Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food

The future is in safe hands when you have educators like Janeane Dart, recipient of the Deans Award for Teaching Excellence, guiding the next generation of dietitians and nutritionists. Janeane has inspired and educated over 750 dietetics students, expanding their emotional intelligence, reflexivity, cultural capability, and interest in food, in addition to clinical dietetic practice and clinical reasoning. By drawing on her extensive international professional experience Janeane creates safe, supportive, inclusive and engaging learning situations that are valued by her learners. Congratulations Janeane! Read the full story here: http://ow.ly/C9fe30lrnGx

Did you know this is National Science Week and that nutrition is a science? Fermented foods have been consumed worldwide for thousand of years, but they have recently become more widely available for purchase. Last week our students made some Kombucha in the Food Science unit to understand the factors affecting the process of fermentation, including the chemical and biological changes. As nutritionists and dietitians we must be able to explain the scientific basis of nutrient requirements and healthy eating, intertwined with practical elements such as assessing dietary intake, food chemistry and composition, and the complex regulatory requirements relating to food.