Tips and advice from NZ Real Health on nutrition, cooking and healthy eating.
Have you always struggled to fight sweet or salty food cravings? Healthy Food Guide nutritionist and Lose Weight for Life author Claire Turnbull explains how working to change your taste buds may be the answer to help break those cravings you’ve had since you were a kid. Does your love for sweet or salty foods …
Sometimes the midnight munchies just won’t go away. You know you want a snack but you don’t want the calories that often go hand-in-hand with late night snack foods, so what can you eat? We’ve come to the rescue, here are our fave low calorie snacks for when you’re feeling peckish late in the evening. …
Are the after dinner munchies sabotaging your healthy nutrition efforts? Healthy Food Guide nutritionist and Lose Weight for Life author Claire Turnbull offers some advice to help you fight the cravings. Let’s set the scene. You have finished your dinner – and let’s be honest – you have probably eaten an ample amount and feel …
Planning ahead when it comes to your nutrition may seem like a time consuming, painful and boring task, but is often they key to helping you achieve a well balanced, healthy diet. Healthy Food Guide nutritionist and Lose Weight for Life author Claire Turnbull offers some advice to help you with your nutrition planning. To …
The Kiwi booze culture has been receiving a lot more attention lately, from education campaigns on just how much alcohol is in a standard drink is, to the ‘Dry July’ fundraising campaign challenging participants to ditch booze completely for a whole month. Giving up or lessening your consumption of alcohol may seem like an easy …
Here are some great products and items for your kitchen we’ve recently come across that will help keep you healthy from the inside out: Mainland Noble Cheese Do you love the taste of cheese but wish there was a lower fat option that was equally as delicious? Thanks to the launch of Mainland Noble, you …
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Social gatherings may be fun, but easy snacking options for entertaining groups often tend to be a little on the unhealthy side. Healthy Food Guide nutritionist and Lose Weight for Life author Claire Turnbull offers some healthier entertaining tips and recipes to help you make your get-together more nutritious for everyone. I love having friends …
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If cheese and crackers are a staple in your everyday diet, Healthy Food Guide nutritionist and Lose Weight for Life author Claire Turnbull explains why this could be undermining your weight loss efforts. Do you ever get home from work and tuck into the cheese and crackers? It could be disastrous for your waist line, but …
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If you find it hard to say no when someone offers you food, Healthy Food Guide nutritionist and Lose Weight for Life author Claire Turnbull offers some helpful advice on why this could be undermining your weight loss efforts. You could be getting led away from your goal of being healthy and happy… A few weeks …
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Protein powder, protein bars and other whey protein supplements are now so common you can find them in the supermarkets, but why do we really need them if we’re already eating healthy foods throughout the day? In a normal day-to-day diet, we get protein mostly by eating eggs or lean meats such as beef, lamb, …
A growing number of supporters – in the health industry, scientists and people at home – are getting on the coconut bandwagon. Coconut oil, coconut water and coconut sugar are becoming increasingly popular in New Zealand, and with good reason! So, superfood or superfad? We reckon these products are here to stay, here’s why: Coconut …
Thanks to food industry regulations, growing health concerns and the media, we’re gradually starting to sit up and take notice of exactly what is in our food. However, when it comes to reading food labels, it can still be confusing to interpret the information provided on the packaging. Here’s a quick guide to food additives …