In addition to sports nutrition Megan has a keen interest and extensive knowledge in childhood/adolescent nutrition, growth and development, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, weight loss, impaired glucose tolerance, pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Welcome Megan to the team!

Also, Bethanie will be finishing up with us soon as my maternity leave ends. Thanks Beth for all your help!

Busso Half Ironman

Busselton half Ironman was a fantastic event. Gemma, Bethanie and I all had a great time at the expo. It was great to catch up with so many athletes and to hear how well you went. Bethanie also completed the run leg as part of a team – well done Beth! To see some photos from the day click here

Gatorade Endurance

Good news! Gatorade Endurance is now available! Gatorade Endurance is similiar in nutritional composition to the “normal” Gatorade but has a higher sodium content, which may be more beneficial to athletes that cramp. Gatorade Endurance is also used at many Ironman events so its great to have the product available in Perth!

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Simone is back at work!

As you may know I have been unavailable for individual consults as I had Zachary in April, but I’ll be returning soon! From August I’ll be available at our Bayswater clinic on Wednesdays and will also be returning to Ascend Physio at Challenge Stadium in the near future. We will also have a new Sports Dietitian joining our nutrition works team – stay tuned for details!

Survival Cookbooks

New AIS Survival Cookbooks have arrived – there are now 4 different AIS Survival cookbooks, all with great healthy and (most importantly) yummy recipes. Copies are available at Ascend Physio, Challenge Stadium and there are discounted rates for buying 2 or more different Survival books.

Healthy Comfort Foods

Finally as winter truly descends on us and the rain and cold become a daily occurence you may be at a loss for healthy comfort foods. If you are trying to lose or maintain weight over the next few months we are most happy to help make this easier for you with lots of tasty recipes included in your consult – just ask your Sports Dietitian to include them. If you would like to book an appointment just ring the most convenient location

To read the full story and listen to an interview with Tom click here

I must say I’m so proud to have been a part of Tom’s team and have thoroughly enjoyed and been inspired by the adventure. Thanks to all the team, especially Jim and Georgina on keeping us all up to date. I wish Tom a speedy recovery and look forward to catching up with him in the very near future.

Simone

With only 12 days left to complete the epic journey, which I’m told is achieveable if Tom is handed the right conditions, my thoughts are turning to how best to ration out the last few food packs to stretch over a few extra days if need be and also how to assist Tom in his recovery once the journey is complete and he is back in civilisation. Look out for updates..

Foodie Fact #3: While Tom needs to eat ~40-42 MJ (or 40 -42, 000 kJ) daily to meet his daily nutritional requirements, we were limited to the food weighing only 1.2 kg daily! Like to see how we achieved this? Click here

To listen to an interview with Tom from this morning on ABC radio click here

nutrition works’ team of Sports Dietitians; Bethanie, Gemma and myself, Simone, will be available at our expo site all day Friday, April 30th,  and Saturday, May 1st ready to provide last minute race nutrition tips or to provide recovery nutrition advice. We will also have available the very popular AIS Survival Cookbooks for sale and we have plenty of sports nutrition goodies to give away also.

Bethanie is also participating in the run leg of the half so keep an eye out to cheer her on!

I will also be presenting at Busselton Festival of Triathlon Seminar @ Lords Sports Club, Wednesday, 28th April, 6.15-8pm. Click here for more information

Everyday he is covering more ground as the ice becomes easier to navigate and the conditions are stable with minimal wind and ice drift.

Would you like to know what is fuelling Tom ? Click here for the nitty gritty on Tom’s food, how we estimated his energy requirements, the barriers we had to over come and how the pieces of the puzzle all fitted together to form Tom’s Daily Fuelling Plan!

Would you like to know what 20,000 kJ of food looks like while still weighing only ~1000g? Click here to see the photos of Tom’s food packing day on our facebook page.

Foodie Fact #2: Tom took 70 food bags with him, one for each day on the ice, ~45 “Pack A’s” and ~25″Pack B’s” .  “Pack A” provides ~40,700 kJ and weighs 1267g. Pack B provides 42,500 kJ and weighs 1363g.

While the ice is not in the best condition, very difficult to cross at present and Tom is currently “double hauling” dragging one sled over the ice and then going BACK for the other sled, other conditions are fairly favourable with good visibility, low winds (although Jim’s latest report says they are increasing) and minimal ice drift.

The distance Tom is covering each day is increasing which is great to hear but Tom will need to do some back tracking as he has encountered some impassable ice and a new tack is needed.

Tom is chowing through his 41-42,000 kJ (that’s ~10,000 cal for you calorie counters) daily with no trouble and I’m currently working on a “Tom’s Fuel” factsheet, so keep an eye out for the lowdown on all the yummy goodness that is fuelling Tom on his epic journey.

Here’s just one interesting foodie fact on Tom: Tom has 3 meals and 2 snacks daily. Each of these is ~7,100 to 11,000 kJ! With the average adults diet providing ~8700 kJ that means Tom is eating 4 to 5 times the average adult daily!

Tom on Sunday Night, channel 7

We hope it provides you with all the information you need and that you find it easy to navigate.

Latest news

Welcome Bethanie!

Bethanie Allanson has joined the nutrition works team while I’m on maternity leave, which starts in March.

Bethanie has worked at the some of the best sporting Institutes including the AIS in Canberra and the English Institute of Sports in the UK. To read more about Bethanie just click on “Our Team” tab. I’m sure you’ll find Bethanie shares the same passion for sports nutrition as Gemma and I do.

One Man Epic begins!

Tom Smitheringale has left Perth to begin his One Man Epic. Tom is aiming to trek 800km, solo and unsupported, to the North Pole commencing Feb 26. Tom is currently in Iqaluit, Canada acclimatising and in his final training phase. nutrition works have been fuelling Tom since June last year to help him gain weight for his trip and have also planned his daily food intake which is a mammoth 40-42MJ (yes, that’s 40, 000 to 42, 000 kJ daily). This is approximately four to five times the average daily intake of most adults!

To follow Tom’s progress and provide your support visit www.onemanepic.com and become a friend on facebook.

We hope you all have a great Australia Day, best of luck to those competing in the Honda North Australia Day Tri!

Simone