Australia travel

I don't think you'll have any problems - most supermarkets have a good variety of fresh fruit and vegetables, and most places will have at least one good fruit and veg shop. Most places too will have a good "health food shop" where you can get a wide variety of wholesome ingredients you can't find in supermarkets - sometimes can be a little pricey though. My local health food shop sells a lot of foods in bulk - so you can buy the amount you need and great value.

Seafood can be a bit costly the further you are away from the coastal areas - so enjoy it when you are in those regions. I live just outside Sydney, and there is a great fish market in the heart of Sydney - you can access it on the light rail - it has its own stop.

And if you visit Katoomba (an hour and a half west of Sydney and the most visited place in the state of NSW after the Opera House and Harbour Bridge) there is a *fabulous* food coop - worth seeking out, especially as the supermarkets there (except Aldi of course) are rather pricey. Katoomba is the starting point for lots of amazing bushwalks and there is a fabulous YHA there too.

Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any more questions. :-)

Leonie

I live in Melbourne and if you're looking for healthy food I'm sure you'll be fine. We have great fresh produce and as Moyzilla said - great seafood. I think we don't have as many packaged fat-free artificial things as the States but hopefully you don't want any. Oh except for Tim Tams. You HAVE to try them

Where are you visiting?

I think you'll be fine, great selection of healthy meals etc, fresh ingrediants. Sumo salad is good, sushi places etc, easy to find some healthy takeaway options too. Vegemite on toast is good too, should at least try it.

Also from Australia and agree with everything others have said. In my experience of travelling in the US, I think we have alot more generally healthy options. Though it might be a little more expensive than you are used to.

One thing to add, is that the MFP database of Aussie products is very good, so you should be able to use the website/app to work things out easily, as you wuld at home

I think you'll be fine, great selection of healthy meals etc, fresh ingrediants. Sumo salad is good, sushi places etc, easy to find some healthy takeaway options too. Vegemite on toast is good too, should at least try it.

NO DON'T TRY THE VEGEMITE.

Okay I am joking. But being an ex pat American who is now an Australian, I still CAN'T eat that stuff. You shouldn't have problems getting healthy foods. There are also a few prepackaged yummy low cal desserts as well.

Oh another thing, you can actually get the exact calorie counts on things like Dominos here. We seem to be a little more strict about things like calorie content and letting people know what is in what they are eating here.

Vegemite on toast is good too, should at least try it.

NO DON'T TRY THE MEGEMITE.

Okay I am joking. But being an ex pat American who is now an Australian, I still CAN'T eat that stuff.

The trick to finding vegemite delicious is to spread it THINLY on toast with a fat slab of avocado over the top! I was afraid of Vegemite for years until I worked out the trick is to keep it THIN. People who slap it on like peanut butter are in for a fright. Mind you, I know a few people who eat it like that, but they've grown up on it. I was terrified of it for years.

I can't even do the thin thing. Honestly I can't even get past the smell. My hubby who is Australian loves the stuff. Also made his mum send him some when we lived in the US.