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Links and resources

Here's a handy list of websites and places to go when you're looking for more info on food, diets and healthy eating. They're things I've come across and found helpful in the past - so I thought you would too! I offer these links to other web sites as a 'personal recommendation' to you, but don't hold me responsible for the content or availability of these sites. Things change often on the web!

Listed in ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Allergy Unit at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
The Allergy Unit is Australia's best known clinical service for assessment and management of allergies and food intolerances. They offer full service, information sheets and their Elimination Diet protocol.
Phone 02 9565 1464
To speak with a dietitian: 02 9515 8244
www.cs.nsw.gov.au/rpa/allergy/

All Recipes (Australia and New Zealand)
If you can't find that old recipe you once had for bread and butter pudding, there's sure to be one here.
www.allrecipes.com.au

Anaphylaxis Australia
Anaphylaxis Australia (formerly FACTS) is dedicated to helping those with anaphylaxis manage their condition and enable them to cope with everyday life without risk to their safety. This volunteer-based organisation produces information packs, a newsletter and videos. Most importantly, it puts families in contact with one another for support.
National coordination centre
Phone 1300 728 000
www.allergyfacts.org.au

Better Health Channel (Victoria Health)
A huge site with lots of fact sheets and articles on every aspect of nutrition and health. A reliable place to start your search. All their material is reviewed by professionals so you get the sensible stuff.
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Book Depository
I'm a great reader of books and have found the Book Depository an extensive site where you can order almost any title both new and pre-loved. Best of all, their prices are darn good and they offer FREE postage anywhere in the world. Yes, FREE! I've been so impressed with their service, we've become Book Depository affiliates for food and diet books I think worthwhile.
www.bookdepository.com and if you live in the UK www.bookdepository.co.uk

CalorieKing
Run by Australian dietitian Allan Borushek, who has published those handy calorie counter pocket books for over 20 years, this is the place to come to find out the nutrition counts of everything.
www.calorieking.com.au

Choice
I like this site for its many product evaluations andsurveys from the Australian Consumers Association.
www.choice.com.au

Coeliac Society of Australia
The Coeliac Society is a support group for sufferers of coeliac disease , gluten intolerance and dermatitis herpetiformis. The society provides a quarterly magazine, recipes, ingredient information and holds gluten-free cooking courses and dinners
www.coeliac.org.au

Diabetes Australia
Diabetes Australia is a federation of 12 major diabetes organisations which provides support and advice to those affected by diabetes. It aims to fund research into diabetes and to increase public awareness of the problem. It offers regular magazines, cookbooks, blood glucose monitors and food products.
National office
Phone 02 9552 9900
www.diabetesaustralia.com.au

Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA)
Accredited Practicing Dietitians provide expert nutrition and dietetic advice. To find a dietitian in your area, contact your local hospital or community health centre. Dietitians in private practice are listed in the yellow pages of the telephone directory or visit the DAA website or call the APD Hotline.
APD hotline 1800 812 942 to find a dietitian in your area or with a particular speciality
www.daa.asn.au

FoodWorks Nutrition software
We use Foodworks to assess our meal plans and recipes in terms of kilojoules (calories), protein, fat, fibre, vitamins , and minerals. You can use it to analyse your day's intake and see how you measure up to the recommended day's intake.
www.xyris.com.au

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ)
FSANZ is the food authority for both Australia and New Zealand. It looks after food standards for composition, labelling and contaminants that apply to all foods produced or imported. It's a pretty technical site so use the search function to narrow things down. The most accessed item is the list of additives and their code numbers which you can print off. Also lots of good material on food labels and how to decipher them.
www.foodstandards.gov.au and www.foodstandards.gov.nz

Go Grains
Everything you ever wanted to know about grains and bread.
www.gograins.com.au

Glycemic Index Research Service
If you need to look up the GI value of any food, here's thethe official website of the Glycemic Index based at the University of Sydney.It has all you'd ever want to know about the GI and you can search their free GI Database for the GI value of just about every food that's been analysed. Updated regularly.
www.glycemicindex.com

GI News
One of the best online newsletters around with a focus on carbohydrates , diabetes and GI. Comes out monthly.
http://ginews.blogspot.com/

GI Symbol Program
This site is devoted to foods with the blue GI circle of approval.
www.gisymbol.com

Healthy Food Guide magazine
I love this practical and straight-talking magazine which is solely dedicated to healthy cookery, nutrition topics and good products.You'll find heaps of quick easy recipes and useful downloads on their website. I like their 7-day Meal Planner and shopping list.
www.healthyfoodguide.com.au

Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health does incredible work. It's a not-for-profit organisation providing health services for women of all ages. Women need special attention and it's wonderful that there's somewhere reliable for us to access information on things such as breast cancer, osteoporosis, pap smears, ageing, menopause, endometriosis and sexual health. I love writing articles, meal plans and answers to those curly questions for this wide-ranging site which is dedicated to helping women improve their health and well-being.
www.jeanhailes.org.au
Websites:the main one is www.jeanhailes.org.au or go to www.healthforwomen.org.au for nutrition and general health matters.

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA )
Has easy main meal ideas when you've run out of steam. All are based on red meat (beef, lamb, veal) so not for vegetarians.
www.themainmeal.com.au

MotherInc
Ahuge site with hundred of articles on all aspects of parenting fromfeeding toddlers to discipline. I write easy tips for busy parents who are looking for ideas on how best to feed their children when there's little time.
www.motherinc.com.au

New Zealand Dietetic Association
PO Box 5065, Wellington NZ
www.dietitians.org.nz

Nutrition Australia
Formerly known as the Australian Nutrition Foundation, Nutrition Australia is a non-profit community organisation set up to promote the nutritional health of Australians. It sells leaflets, posters, books and media material and offers a regular newsletter to members for a small annual fee.
www.nutritionaustralia.org

Recharge Lounge
Busy people on the go need somewhere to go to find ways to rest, slow down and recharge their batteries - for another day at the coalface. And there's nowhere better to drop in than the Recharge Lounge run by performance and fitness guru Andrew May. I contribute articles on eating for energy, caffeine , eating slow, healthy snacks at work and eating on the run e.g. dashboard dining!
www.rechargelounge.com.au

Smart Shape
Run by fun dietitian Matt O'Neill, there are lots of great tips and ideas here if you need to drop some weight. Mainly aimed at coaches and counsellors, it's still good material for the average person.
www.smartshape.com.au

Salt Matters
If you're serious about cutting out salt, head for this site. Set up by Dr Trevor Beard, who has eaten a salt-free diet for most of his adult life, it gives you all the help you need to eat well without salt, including shopping lists and recipes for baking your own bread, relish and other condiments with no added salt.
www.saltmatters.org

Taste
Every time I search for a recipe, I often end up here! Taste has lots of recipes - all with an image - and even a special section for special diet recipes and for allergy meals.
www.taste.com.au

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