Tips and advice from NZ Real Health on nutrition, cooking and healthy eating.
Most of us know we should be eating five or more servings of fruit and veges in our daily diet for optimum nutrition, but it’s often one of the key areas of nutrition that we struggle with in modern life (especially getting enough veges!). If you typically have breakfast, lunch and dinner with morning and …
I have a complete obsession with dates. My previous experiences with them were limited to the occasional date loaf or a batch of date scones, but thanks to the bliss ball craze (otherwise referred to as wholefood balls), my interest in them has been reinvigorated and now I can’t get enough of them. Here are …
If you asked me five years ago about my thoughts on healthy eating, it would be a rather different answer compared with today. My food philosophy nowadays has nothing to do with how much kale you can include in your diet (I can’t stand the stuff), whether you should substitute bready pizza bases for ones …
Between personal training, teaching, studying, chasing around after my 11-month-old, running our household, and general life, I’m pretty time poor when it comes to meal preparation. But ensuring that my family has healthy food on the table is one of my top priorities so it’s important to me that I make it work. Evenings are …
As someone who used to work in PR for food companies, it never ceases to amaze me how many new products and supplements keep springing forth seemingly out of nowhere. Just when you thought you’ve seen everything, another amazing food or beverage comes along that is rich in antioxidants, has more vitamins and minerals than …
Gluten-free food products are on the rise and so are recipes for gluten-free baking. There’s a theory that everyone has a certain degree of gluten intolerance, and that can vary from having a slightly upset tum after eating a pasta dish to getting seriously sick from a few breadcrumbs. Around 65,000 New Zealanders are thought …
Kiwi dairy brand The Collective has recently introduced two new flavoured Kefir ‘Tummy Love’ pourable yoghurts to its range which already included an unflavoured Kefir yoghurt. Available in two flavours – blueberry or unsweetened coconut – The Collective sent me a bottle of each to try out. What is Kefir? Kefir is a tart, fermented …
Hot on the heels of Lewis Road Creamery’s ridiculously popular fresh flavoured milks, another New Zealand artisan food producer, Puhoi Valley, has fronted up with their own take on this premium product. Puhoi Valley are now making Fresh Milk with Belgian Chocolate (750ml and 300ml), and Fresh Milk with Caramel & White Chocolate (300ml). The …
Decreasing the amount of sugar in your diet can help with stabilisation of energy levels, weight management and hormone regulation among other health issues. But how do you deal with cravings and withdrawals? Here are some tips from new book Sugar Free – The Complete Guide to Quit Sugar & Lose Weight Naturally that will help …
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Research shows adding a few slices of avocado to your lunch could slash your desire to eat over the next three hours by 40 per cent compared to eating the same meal without it. A study, published in Nutrition Journal, focused on overweight adults to see if avocado consumption helped them feel more satisfied and reduced …
Coconut oil is the latest ingredient to take the health world by storm, but the New Zealand Heart Foundation is advising Kiwis to continue using unsaturated plant oils rather than switching to coconut oil as their main cooking oil. Coconut oil has recently gained popularity as a result of heavy marketing in both the US …
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Nutritionist and Vitasoy Ambassador, Zoe Bingley-Pullin says, ‘I often run supermarket tours with my clients, and the same questions come up time and time again. Going to the supermarket doesn’t have to be difficult; it’s simply about arming yourself with trip and tricks! So, here are my Top 5 Tips for making your next trip …
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