NDIS Participants and Allied Health Workers Need Your Support

On 1st July, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) intends to either cut or maintain the 6 year freeze on price limits for many allied health services, support coordination, and other essential NDIS providers, while also introducing significant limits on travel funding.

These changes have been determined without meaningful consultation with the allied health sector and participants who rely on their support for their function, independence and dignity.  

These changes, coupled with rising operating costs, will make it financially unsustainable for many allied health NDIS service providers to continue delivering the complex, high-quality care and support participants living with disability rely on.

You can learn more here and sign the petitions; Stop The NDIS Cuts and  Call for Better Access to Nutrition. Thank you for your support!

Bright Diets' 11th Birthday!

This month Bright Diets is turning 11!  To celebrate we will have our regular Zumba Gold Class at 11am, Friday 25th July, followed by a lovely lunch Cafe NEVille, at Narara Eco-village for anyone who wishes to join. 

Plastic Free July! 

Speaking of celebrations, we know celebrations are a time when we tend to over indulge and create a lot of waste.  We want everyone to be clever about their eating to look after their health and the health of our Mother Earth. So we offer the following healthy and eco-friendly products and services:

- Partying For Our Planet E-book: Free!

- Reusable Bright Party Kit Hire:  a rainbow party kit available for hire for anyone on the Central Coast for $40 plus a $50 refundable deposit. Includes a free copy of our Partying For the Planet E-Book. Return customers get a discount! 

- Eco-friendly party favour fillers: 1 pack includes: a Find-a-word, Chatter boxes, Zinnies (colour in mini books) Packet of seeds, Jokes. -$5 per pack plus postage and handling.

To purchase simply email us and we will provide your invoice for direct deposit and organise delivery.

Upcoming Events

- Make Mealtime Fun For Everyone: Hands On Food Play Sessions: Thursday 10th and 17th July.

Call 4339 7497 or email admin@ccfamily.com.au to book your place.

- Bright Diets' 11th Birthday Zumba Party and lunch get-together afterwards at 12pm at Narara Eco-Village coffee Cart NEVille.

- Nutrition Therapy For Autism and ADHD: 5.30pm Thursday 7th August, Central Coast Faimly Psychology.  Call 4339 7497 or email admin@ccfamily.com.au to book your place.

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

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

Be Bold Dance Gold

Do you know someone who might like Zumba Gold? If so please spread the word!

Zumba Gold is a low impact, super fun dance class for:

-those who may be new to dance, have not danced in a while or just getting back to fitness such as post pregnancy. 

- perfect for older active adults as it is a bit of a falls prevention exercise class with stretch and balance dances.

- great for people with an injury who want to stay active as there is no twisting or jumping. - fabulous for neurodiverse individuals who need to keep their brain busy in a positive way and connect their mind with their body.

- anyone who finds the regular Zumba class too fast and may not be too keen on so much Latino music.

With a mix of salsa, swing, cha cha, rock n roll, belly dancing, disco, flamenco and more, you will sure to become a Zumba addict before you know it!

-11am Fridays at Narara Eco-Village: Cafe Neville serves up the most freshly delicious lunches and there is also children's play areas, indoor and outdoors.

First class Free!  Leave all self-judgement at home, bring your friends and see you on the dancefloor!

Check out class details and some free dances online or call Carin on 0413 774 411. 

Find out how to reduce plastic waste and improve your health with our blog Living Better Plastic Free.

Home Made Pizza with Cheats Pizza Dough

Put the oven on to warm up and get the kids involved to help them explore and learn to eat a wider range of veggies!

Ingredients
Pizza Base:

• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 3 Tb sugar
• 1 Tb dried yeast granules
• 1 Tb oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup white flour
• 1 cup wholmeal flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder

Pizza toppings:

• Toppings of your choice: onion, leek, mushroom, capsicum, tomato, zucchini, pre-cooked or roasted eggplant and pumpkin, corn, olives, baby spinach leaves, basil leaves, pineapple
• optional: deli meat like ham, salami or other meat if desired- we used wild boar salami
• tomato sauce or paste 
• herbs of choice like oregano, thyme, parsley or even chilli flakes - optional
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Method

1. Put the oven to heat up to to 200 degrees Celcius
2. In a large bowl dissolve the sugar in the water
3. Stir in the yeast granules and oil.
4. Leave to stand in a warm place until mixture looks frothy.
5. Stir in all the other ingredients until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl.
6. Flatten the dough and leave to stand for 5-15 minutes.
7. Chop up the desired pizza toppings
8. Spread tomato sauce onto pizza base
9. Add your pizza toppings
10. If you like to pile on the veg like me, place the pizza in the oven to cook the veggies for 10 minutes before adding the cheese.
11. Top with cheese, then place the pizza in the oven for 30 minutes or until the cheese has melted and is golden brown. 
12. If you don't have enough veggies, serve with a glorious garden salad

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