The Daily Dollop with Kate Freeman

Inflammation is a complex, chemically driven process in the body that is inherently protective for the body against cellular damage and disease. However, due to lifestyle factors, many of our current day chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease are driven by what’s known as chronic inflammation. Unfortunately, the word ‘inflammation’ is mixed up in a lot of ‘woo’ with many foods demonis...

Inflammation is a complex chemically driven process in the body that is inherently protective for the body against cellular damage and disease. However, due to lifestyle factors, many of our current day chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease are driven by what’s known as chronic inflammation. Unfortunately, the word ‘inflammation’ is mixed up in a lot of ‘woo’ with many foods demonise...

Healthy eating is a very important part of our overall health and wellbeing. However, a focus on this can become unhealthy when it starts to consume your thoughts and compromise your mental health. For this reason, it is very important to address these thoughts and behaviours and establish a healthier relationship with food before it starts leading to food anxiety and disordered eating. Here are 6...

There is nothing better than avocado season! When that delicious, creamy, green flesh is ripe and ready to be thrown into all manner of tasty meals and snacks. And for an excellent price! Avocados are highly nutritious. Rich in monounsaturated fats, dietary fibre and vitamin E, this powerhouse of a fruit wins itself the title of ‘superfood’ frequently. It’s a great alternative to button on your br...

Winter is tough. It’s cold. It’s dark. Well, it is where I live anyway! And with this change in season comes a change to my daily routine and motivation. Seriously, my bed is so warm and cosy! I definitely find it more challenging to stay active and my food cravings change dramatically during the colder months. In this podcast you will hear my 6 priorities for winter nutrition! Life's too short to...

Winter is tough. It’s cold. It’s dark. Well, it is where I live anyway! And with this change in season comes a change to my daily routine and motivation. Seriously, my bed is so warm and cosy! I definitely find it more challenging to stay active and my food cravings change dramatically during the colder months. In this podcast you will hear my 6 priorities for winter nutrition! Life's too short to...

Winter is tough. It’s cold. It’s dark. Well, it is where I live anyway! And with this change in season comes a change to my daily routine and motivation. Seriously, my bed is so warm and cosy! I definitely find it more challenging to stay active and my food cravings change dramatically during the colder months. In this podcast you will hear my 6 priorities for winter nutrition! Life's too short to...

If I had a dollar for everytimeI heard the statement: “You need to stop eating carbs if you have type 2 diabetes.” I’d be a pretty wealthy lady! It’s unfortunate, however, that such poor advice is so readily touted by the mainstream media and some health professionals because it’s not actually helpful. You don’t need to cut out carbs if you have type 2 diabetes, however, the types and how much you...

If I had a dollar for everytimeI heard the statement: “You need to stop eating carbs if you have type 2 diabetes.” I’d be a pretty wealthy lady! It’s unfortunate, however, that such poor advice is so readily touted by the mainstream media and some health professionals because it’s not actually helpful. You don’t need to cut out carbs if you have type 2 diabetes, however, the types and how much you...

Is your child a fussy eater or a problem feeder? Not sure? Well, understanding the difference might be the key to getting the right help for your little person that won’t eat! My paediatric dietitian, Michelle Saunders (Bulman) from The Healthy Eating Clinic, is encouraging parents to seek help and support for all levels of fussy eating and in this episode we’ll go through the differences between...

Is your child a fussy eater or a problem feeder? Not sure? Well, understanding the difference might be the key to getting the right help for your little person that won’t eat! My paediatric dietitian, Michelle Saunders (Bulman) from The Healthy Eating Clinic, is encouraging parents to seek help and support for all levels of fussy eating and in this episode we’ll go through the differences between...

One of the major barriers to making changes to your eating habits, experienced by many people, is the fact that, your food choices are not just influenced by you and your needs! If you live with other people, aka:your family, you’ll be aware that the food you have in your home and the meals that you frequently prepare are done so with them in mind and some family members (partner’s we’re looking a...

Join Kate Freeman over the next 5 sessions for her LIVE presentation: How to Build a Healthy Habit that Sticks. In this series, Kate will dive into the psychological principles of change and workshop the habit of choosing a sugar rich afternoon snack. Life's too short to live with food stress, to become a habit builder and not a crash dieter check out Kate's course at Healthy Eating Hub   The Heal...

