Seniors Festival

Keep your body and mind active for healthy aging!  Check out the Seniors Festival with plenty to see and do at various venues around the Central Coast.

There is FREE entry at the Central Coast Seniors Festival Expo on Thursday 21st March  at Wyong Race Club, so come and say hi at the Bright Diets table.

Introducing Mindy!

We have a fantastic new receptionist, Mindy working with us part time to take your calls and process all the GP referrals.

When she is not working with us, she works for her own business The Lotus and The Moon Massage offering women's massage and handcrafted herbal bodycare products, and she also teaches and performs at Roundabout Circus.

Clinic Movement

Due to unfortunate events we are moving our West Gosford clinic location and we are excited to be working with the wonderful team at Central Coast Family Psychology and be back at Wyoming!

Appointment Availability

We have had a very busy start to the New Year, with our books becoming full quickly. Please remember we also offer video or phone consults on our Dietitian's non-clinic days.  You can call  0413 77 44 11 for video/phone consults or for our regular face-to-face clinic appointments book online here.  

Our clinic locations and days are:

Copacabana Medical Centre- Monday

Physio For You, Woy Woy- Tuesday

Family Doctors @Tuggerah - Wednesday

Central Coast Family Psychology, Wyoming - Thursday 

Wyong Village Medical Centre- Friday

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.  

Our upcoming workshops include: 

- Food Allergy or Intolerance?

- Eat For Your Golden Years

- Eat Like and Eco-Warrior Workshop Series

For all the details and to book your place visit our Events Facebook Page  or book via Humanitix.

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

Are You Ready To Zumba? 

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 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, super fun dance class for those new to dance, older active adults, people with an injury who want to stay active, or those with disability.  With a mix of salsa, meringue, swing, cha cha, cumbia, belly dancing, tango and flamenco you will sure to become a Zumba addict before you know it!

Zumba Gold can improve your:

- cardiovascular capacity

- overall muscular strength and endurance

- bone density, preventing osteoporosis

- flexibility and range of motion

- posture

- balance and coordination 

- motor control and performance/agility

- ability to perform activities of daily living with less pain

- brain function and of course your mood!

See you there!

For those food sensitive families, check out Carin Clegg's latest Blog Failsafe Family Tips and Tricks, also publushed on the Fed Up, Food Intolerance Network Website.

Gluten Free Porridge

For those on gluten free or low food chemical diets, porridge can be made from various grains like quinoa flakes, rice flakes or polenta/cornmeal.

Serves 1

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup polenta or 1/2 cup quinoa/rice flakes
• 1 cup milk of your choice
• fruit of your choice: pear, apple, berries.
• Seeds/nuts or choice, for low chemical choose poppy seeds or cashews

Method

1. Place the cereal grain of choice and milk in a bowl or large jug.
2. Cut up the fruit and add to the bowl if you like it cooked otherwise save until the end.
3. Cook in the microwave on high for 7 minutes. Depending on your microwave you may need to watch to avoid spillage and stir occasionally.
4. Top with fruit, nuts or seeds.

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