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  • EAT THE RAINBOW // I think most of you guys know how Iโ€™m always looking to add different colours on my plate and obsessed with using the hashtag #eattherainbow ๐Ÿ˜‚ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Apart from looking pretty, it has other benefits too ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Each colour carries its own set of unique disease fighting chemicals called phytochemicals ๐Ÿค“ it is these phytochemicals that give fruits and vegetables their vibrant colour ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Fruit and vegetables can be classified into five different colour categories. These are 1๏ธโƒฃ red 2๏ธโƒฃ purple/blue 3๏ธโƒฃ orange/ yellow 4๏ธโƒฃ green 5๏ธโƒฃ white/brown โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Hereโ€™s a super easy platter I made last weekend โ˜๏ธ Iโ€™ve got 3 different colours of veggies here. Iโ€™ve got red (tomatoes and red capsicum), green (cucumber and green capsicum) and orange/ yellow (carrot and yellow capsicum) ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Iโ€™ve also added some mixed nuts with cranberry, olives and gherkins โ˜บ๏ธ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € How do you add colours on your plate? ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ . . . ______________________________________ #veggieplatter #eattherainbow๐ŸŒˆ #partyplatter #platter #grazingplatter #platterporn #dietitianapproved #plantbasedpower #eatyourveggies #discoverunder10k #dietitiansofinstagram #shenanigansofadietitian
  • SAREE NOT SORRY // happy Monday guys ๐Ÿ’• hope you had a great weekend! I received so many messages about this look so wanted share the details in a post โ˜บ๏ธ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € This saree was a wedding gift from one of my closest friends. She gave it to me a while ago but I never really had an occasion to wear it until last weekend ๐Ÿ˜… โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € We had a โ€˜Gaye holudโ€™ to attend which is a pre-wedding ceremony ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ as turmeric is applied on the bride and groom at this event, the dress code is usually yellow ๐Ÿ’› โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € The outfit was easy to sort out but I was kinda worried about doing my makeup ๐Ÿ™„ Iโ€™m terrible at doing it myself so dressing up for big events gives me anxiety ๐Ÿ™ˆ luckily, I was able to find myself a very talented MUA whoโ€™s trained in French makeup ๐Ÿ’„ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € A big thank you to @auni_mua for creating this look ๐Ÿ’› Iโ€˜m rarely brave enough to tell someone โ€œdo what you feel likeโ€ but I knew I could trust her because her style is subtle with a bit of drama ๐ŸŽ‰ Iโ€™ve never been a fond of loud makeup and also feel like I donโ€™t carry it well. So I wanted something that looked simple but also has something a little extra ๐Ÿ˜ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Since it was a day time event, we went with a simple cut crease eyes and nude lips ๐Ÿ’‹ while I love the idea of a bold lip, my comfort zone is definitely nude ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ to all my ladies based in Sydney, Iโ€™d highly recommend @auni_mua for your next event if soft glam is your jam ๐Ÿ˜‰ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € PS- these pics are straight out of the camera ๐Ÿ“ท I wanted you guys to see the true quality so I didnโ€™t do any editing ๐Ÿ˜Œ . . . . ______________________________________ #sareenotsorry #desiswag #sarinotsorry #BangladeshStreetStyle #sareesofinstagram #sydneymakeupartist #discoverunder10k #sydneyblogger #sydneyfashionblogger #livetinted #browngirlmag #sydneymua #shenanigansofadietitian
  • MAKING PEACE WITH PASTA // hi you guys ๐Ÿ’— one of the questions I often get asked is how I can regularly eat foods that are considered to be โ€˜badโ€™ carbs like rice or pasta ๐Ÿ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Hereโ€™s a pasta dish I cooked last week so Iโ€™m going to share three simple techniques you can try out๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € 1๏ธโƒฃ measure the amount before you start cooking using cups or on a scale. Some types of pasta (like spaghetti) wonโ€™t fit in a cup so scale is best ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € 2๏ธโƒฃ add lots of veggies! You donโ€™t have to just limit yourself to veggies, you can also add legumes and lentils in your dish. They count as a veggie serve too + a good source of protein ๐Ÿ™‚ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € 3๏ธโƒฃ if youโ€™re cooking the carb on its own, fill 1/2 of your plate with veggies first, then add protein to fill up a 1/4 and add carbs to the remaining 1/4 โ˜บ๏ธ and youโ€™ve got portion control right there ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Hereโ€™s what went into this pasta ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Veggies: tomatoes, asparagus, broccolini and carrot ๐Ÿฅ• Protein: pan fried mackerel and Parmesan cheese ๐Ÿง€ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € What do you add to your pasta? ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € . . . ______________________________________ #pastalover #veggiesmost #sydneyfoodblogger #plantbasedeating #prioritiseveggies #eatyourveggies #discoverunder10k #balancedeating #dietitianapproved #dietitiansofinstagram #portioncontrol #plantd #shenanigansofadietitian
  • NEW BLOG // hi you guys ๐Ÿ’— thereโ€™s a new post on my blog about my Optimistic October ๐Ÿ˜‡ link is in bio ๐Ÿ™ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € October was a pretty good month. I spent quite a bit of time outdoors and was able to make substantial progress with my thesis ๐Ÿ“š โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Since I havenโ€™t done a #thesisThursday lately, Iโ€™ll just give a quick update here โžก๏ธ last week, I heard back from the journal I had submitted to. Thankfully, it was minor revisions and I was able to resubmit yesterday ๐Ÿ“ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Now with the revisions out of the way, I can work on finalising my remaining chapters. The end is near but there are times I feel very overwhelmed and left with a racing mind ๐Ÿ˜ฉ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € So Iโ€™ve decided to invest in more self care practice to help me cope with things ๐Ÿ™„ Iโ€™ll be joining the self care challenge with @facets.of.farah ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ keep an eye out on my stories to find out more โ˜บ๏ธ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Do you have a self care routine? ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ . . . ______________________________________ #phdthesis #phdlife #thesiswriting #PhDchat #phdjourney #discoverunder10k #womeninstem #womenwhohike #sydneysider #thestemsquad #dietitian #discoverunder10k #sydneysaustralia #shenanigansofadietitian @phd_balance @thestemsquad @thescicommunity @browngirlsinstem
  • VITAMIN D // you guys voted yes to a post summarising the research I shared on my stories last week. Here are the key things you need to know ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € 1 in 4 people have vitamin D deficiency in Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ those who are sedentary, smoke or cover their body for cultural reasons, live lower in latitude are more at risk โ˜น๏ธ younger adults are at a greater risk as older adults tend to be on supplements ๐Ÿ’Š โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Research has consistently shown that our vitamin D levels are lower in winter ๐Ÿฅถ the current treatment to treat low vitamin D has mostly been limited to sun exposure and supplements ๐Ÿ’Š the latter is great but we as dietitians also feel the need to advocate for dietary sources ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € In Australia, the mandatory fortification for vitamin D is margarines. Other sources of include oily fish, mushrooms and egg yolk ๐Ÿณ โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € For vegans, the only dietary source of vitamin D is mushrooms ๐Ÿ„ the good news is you can get more bang for your buck out of these mushrooms by putting them out in the sun โ˜€๏ธ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € You only need to put it in the sun for 10-15 mins and you donโ€™t have to eat it straightaway (lasts for 8 days after sun exposure) โ˜€๏ธ have the gills facing up or slice them up to maximise your mushroomโ€™s tan ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Take home messages ๐Ÿค“ 1๏ธโƒฃ Australians have one of the lowest intakes of vitamin D 2๏ธโƒฃ Sun exposed mushrooms are just as effective as supplementation so donโ€™t shy away from tanning your mushrooms! 3๏ธโƒฃ As our vitamin D levels fall in winter, eat more mushrooms and oily fish to boost your intake ๐Ÿ  โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € If you found this useful, donโ€™t forget to SAVE the post so you can access it later ๐Ÿค“ whatโ€™s your fav way to eat mushrooms? ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ . . . ______________________________________ #vitamind #veggiesmost #vitaminddeficiency #micronutrients #prioritiseveggies #eatyourveggies #discoverunder10k #eattherainbow #dietitiansofinstagram #sciencecommunication #plantd #shenanigansofadietitian