Join Kate Freeman over the next 5 sessions for her LIVE presentation: How to Build a Healthy Habit that Sticks. In this series, Kate will dive into the psychological principles of change and workshop the habit of choosing a sugar rich afternoon snack. Life's too short to live with food stress, to become a habit builder and not a crash dieter check out Kate's course at Healthy Eating Hub   The Heal...

Join Kate Freeman over the next 5 sessions for her LIVE presentation: How to Build a Healthy Habit that Sticks. In this series, Kate will dive into the psychological principles of change and workshop the habit of choosing a sugar rich afternoon snack. Life's too short to live with food stress, to become a habit builder and not a crash dieter check out Kate's course at Healthy Eating Hub   The Heal...

Join Kate Freeman over the next 5 sessions for her LIVE presentation: How to Build a Healthy Habit that Sticks. In this series, Kate will dive into the psychological principles of change and workshop the habit of choosing a sugar rich afternoon snack. Life's too short to live with food stress, to become a habit builder and not a crash dieter check out Kate's course at Healthy Eating Hub   The Heal...

Join Kate Freeman over the next 5 sessions for her LIVE presentation: How to Build a Healthy Habit that Sticks. In this series, Kate will dive into the psychological principles of change and workshop the habit of choosing a sugar rich afternoon snack. Life's too short to live with food stress, to become a habit builder and not a crash dieter check out Kate's course at Healthy Eating Hub   The Heal...

Have you ever spent a day or week trying to make good food and exercise choices only to jump on the scales and see NO CHANGE AT ALL!! How frustrating and demoralising!  It may make you want to throw in the towel. What’s the point, right? You can start to doubt whether you even CAN lose weight?   Before you give up, take a moment to consider if one of these things is getting in your way.   Life's t...

Have you ever spent a day or week trying to make good food and exercise choices only to jump on the scales and see NO CHANGE AT ALL!! How frustrating and demoralising!  It may make you want to throw in the towel. What’s the point, right? You can start to doubt whether you even CAN lose weight?  Before you give up, take a moment to consider if one of these things is getting in your way.    Life's t...

Throwing around the line ‘sweet poison’ in regard to sugar has become confusing for many people. Why? Because sugar is in nearly every single type of food. And many of these foods should be included in your diet every single day.  If you want to truly be ‘sugar free’ then you’d need to eat only chicken, meat, fish and oil. I can easily foresee a 100% meat diet becoming problematic for you. Constip...

My team and I are participating in the 25 day push up challenge that runs from the 1st - 25th June. We’re specifically raising fund for Lifeline Canberra, but this is an Australia wide campaign that also supports the Push for Better Foundation, Headspace and Lifeline Australia wide.  It’s all about raising awareness of mental health while you build your fitness and strength, supporting a local or...

Ahhh poo. It’s not something we like to talk about in our day to day conversations, however, for many people, when it comes to the ‘poo department’ things aren’t so crash hot. On this episode, I chat to accredited practising dietitian Clare Wolski to help me answer a listener question all about poo! What’s healthy, how often should you poop and when should you start to treat constipation. Life's t...

I’m going to help you manage your sugar cravings and as a result reduce your intake of added sugars WITHOUT telling you to just: cut it out! There will be no scaremongering, telling you how evil it is (it’s not evil) or guilting you by going into detail about the poor health outcomes that occur from consuming too much. At the end of the day, sugary foods are just food. They hold no moral value. Th...

I’m going to help you manage your sugar cravings and as a result reduce your intake of added sugars WITHOUT telling you to just: cut it out! There will be no scaremongering, telling you how evil it is (it’s not evil) or guilting you by going into detail about the poor health outcomes that occur from consuming too much. At the end of the day, sugary foods are just food. They hold no moral value. Th...

The detox industry is booming! As a population and culture, we’re more concerned than ever about the apparent ‘nasties’ in our food and environment that subsequently ends up inside our bodies. Whether it’s to achieve a lean physique, clear skin, a functioning gut and bowels or to stave off disease or aging, our culture and society is obsessed with ‘detoxing’. How do I know this? It’s a million-dol...