I’ve been writing about food myths for many years now so I thought I’d put a hundred or so in a book. Yep, more than a hundred and I’ve could have included many more. I’m interested in busting food myths because I think we can enjoy our food more if we discount the silly scare-mongering stories. [...]
The Australian Government rejected a proposal for mandatory front-of-pack traffic light labels on foods recommended in ‘Labelling Logic’ (also known as the Blewett Report) in late 2011. This was disappointing to many staunch public health advocates who believed this was an effective way to improve the nations eating habits (of course it doesn’t automatically follow [...]
The new AGHE out for public consultation. It is the practical translation of the revised Dietary Guidelines for Australian and the scientific evidence behind them, and the pictorial guide to make it easy to understand for the public. It has a number of important improvements from the last version released in 1998. It is still [...]
What are the Dietary Guidelines? The NHMRC have released the Dietary Guidelines for Australians (DGA) for consultation after a lengthy development process. The last DGA were released in 2003. The 288-page document presents the five dietary rules we should strive to live by if we are to reduce the burden of diet-related chronic disease. Importantly, [...]
You can now check out my videos and other great videos I like on my You Tube channel. My latest videos are all about my new book with recipes by Veronica Cuskelly called Belly Busting for Blokes (New Holland RRP $24.95). Buy it now HERE DIY eating plan and easy cookbook for men
I write a regulat column for GI News. My topic for August is busting the myth that sustainable food is only a greenie’s issue. You can read it, as well as other great articles HERE In a nutshell we all need to be thinking about eating in a more sustainable way if we want to enjoy [...]
Event report: Friday 8th July 2011, University of Sydney School of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources by Mackenzie Fong, student dietitian The environment is like a soccer ball. If you kick it against a wall you expect it to bounce back. But if forget to pump it up or kick it around on treacherous ground [...]
Guest post by student dietitian Mackenzie Fong. You haven’t heard? The chicken in your burger was pumped full of hormones to fatten it up. And worse still, it lived in a tiny wire cage where it was overfed and kept in the dark. The rumour mill is in overdrive when it comes to Australia’s chicken [...]
I thought I’d share an interview I did on Sydney radio 2UE about an American man who has eaten only Big Macs since 1972. You can read the story from the Daily Telegraph here http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/weird/an-american-man-who-has-existed-on-a-diet-of-big-macs-since-1972-is-set-to-consume-his-25000th-burger/story-e6frev20-1226058043584 The first thing I thought was, poor thing – imagine all the food fun he has missed out on. Then [...]
Food waste is a topic dietitians are well equipped to tackle, no matter where they work. I see it as part of our job to curb our excessive waste and promote a sustainable food system. ‘What a waste’ was designed to raise awareness of the issue and its impact as well as how we can [...]
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