WELCOME TO THE NUTRITION NIBBLE PODCAST
Welcome to the Nutrition Nibble podcast where we explore relevant and practical topics on the value of nutrition, healthy eating, food, mood, and energy, and eating right to get the most out of our training or exercise.
This podcast is a student-driven collaboration, aimed to generate positive conversations and awareness on nutrition, food science, and healthy eating by asking the questions we want answered.
We focus on asking practical questions to help us in making balanced choices and getting into healthy routines that make us feel good.
Series 1: Building a Healthy Relationship with Food, Semester 2 2021
Series 2: Recipes for Life, Semester 2 2022
Series 3: Food and Nutrition Beliefs and Behaviours, Semester 1 2023
The Nutrition Nibble Podcast can be found on Spotify, or directly on this platform.
S3 E5 - Carbs are Neither Good or Bad… They’re Essential!
In our final episode in this series, we explore the conflicting messages around carbohydrates. Emily explains what we need to know about carbohydrates, how essential they are to live and function, and the valuable benefits they bring to our health and wellbeing. Thank you for listening! Articles: Supporting nutritional demands of female athletes An Athlete’s...
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S3 E4 - Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day?
What is breakfast? Emily breaks this down for us as we look at why breakfast has been crowned the most important meal of the day. As an episode bonus, we share with you a recipe for some delicious breakfast tacos. Thank you for listening! Recipe: Healthy Breakfast Tacos! Articles: What makes a healthy breakfast 13 Balanced...
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S3 E3 - The Pink Sauce Effect!
For those who don’t know this story, “Pink Sauce” was a luminous pink condiment created by a celebrity chef in the USA, and went viral on social media. The condiment was bought by many but ending up causing widespread sickness and controversy as it was not FDA approved nor protected under cottage laws. This incident...
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S3 E2 - Is Meat Our Only True Source of Protein?
In Episode 2, we look at the beliefs around meat as the only source of protein. We want to find out how we can introduce meat alternatives to benefit our health and wellbeing. We ask about the nutritional qualities in meat products that are valuable to our diet, other sources of protein, how much protein...
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S3 E1 - The Cost of Health Food Choices Over Fast Food
Welcome to our first episode of Series 3 of the Nutrition Nibble podcast. In this episode, we have a discussion about whether healthy foods are more or less expensive than junk foods. We are exploring whether the cost of healthy food detracts Gen Z from buying it, and what will happen to our society if important...
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S3 Bonus Episode - Introducing Emily!
Introducing Series 3! In our bonus introductory episode, we meet our series expert guest – Emily Shears – and your podcast hosts, Freya, Olivia, and Parnian. We are all influenced by deeply ingrained beliefs or inherited myths about food. Any google search will reveal a plethora of blogs, articles, influencers, and memes about food and...
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S2 Episode 6 - A Recipe to Support Our Immune System
In our final episode for this series – Recipes for Life – we share our conversation with Georgia on foods to support our immune system. Today’s recipe is a spiced black bean and chicken soup with kale, and we chat with Georgia to better understand the nutritional value of the ingredients, and how they might help...
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S2 Episode 5 - A Recipe to Increase Our Energy Levels
In Episode 5, we share our conversation with Georgia on foods to increase our energy levels. In this episode, we look at the humble overnight oats! A great and convenient breakfast option for home or when you’re on the run. We take a deep dive into this recipe to better understand the nutritional value of the ingredients,...
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S2 Episode 4 - A Recipe to Boost Our Mood
In Episode 4, we share our conversation with Georgia on foods to boost our mood. Today’s recipe is an Asian Salmon and Vegetable dish, and we chat with Georgia to better understand the nutritional value of the ingredients, and how they might benefit our sense of wellbeing, mood, and mindset. If you’d like to learn more...
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S2 Episode 3 - A Recipe to Improve Our Recovery
In Episode 3, we share our conversation with Georgia on foods to improve our recovery. Our chosen recipe is a vegetable pasta bake, and we chat with Georgia to better understand the nutritional value of the ingredients, and how they might boost our ability to recover from a hard training session or even a really long and...
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S2 Episode 2 - A Recipe for Better Sleep
In Episode 2, we share our conversation with Georgia on foods for better sleep. Today’s recipes include a Beet + Berry Yoghurt Pot and a chamomile tea. We’re going to take a deep dive into these recipes to better understand the nutritional value of the ingredients, and how they might help us to get a good...
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S2 Episode 1 - A Recipe to Enhance our Learning
In Episode 1, we share our conversation with Georgia on foods to enhance our learning. The recipe we hero in this episode is the ever-popular Smoothie Bowl, and in our chat with Georgia, we dive into this recipe to better understand the nutritional value of the ingredients, and how they might benefit our learning. If you’d...
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S1 Episode 6 - Nutrition and Gut Health
In our final episode in this series of the Nutrition Nibble Podcast, we share another important conversation with Lisa – this time with a focus on strategies to optimise our gut health and immune function. Lisa sheds light on the increasing levels of research in recent years looking at our gut health, the balance of...
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S1 Episode 5 - Nutrition and Sleep
In Episode 5 of the Nutrition Nibble Podcast, we talk all things nutrition and sleep. We know that what we eat and drink impacts our energy, and so it follows that our nutritional intake can influence the quality and duration of our sleep. Equally, the quality and quantity of our sleep effects our dietary habits...
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S1 Episode 4 - Food Myths and Misinformation
In Episode 4 of the Nutrition Nibble Podcast, we share our conversation with Lisa on some common food myths and sources of misinformation in relation to nutrition and healthy eating. Nutrition is complex, and often oversimplified in the media – and particularly social media. Food myths and misinformation are pervasive and can influence the way...
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S1 Episode 3 - Brain Food
In Episode 3 of the Nutrition Nibble Podcast, we share our conversation with Lisa on the role of food on our learning, focus, and mental health. Lisa shares her advice on how food can make a difference to our brain function, and how the different macronutrients (carbohydrates, protein, fats) and hydration fuel our brain for...
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S1 Episode 2 - Food Ideas to Bring to School Every Day
In Episode 2 of the Nutrition Nibble Podcast, we share our conversation with Lisa on energy enriching and nutritious food ideas to bring to school. Lisa shares her advice on optimal breakfast ideas before a hectic day of School, recommendations for recess and lunch, as well as that all important time of the day after...
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S1 Episode 1 - Healthy Food + Nutrition Habits
In Episode 1 of the Nutrition Nibble Podcast, we share our conversation with Lisa on healthy food and nutrition strategies. Lisa shares three good things we can do to promote lifelong healthy nutrition habits, healthy meal ideas, and what it means to have a healthy relationship with food, and why it is important. Thank you...
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