OUR SERVICES
Individualised dietary assessment, education and ongoing support to achieve your nutritional goals in a variety of areas
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General Health eating principles
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Chronic Health management, such as in diabetes, overweight/obesity & heart disease
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Malnutrition & loss of appetite &/or requiring medical supplements
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Recovery & rehabilitation nutritional management
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General & neurological reconditioning nutrition, including difficulty preparing food, as in conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis(MS), Motor Neurone Disease(MND) & Parkinson’s Disease(PD)
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Adequate dietary intake with Swallowing difficulties/ dysphagia
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Vitamin & mineral deficiencies such as in Osteoporosis or Iron deficiency anaemia
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Wound healing & pressure sores
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Gout
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Digestive symptoms, Gastrointestinal complaints/disorders such as Diverticulitis, Coeliac disease, chronic constipation, reflux, Irritable Bowel syndrome (IBS)/low FODMAP Diet & Inflammatory bowel Disease (IBD)
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Side effects of a new medication that has been prescribed, such as some antidepressants, antibiotics or oral steroids.
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Requires assistance with PEG management
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Has a new diagnosis from their Doctor, such as diabetes or Coeliac Disease
Credits: DA website
Supermarket tours for label reading education & to assist finding healthy products (1-1.5 hours)
Most products carry a Nutrition Information Panel which provides important information about the contents of the food.
We will show you how to read and understand nutrition Information panels and food labels! You will be encouraged to select your frequently purchased products and see how they compare to your health requirements.
Choosing foods that are higher in positive nutrients and lower in risk nutrients that are linked to obesity and diet-related chronic diseases; (saturated fat, sodium (salt), sugars and energy), will help contribute to a balanced diet and lead to better health. www.Healthstarrating.gov.au
“Grocery store tours are increasingly used as an avenue for nutrition education to improve knowledge and/or alter food selection behaviours and may result in positive outcomes”
Source:
Cassandra J. Nikolaus BS, et al. Grocery Store (or Supermarket) Tours as an Effective Nutrition Education Medium: A Systematic Review. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour. 2016 September; 48(8):544-554.el
We will meet you at your local supermarket and increase your confidence in choosing the items that best suit your needs.
Your learning will include:
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how to read the nutrition information panel and understand Ingredient listings
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How to look out for Fats, sugars and salt on food labels that may be added in many different forms
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The difference between “use-by” and best before” dates on food labels
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nutrition claims and health claims. Don’t be misled by labelling tricks and traps!
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The Health star rating system which provides a quick, easy, standard way to compare similar packaged foods and helps you make healthier choices.
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Allergens and Food additives on food labels
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Compare products with specific nutrients
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how to select the items that are best for you
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Finding healthy alternatives and products suitable for healthy eating
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How to save some $ while shopping smartly
*Tours can be adapted to individual level of perception/understanding and visual guides are also available.
Meal preparation &/or baking with education (1.5-2 hours)
Develop independence with meal preparation or baking, and expand cooking repertoire, with practical activities at home or at your place of residence!
Evidence suggests that a low level of cooking skills & food preparation can be associated with unhealthy dietary behaviours.
Source:
Yukako Tani et al. Cooking skills related to potential benefits for dietary behaviours and weight status among older Japanese men and women: a cross-sectional study from the JAGES.International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity. (2020) 17:82.
The benefits of meal planning & preparation include:
• Saves time, money and stress
• Makes shopping easier
• Reduce food waste
• Encourages food variety & nutritional adequacy
• Minimises impulsive eating
• Less reliance on takeaway and food delivery services
• Less stress around food choice
Credits: Nutrition Australia
We will plan a personalised/tailored meal or baking session, using the Australian Guide to Health Eating https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/guidelines/australian-guide-healthy-eating And “Healthy Meals are are easy as 1-2-3” (Nutrition Australia).
You will receive tips for planning balanced meals,
Recipe modification and swaps, money saving tips, healthy cooking methods, a recipe book with simple, healthy & delicious meals, and more!
*Visual guides/cook books/recipes are available if required
Nutritional Screening at Nursing homes or Residential Aged Care dietitian Facilities
Nutrition/Hydration risk screening with simple and rapid validated screening tools can be performed with nursing home or aged care residents, to detect clients who are nutritionally at risk.
We use the Nestle Mini Nutritional Assessment-short form (MNA-SF) to screen for Nutritional status, and The Frail Scale Risk Assessment and/or the SARC-F to screen for frailty and sarcopenia.
A Comprehensive detailed nutritional assessment will be performed thereafter in those clients identified as at risk of malnutrition or who are malnourished. A nutritional care plan and education will be provided and can be implemented to improve the patient’s nutritional and overall condition.
“Early identification of nutrition and hydration issues can inform tailored care and prevent problems such as pressure injuries, incontinence, falls and delirium.”
Source:
Department of Health, VIC.
Menu/nutritional analysis with (Food works)
Nutrient Analysis tailored to you-simply ask us at Dietitian 2UR door!
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We use Foodworks Professional in conjunction with a free app called ‘Easy diet Diary’ that can be downloaded onto your smart phone. The diary is loaded with updated all-Australian food data, including scannable brand name products, so most common foods and brands are available.
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Alternatively, we can email you a 3 day food record to fill out manually and send back to us. Once we have all of the information we can perform an in- depth analysis of your normal dietary intake.
This may include:
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Intake of both macro and micronutrients
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Using Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) to assess nutritional adequacy
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View and quantify food groups, drilling down from basic food groups into detailed subgroups
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Your nutrient intake and needs-tailored to your age, gender, activity level and health goals. This includes how many kilojoules you should be aiming for each day for your lifestyle and activity levels
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Balance of macronutrients, i.e. protein, fat, carbohydrate, dietary fibre & water
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Examining important nutrients, for example: dietary fibre, sodium, iron, calcium/vitamin D, iodine, zinc and/or selenium
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Set customised goals for nutrients & food groups you would like to focus on
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Assist with assessing if you are eating the right foods for weight loss
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Check for chemicals involved in food intolerance, namely Salicylates, amines and glutamate (SAG).
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Relate findings back to your health, for example: Low intake of dietary fibre ➡️ constipation, high intakes of sodium ➡️ high blood pressure, high intake of saturated fat ➡️ weight gain and/or Hypercholesterolaemia
You will receive a complete report of nutrient totals, comparison to the dietary standards in bar chart form, pie charts of nutrient distribution and breakdown, and all of the above (as applicable). A discussion and recommendations/goals will be included.
