A Rational Fare

I bet you can imagine it now... The jittery excitement as you wait for the grill to finish its job. Then that hot, buttery bun with a hint of spice on your tongue.  Or maybe you're a chocolate fiend, buying them by the dozen and finding they never... last... long... enough.  Yes it's Easter and it's time for everyone to eat hot cross buns like they're going out of fashion! But have you ever wondered if these are good for you or not? It's fair to say that a chocolate hot cross bun isn't the healthiest treat on the menu but, as a small part of a balanced diet, they won't hurt. To be on the healthier side, treat them as you would any discretionary delight and aim for moderation, one choccie bun every few days while they're available should be just fine for most people. (*Note they are higher in saturated fat than the other varieties available so if this is an issue for you medically, speak to your doctor or dietitian about appropriate consumption

When you’re a nutrition graduate, the job opportunities are highly competitive, as too are the post-grad options. Anything you do outside of your regular studies sets you apart from the crowd so when I was selected for this study tour I jumped at the chance to go! It turned out to be a delicious and informative (and really, really, really hot) trek through  Singapore  and  Malaysia … For foodies like me, it was a dream come true to be selected to eat my way through two countries! But it wasn’t just amazing food, we had multiple site visits each day with some of both countries’ most forward thinkers in the food industry, public health, government regulation, food service and innovation/sustainability sectors. The purpose of the 2015 Deakin study tour was to teach key differences between nutrition/health-related sectors in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia  We learned about group behaviour, how to function in a professional manner in a different culture, problem solving, critical th