Recipes

Eat For Life Dietetics

I love to cook and I believe that nourishing food should not be bland and boring!

Here is where I will share some of my favourite meal ideas, tasty recipes and simple tips to help you make food an enjoyable, stress-free part of your life.

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Mikaela

Chicken & Risoni Soup

  Chicken and Risoni Soup Warm up this winter with our delicious Chicken and Risoni Soup! Packed with nutritious ingredients like carrots, onions, celery, chicken breast, corn, pesto, and flavorful herbs, this recipe is both…

Spanakopita

Spanakopita is an amazing traditional Greek dish with a crispy exterior, and a creamy inside. It has layers of filo pastry filled with spinach, feta cheese, onion, garlic, herbs – all the delicious things. Spanokopita 1…

Chocolate Weetbix Slice

Ready to add some iron-packed deliciousness to your day? Enjoy something sweet with our favourite Chocolate Weetbix slice. A tasty dessert or fun snack made from the perfect combination of crunchy cereal, cocoa and butter. Super easy to make…

Prawn and Mango Salad

  Prawn and Mango Salad Crunchy red onion, creamy avo and pops of coriander and citrus, it’s a delicious salad for your summer lunches and a new family BBQ favourite. …

Creamy Tuna Bake

This creamy tuna bake is delicious and filling and as an added bonus it can be made using ingredients that are easy to find, keep on hand and are cheap. With the cost of food increasing, this is a great recipe to have on rotation. Creamy…

Carrot Cake

This is my favourite Carrot Cake recipe. While it does have a lot of ingredients,  I think it is 100% worth it when you taste the finished product. Great at Easter an all year round! Carrot Cake 1/2 cup brown sugar (firmly…

Halloumi Salad

This delicious salad is packed full of fibre and plant based protein, making is a great source of slow release energy. If you are not a fan of halloumi (no judgement) you can also substitute the halloumi for you favourite protein. Halloumi…

Eton Mess

This fresh and fruity dessert is not only delicious but also a great way to show off to your guests at a dinner party. Choose your favourite; Mango & Passionfruit or Cherry Ripe or get creative and pick your own flavours. Eton mess 4…

Four-step pasta salad

Tasty and nourishing meals don't need to take a long time to prepare. This four-step pasta salad is delicious, nutritious and super simple. It can make a great week day work lunch or a quick and easy week night dinner. 4 Step Pasta Salad 1…

Pumpkin, spinach & ricotta stuffed shells

This tasty and delicious recipe combines pasta and cheese, so it is hard to go wrong! It is not only a delicious vegetarian option that the whole family will love it is also high in fibre, protein and calcium. Pumpkin, spinach & ricotta…

Banana Smoothie Three Ways

Smoothies can be a great breakfast or snack option and are especially great as the weather warms up! Check out how you can mix up (pun intended) a banana smoothie to suit your tastes below. Banana Smoothie Three Ways Banana…

Chicken & Lentil Curry

This is a favourite at our place, not only is it a tasty meal but also delicious leftovers! It does simmer for an hour, so while the hands on time is minimal, don't make this one if you are in a rush. The wait is worth it though! Chicken…

Miso Soba Noodle Soup

Do not even try to eat this soup politely, slurp away and enjoy! This vegetable packed soup is also full of flavour. It is a versatile meal that you can adjust to suit your mood or your dietary preferences. Miso Soba Noodle Soup 1…

Golden Porridge

This recipe is delicious and warming for a cold winter morning. Berries, turmeric, ginger and cinnamon are anti inflammatory foods so this recipe is great for anyone living with endometriosis, arthritis or any other inflammatory condition. This…

Fish Tacos

Perfect fish tacos! These crunchy fish tacos are packed full of colourful, fresh ingredients and are definitely not short on flavour. Because of the beautiful flavours in this dish it is a great option for both fish lovers and people who are…

Pumpkin Soup

Warm your belly with a bowl of this delicious pumpkin soup this winter. This is my favourite pumpkin soup as it is super thick and filling. I like to leave the skin on the pumpkin which adds extra fibre and adding a dollop of greek yoghurt…

Apple & Cinnamon Porridge

This recipe is one of my favourite winter breakfasts. While I wish I loved being awake in the mornings, I don't! I love that this recipe is quick and easy to make, while also being super tasty and keeps me going throughout the morning. Apple…

Pesto Pasta Salad

I promise you can make friends with this salad! This pesto pasta salad is a must try. I especially love it for work day lunches. This colourful pasta salad is not only full of heart healthy fats but also will give your body a great energy source…

Mexican Rice Bake

TASTY & EASY MEXICAN RICE BAKE. This recipe is on regular rotation at my place. It is a great option for weekday work lunches, an easy dinner and freezes well for a great back up meal for those nights when you don't have time to or just…

Anzac Biscuits

There is absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying traditional Anzac biscuits, made with all the butter and sugar, so if that's what you love, go ahead and enjoy! This Recipe is super simple and really tasty, which is the perfect combo. Anzac…
Trail Mix Recipe

Trail Mix

Hangry? Give this trail mix a go Hangry; Adjective Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger. I first made this trail mix after many years of my partner, Jacob ending up hangry after work. Despite my constant suggestions (or…

Crunchy Asian Style Slaw

Have you ever heard the saying eat the rainbow? Well, this is a great way to do it. Fruit and Vegetables fall into 5 different colour categories and each colour category has its own unique set of phytochemicals that not only give the fruit…
Salmon and Sweet Potato Patties

Salmon and Sweet Potato Cakes

Do you get your 2 serves of fish per week? Give these Salmon and Sweet Potato Fish Cakes a try.

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