Please Support Dietitians To Support The Most Vulnerable

The NDIS has been a huge success to many people with disability but the system has many flaws. Our (Dietitians) NDIS rates have been cut by $15/hour over the last 2 years. Taking into account everything businesses need to pay, then tax, this is quite a huge hit to a university qualified professional who works in the most complex area of dietetics, constantly increasing skills, knowledge and expertise with Professional development and helping the most vulnerable people.  We significantly enhance downstream outcomes related to healthcare, allied health therapy and people's ability to contribute to society.  There are just under 10,000 Accredited Practising Dietitians in Australia (mostly female) and we are an incredibly valuable resource.  Many Dietitians leave the field due to lack of work available in a country that has such a high need for our service.  I would like to ask if you could please contact your local member to support NDIS Dietitians. See the letter you can adapt for yourself or in my Bright Bods' file.  

Dietitian UnWrapped Music Video

This project has been a long time in the making, almost 10 years! Please check out my song and video clip. It is a bit rough, and I would love to get some help making it look more professional including someone who can do the music and rapping. Please get in touch if you can help. Check It Out!

ZUMBA PARTY!

Each year in July I host a Zumba Party to bring us together and warm us up on a wintery night. This year we will be raising money for MND with The Big Freeze fundraising as one of my lovely Zumba lovers lives with this condition. Please donate if you can here.

Mark the date Saturday 11th July at 5pm at Narara Eco-village. Invite your family and friends: flier here.

Please bring a plate of nibbles to share, donations towards the hall hire and for the fundraising if you had not donated online. Lucky door prizes available. Dancing to start at 6pm with a few breaks, Ice- bucket challenge, any other takers apart from me? then finishing at 8pm. Help with clean up appreciated!

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. Check out the Bright Shop for healthy and eco-friendly products and services:

- Partying For Our Planet E-book

- Reusable Bright Party Kit Hire

- 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.

Events

- Build Your Edible and Sensory Garden Tour with seedd packet and seedling pot workshop - Tuesday 7th July 10am

- Zumba Party for MND: 5pm Saturday 11th July Narara Eco Village- fundraiser- All welcome. Flier here.

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 774 411 or dietitians@brightdiets.com.au

This cold and flu season Live Life On The Veg with this month's Bright Blog.

Brocoletti 

If you like eating broccoli, brocoletti is a great pick as you go plant to grow in your garden.  Being a brasicas, it can be suceptible to getting the cabbage white butterfly laying eggs and catterpillars munching on the plant.  A multi-pronged approach is often needed: having a large diversity of different edibles flowers to build a good ecosystem, growing natsturtiums in another part of the garden and you if needed netting your veggie bed.

Packed with fibre for a healthy gut, vitamin A, C, K, folate, iron and manganese.  

You can eat the leaves, stem and floret. Great in a stir fry, soup, stew, steamed or even raw from the garden as a snack.

Broccoli and Cauliflower Popcorn

Getting the kids involved in making Broccoli and Cauliflower Popcorn can be a great way to help them learn to eat these veggies and also bump up the iron in their diet with the egg. In our household we often make our own breadcrumbs too from the ends of bread that no-one eats so it reduces food waste also.

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1/2 broccoli
• 1/4 cauliflower
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups of breadcrumbs or bread crusts blended into breadcrumbs
• Mild Extra Virgin Olive oil- spray

Method

1. Pre-heat your oven on 180 degrees Cencius.
2. Whisk the eggs in a bowl
3. Place the breadcrumbs in another bowl.
4. Spray a baking tray with oil
5. Chop up the broccoli and cauliflower into bite size pieces. Start with small pieces if your child is still learning to like these foods or large pieces if they are enjoying eating them happily.
6. Add the cauliflower and broccoli pieces into the bowl to coat with egg.
7. Then roll each piece individually into the breadcrumbs and then place on the baking tray.
8. Bake for 20 munites or until golden brown.
9. Serve as a side to your main meal, entre or even as a snack.

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