizes and portion control
label reading of food products
hunger and satiety management
tackling emotional or comfort eating and sugar cravings
meal planning
successful goal setting and action planning

If you or someone you know feels they need some help in these areas call Carin on 0413 77 44 11 (after 8th January) to discuss and for clinic appointments (on Thursdays) you can call Central Coast Family Psychology 4339 7497 or email admin@ccfamily.com.au (after 12th January).

Workshops

With so much nutrition mis-information out there we want to set the record straight and help everyone to be clever about their eating. This is why we host a range of workshops regularly on various nutrition topics.

- Thursday 22nd January: Make Mealtime Fun For Everyone- Hands on Food Group for fussy eaters- ($30) per family. Central Coast Family Psychology. Call 4339 7497 or email admin@ccfamily.com.au to book in.

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 0413 77 44 11 or dietitians@brightdiets.com.au

New Zumba Gold Class!

Zumba Gold is a low impact, uplifting dance class for those new to dance, older active adults, people with an injury (no twisting or jumping to protect joints), neurodiverse individuals or those with disability.

'The only dance class you are smiling the whole time' - Chris 'It is my happy place'- Conrad

'I actually prefer Zumba Gold to the regular crazy fast-paced Zumba. There is more time to enjoy the music when you dance. I love keeping all the various dance genres alive and accessible to all: There is a bit of salsa, swing, cha cha, cumbia, disco, country, belly dancing, tango and flamenco. We have a lot of fun and it is a great social outlet.'- Carin

I am excited to announce my newest weekly class starting on Monday at 9am on 2nd February at the Gosford 50 Plus Leisure and Learning Center. This first class is is a free class for all who comes!

My other regular Classes start back from Monday 12th January:

5.30pm Mondays and 11am Fridays at Narara Eco-Village.

First class is free. We also do Zumba Gold gift vouchers .

Wear comfortable exercise clothing recommended, dress up optional!

First timers, come 15 minutes early to complete paperwork and introductions.

Further details: https://www.zumba.com/en-US/p/Carin-Clegg/2756837

Zumba Gold classes are run all over the Central Coast by other instructors. Find a class near you here and share with your family, friends and health professionals.

Bring your friends and fam and see you on the dance floor!

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Recipe of the Month

Summer Quinoa Salad

This salad is so quick and perfect for those hot days to cool down. Serve with your desired protein:can of legumes, handful of nuts, fetta or goats cheese, can of tuna or BBQ meat.

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa
2 cups water
1 medium tomato, diced
1 cucumber, diced
1 avocado, diced
shallott, finely chopped
2 baby beetroots, diced
1/2 capsicum- colour of choice
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

In a saucepan, place 1 cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water.
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the quinoa is cooked and the water is absorbed. Fluff the quinoa with a fork and let it cool.
Chop up the salad ingredients In a large salad bowl
Combine the cooled quinoa and salad ingredients
Mix the olive oil, vinegar and salt and pepper to make teh dressing.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad and gently toss everything together until well combined.
Serve immediately or refrigerate for a few hours to let the flavours meld. This salad is great as a side dish or as a standalone meal.

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