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    Learn all about nutrition 

    Riding out this pandemic can be tough. But the Y is here to help! 

    Keeping healthy is not just about exercise, but about the food we put into our bodies. We’ll help you make sure you’re getting enough vitamins during winter and turn your daily meals into delicious and nutritious adventure opportunities!

    Take a look at some of our nutrition resources below.
    Building a Healthy Relationship with Food

    In this session, Marnie will unravel the secrets of fostering a healthy relationship with your meals. Get ready to explore topics like understanding hunger and satiety, building trust in your body's signals, enjoying dietary diversity, and practicing mindful eating.
    Shopping and healthy eating on a budget seminar

    Watch our seminar to find out how to cut the cost of your food shop and still make delicious, healthy meals! You'll also discover how budgeting can be great for sustainability, reducing waste and saving precious time.
    Healthy living and nutrition seminar

    This seminar explores the many health benefits of nutrition, physical activity and mind-body connection and how they can improve functionality in your daily life and overall well-being. This seminar was led by our good friends at N4 Food and Health.
    Women's health and nutrition seminar

    A lot of women are so busy looking after everyone else, that we forget to focus on our own health. This seminar is for women of all ages and will cover the health challenges women face at different life stages. This seminar is lead by Marnie Nitschke, an Accredited Practising Dietitian and runs for an hour.

    Gut health nutrition seminars

    Watch our nutrition seminars on gut health, lead by Marnie Nitschke, an Accredited Practising Dietitian. These two seminars are 60 minutes each and provide helpful information on how to incorporate healthy habits into your lifestyle and the benefits of doing so.
    Delicious and nutritious recipes

    What better way to spend time at home than getting your MasterChef on and cooking up a storm in the kitchen with these delicious and nutritious recipes from YMCA NSW!
    Should food be used as a reward?

    Nutrition expert Renae Reid explores whether food should have a role as a reward at meal times.
    Creating a healthy plate

    Young people looking to understand how they can ensure their meals consist of appropriate portions and strong nutritional value.
    The health star rating system

    Young people with limited knowledge of food labels, star ratings, and overall nutrition in day-to-day pantry items.
    Food and mood

    Explore the link between what we eat and how we feel, with dietitian Jackson Barnard.
    Good Food for Good Health cookbook

    The Good Food for Good Health Online cookbook includes 80+ Dietitians-approved recipes to help create nourishing, balanced meals for the whole family.

    What’s healthy anyway?

    This seminar takes a deep dive into the ways we measure health – including weight, BMI and other objective measures
    Nutrition Australia

    Nutrition Australia is Australia’s leading nutrition non-profit, community-based organisation providing credible, independent and practical nutrition information, education and business-to-business consultation and advisory services to help Australians achieve optimal health through good nutrition, The Y and Nutrition Australia have partnered together to provide the below recipes and nutrition guides.

    In addition to nutrition resources, we’re also sharing a range of external resources on how to: