YMCA Healthy Living Magazine YMCA summer 2020-21 | Page 2

It is so exciting to have summer upon us and all the joys that come with more time outdoors , blue skies , long warm days and plenty of fresh summer produce . It is also wonderful that 2020 will soon be behind us and we ’ ll use 2021 to spend time with friends and family , get our health and fitness back on track and enjoy what we all hope is a more settled and predictable year .

This edition of the YMCA Healthy Living Magazine will give you lots of great tips and recipes to help you start the new year with a spring in your step and support your long-term health and wellness goals .

We take a look at how stress can impact your body weight , the best brain foods and nutrition tips for fathers-to-be . There are lots of easy recipes using the wide range of seasonal summer produce plus tips from the experts in sports nutrition on how to increase muscle mass .

We look forward to seeing you all back in our centres , using the facilities and sharing what we all hope is a wonderful 2021 .

SUMMER 2020-2021

4 Frozen berry ice-cream slice Rebecca Gawthorne 4 Stewed stone fruit Charlotte Miller 5 Sensational summer produce Marnie Nitschke 6 7 Healthy habits for aging well Marnie Nitschke 8 Brain foods Simone Austin 10 Water safety Janelle Falkingham 12 Strawberry and haloumi salad Joel Ferren

12 Summery coconut and mango bircher muesli Sports Dietitians Australia

13 Mango and avocado salad with toasted pinenuts Nuts for Life

13 Nut and seed slice Katrina Yip

14 Food for fathers-to-be Stefanie Valakas 16 Avocado and miso grilled chicken rice ball 16 Turkey san choy bau Stefanie Valakas

17 Red curry chicken and veggie noodle soup Oncore Nutrition

17 Thai fish cakes Sports Dietitians Australia 18 Increasing muscle mass Sports Dietitians Australia

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The information contained in this publication is intended only to serve as a general overview . It is not intended to be comprehensive , nor does it constitute advice in any way . As the reader it is your responsibility to safely determine what does or does not work for you and we strongly recommend that you carry out your own research and / or seek your own advice from a suitably qualified physician or fitness professional as appropriate , before acting or relying on any of the information contained in this publication . All prices stated are the recommended retail prices in Australian currency and may be subject to change . We attempt to ensure that the content in this publication is current and accurate , but we do not guarantee this , and all parties associated with the production and publishing of this magazine accept no responsibility for the currency or accuracy of any content . The copyright responsibility of all articles and content lies with individual contributors . Opinions expressed by the authors in this magazine do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher or any of its production or publishing team . No material in this magazine may be reproduced without written consent from the publisher . Copyright © 2019 All rights reserved . COMPETITION TERMS & CONDITIONS : Unless otherwise specified , all competition / giveaways contained in this issue commence on the 1st December 2020 and conclude on the 12th February 2021 . Each competition is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winner . The judge ’ s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into . Winners will be selected by YMCA Nutrition Program Sponsor , at Unit 502 , 990 Whitehorse Road , Box Hill VIC 3128 Australia and will be notified by email . These terms and conditions apply to all competitions / giveaways contained in this issue , unless otherwise stated . Full terms and conditions can be obtained by writing to YMCA Nutrition Program Sponsor , at Unit 502 , 990 Whitehorse Road , Box Hill VIC 3128 Australia , or by visiting http :// victoria . ymca . org . au / terms / healthy-living-magazineterms-conditions . html

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