  • WOMEN EMPOWERMENT // thank you @maisha.90 for tagging me to speak on this topic โ˜บ๏ธ now hereโ€™s the thing, I consider myself to be a proud brown feminist ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ but I donโ€™t actively talk about it here. I want to but I find it very daunting because I donโ€™t even know where to start and where to end ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Growing up in a South Asian household, I was aware of the gender inequality from cartoons like Meena Raju and other media. It wasnโ€™t something I ever had to face since I was an only child, I grew up under a spotlight and felt rather privileged ๐Ÿ˜‡ I knew that not all girls were as lucky as I was but it never really bothered me back then. I was just in my own bubble and I was too young and naive to understand the complexity ๐Ÿ˜ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Fast forward to my 20โ€™s and the scenario is no longer the same. I now spent a lot of time thinking about it and it is something that always remains at the back of my mind ๐Ÿง  the way that females are treated REALLY bothers me ๐Ÿ˜  โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € To be honest, I only discovered this side of me after a recent incident. It has made me realise just how important it is for female (especially brown) voices to be heard in our society because thereโ€™s still so much sexism and misogyny out there in the South Asian community. While some may think that these issues only exist in our native countries, it is definitely present out in western countries probably just as much ๐Ÿ˜” โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € The thing that makes me really sad is that it is generally the women that are mistreating other women. We as women should be lifting each other up and not tearing each other apart ๐Ÿ˜ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € All we were asking for was to be treated like how youโ€™d treat your daughter, sister or a friend. We were literally begging for equality. But we should have known that asking nicely or begging rarely works for anything. We need a more aggressive approach so hereโ€™s to fighting inequality and all misogyny that comes our way ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Feeling pumped after reading? Make sure to SHARE, WRITE your own post and TAG those who inspire you ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ ______________________________________ #womenempowerment #womenempoweringwomen #pressforprogress #sareenotsorry #shenanigansofadietitian
  • WORLD PASTA DAY // October 25th was #WorldPastaDay so I may be a little late with posting this but I still wanted to share my love for pasta ๐Ÿ˜ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € My plan was to cook pasta that day but I got home late and only managed to get the pasta boiled ๐Ÿ˜‚ so I made it the next day for dinner ๐Ÿฝ I used mackerel, asparagus, mushroom, tomato, spinach and Parmesan cheese for topping ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € The sad thing about pasta is that a lot of people avoid it because they see it as a high carb dish ๐Ÿ˜” but what they donโ€™t realise is that it can be made healthier if you make simple changes๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ all you have to do is practice portion control + prioritise veggies โœ”๏ธ this means that the composition of your dish should be 1/2 veggies + 1/4 carbs + 1/4 protein ๐Ÿค“ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Hereโ€™s how you can recreate mine๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ 1๏ธโƒฃ boil pasta of your choice 2๏ธโƒฃ pan fry mackerel or other fish of your choice (I used lemon and pepper seasoning) 3๏ธโƒฃ add onion and garlic on a separate frypan with EVOO 4๏ธโƒฃ add mushrooms and asparagus 5๏ธโƒฃ add pasta once both veggies are cooked 6๏ธโƒฃ sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and spinach 7๏ธโƒฃ top with mackerel (made earlier) and Bellino tomatoes โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Donโ€™t forget to SAVE this post for inspo and tag me if you recreate ๐Ÿ™‚ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Whatโ€™s your fav type of pasta? Mine would be lasagne, risotto and gnocchi ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € . . . ______________________________________ #pastalover #veggiesmost #sydneyfoodblogger #plantbasedeating #prioritiseveggies #eatyourveggies #discoverunder10k #balancedeating #dietitianapproved #dietitiansofinstagram #forksoverknives #plantd #shenanigansofadietitian

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