The Daily Dollop with Kate Freeman

If you’re an active female involved in recreational or competitive sport you might find this information particularly interesting.  It may seem bizarre that you can be energy deficient in an age when we’re surrounded by food, but for a portion of our highly active population members it’s a real problem. In this episode I’ll look at relative energy deficiency in sport, what it is, the health conseq...

Nearly 2 million Australians have pre-diabetes. It’s a silent condition with no signs or symptoms and 1 in 3 people with pre-diabetes will end up developing type 2 diabetes later on in life.  A diagnosis of pre-diabetes can feel scary. Let me walk you through how I would help you, if you were a client in my office, who booked an appointment because you just received a pre-diabetes diagnosis. Life'...

If you can afford it, buying organic food is definitely ‘on trend’ at the moment and is a ‘wellness’ activity that many people aspire too. It also feels like you’re making the best choice for feeding you and your family. Pesticides and conventional farming definitely sound ‘bad’ when you start to delve into the world of buying organic produce. It might sound like a good idea but what does the scie...

Your total body weight is affected by a number of different lifestyle factors. One of those, that we often forget about, is sleep! In this episode, I’ll chat about sleep and how it effects your long-term health and more specifically your appetite and body weight. 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 Hu...

I have said many times over the course of my career: Meal Planning is the KEY to consistency. And I believe this wholeheartedly, but with some caveats.  In this episode, I’ll discuss these caveats, why they’re important to take note of and talk you through the importance of a plan b (and plan c) meal plan to get you through the busy weeks.  Life's too short to live with food stress, to become a ha...

It seems pretty ridiculous to even have a podcast about this topic, but it just so happens to be one of the most common questions that I get asked in my job as a Registered Nutritionist.  People are usually only worried about being hungry for one reason: they’re weight conscious and they’re worried about breaking their diet/eating too much. Life's too short to live with food stress, to become a ha...